Christopher Placek
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Fire temporarily closes Target store in RosemontOct 17, 2024 7:09 pm - A fire in the diaper aisle at Target in Rosemont was extinguished but led to the store’s temporary closure Thursday as cleanup continues and building inspections are made, authorities said.
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Commissioner faces ethics violation over leaked Bears tax appeal infoOct 16, 2024 6:00 pm - Cook County’s inspector general has recommended that a county board of review member take ethics training for leaking confidential information about the Bears’ property tax appeal at Arlington Park to the Daily Herald and other media outlets.
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Rosemont leaders pressed on whether $13 million skybridge worth the costOct 15, 2024 8:01 pm - A proposed Rosemont pedestrian bridge caught up in the nearly decade-old state budget stalemate has resurfaced, but some still question whether its cost is worth it.
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Arlington Heights country club where Ray Kroc made business deals turns 100Oct 15, 2024 7:44 pm - It was where an Arlington Heights milkshake machine salesman persuaded reluctant businessmen to invest in his budding hamburger restaurant, and the likes of Arnold Palmer swung his clubs. So, too, did many women — just years after getting the right to vote.
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Rosemont trustees vote themselves 10% raise, but mayor’s $260,000 salary stays the sameOct 14, 2024 8:32 pm - Rosemont trustees — who attend short monthly board meetings and ribbon cuttings — are in line for a 10% pay raise, but Mayor Brad Stephens — who doubles as a Republican state representative — is foregoing any salary increase.
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Indoor golf simulator opens this month in Arlington HeightsOct 14, 2024 11:35 am - With a liquor license in hand and building upgrades partially funded by tax increment financing district monies almost complete, a long-planned golf simulator venue is set to open at the end of the month in Arlington Heights.
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Bears CEO says lakefront ‘best’ stadium site, but leaves door open for Arlington HeightsOct 09, 2024 6:55 pm - While maintaining that downtown Chicago is the “best” site for a new Bears stadium, team President and CEO Kevin Warren said Wednesday architects are designing a venue that is “agnostic” to location, including Arlington Heights.
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‘The Button Man’: Artist brings new art installation to Fashion Outlets in RosemontOct 09, 2024 11:53 am - You’d expect there to be buttons sewn to the clothes for sale within the stores at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago. But tons of the tiny fasteners also can be found in the corridors of the Rosemont mall — part of the new art exhibition “Button-Up, Button Down.”
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How an Elk Grove company’s CEO brought a renowned karate master to townOct 08, 2024 8:48 pm - The forced relocation of a long-standing karate studio in Oak Park has brought the business — and its world-renowned karate master — to Elk Grove Village’s business park.
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Mixology classes coming to downtown Arlington HeightsOct 07, 2024 10:56 pm - A combination upscale liquor store and mixology classroom planned in downtown Arlington Heights received liquor licenses from the village board Monday night.