Christopher Placek
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Chicago, IL, United States
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No indoor dining: Portillo's new drive-through and to-go concept coming to Rosemont
A dining room-less Portillo's with three drive-through lanes -- only the second in the Chicago-style food chain's expanding portfolio -- will be built on a prominent corner in Rosemont. → Read More
'Unique, flavorful, healthy': Phoenix Flame's roasted meats coming to Rolling Meadows
A Mediterranean/Latin fusion restaurant is bringing its flame-roasted meats and other homemade specialties from Niles to Rolling Meadows. → Read More
Rolling Meadows candidates welcome Bears but fear strain on city services
There's no contested election this spring in Arlington Heights -- a critic of possible Bears public subsidies having been tossed from the ballot -- but candidates in Rolling Meadows' lone aldermanic race have a lot to say about the team's possible move next door and its effect on their city. → Read More
Catch the fish fry in Arlington Heights on Friday nights
As the Lenten season begins and many abstain from meat on Fridays, the Knights of Columbus Hall in Arlington Heights will again be a popular locale for its weekly fish fry starting Friday night. → Read More
Hours before vote, objection filed to new Elk Grove taxing districts
Two new special service areas -- formally approved by Elk Grove Village trustees Tuesday night -- are in limbo after unincorporated residents and business owners turned in a formal objection to their creation just hours before the vote. → Read More
Arlington Heights proposes regulations on street performers to accompany alfresco dining
With the popularity of the Arlington Alfresco outdoor dining zone in downtown Arlington Heights has come street performers -- and new proposed rules that would allow them to perform there until 9 p.m. daily -- so long as they don't use sound systems. → Read More
Arlington Heights sports bar closes less than a year after reopening and rebranding
A sports bar on the north side of Arlington Heights that was rebranded and reopened amid much fanfare last year has closed. → Read More
Arlington Heights approves first two expansions for full-day kindergarten in District 25
The first set of Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school building additions to allow for a new full-day kindergarten program earned approval from the village board Monday. → Read More
In documentary, DePaul filmmakers explore Bears' possible move to Arlington Heights
Ryan Deitch was only a sophomore film student at DePaul University when his curiosity was piqued about the Bears' possible move to Arlington Heights, and he set out to film a documentary about it. → Read More
At public forum, some say new Dist. 214 boss should be more visible
Community members on Monday told consultants from a search firm about the strengths and weaknesses of Northwest Suburban High School District 214, and what characteristics they'd like to see in a new superintendent. → Read More
Pride and joy of Illinois? Leading state business group makes case for Bears tax break
As a draft of legislation that would give the Chicago Bears a massive property tax break at Arlington Park emerges in Springfield, the NFL franchise has a major backer in its corner. Illinois Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Todd Maisch's lobbying pitch to legislators is practically a version of the "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" fight song, which famously proclaims the team as the "pride and… → Read More
Cancer survivors share artwork in new Arlington Heights exhibition
An Arlington Heights art gallery opens its latest exhibition next week with the works of five artists who have battled cancer and created drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures as a way of processing their experiences with the disease. → Read More
Rosemont's Stephens adds GOP House leadership post
Add one more title to Rosemont Mayor and state Rep. Brad Stephens' business card: Assistant House Minority Leader. → Read More
'A long-term play': Outgoing Bears president doubles down on ask for public subsidies
Ted Phillips -- an accountant by trade who rose through the ranks in the Chicago Bears front office to become team president and CEO -- secured the deal for $432 million in state and city public financing for the $690 million renovation of Soldier Field two decades ago. Now headed off to retirement after four decades with the NFL franchise, Phillips is doubling down on his latest pitch for… → Read More
Two leaders overseeing District 214 upon longtime superintendent's departure
Co-interim superintendents took the helm of Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Friday as the search continues for outgoing Superintendent David Schuler's permanent replacement. → Read More
Elgin man charged with stalking students walking home from school
An Elgin man was charged with two felony counts of stalking Saturday after police say he made inappropriate comments to girls walking home from a nearby middle school. → Read More
Quickly spreading fire leaves house uninhabitable in Naperville
Two houses were damaged -- one, left uninhabitable -- after a fire that started in one spread to the other late Friday in Naperville, authorities said. → Read More
Mariano's employee shoots at co-worker at Glenview store
A Mariano's employee shot at a co-worker during an argument at the Glenview grocery store late Friday, authorities said Saturday. But the single round fired didn't strike the victim, and no one was injured, according to Glenview police. → Read More
'To start off this way is not good': Arlington Hts. mayor fines new sports bar for staying open too late
A new Arlington Heights sports bar was fined Thursday for staying open past closing time, in what village officials say is a rare violation of the local liquor code. → Read More
Elk Grove Village chooses Mount Prospect builder for gateway corner redevelopment
Elk Grove Village officials have chosen Mount Prospect-based Wingspan Development Group as the builder of a mixed-use development to transform the town's oldest shopping center at the village's northern gateway. → Read More