‘Exciting time to be in Schaumburg’: Mayor outlines what’s planned for 2024

Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly outlined some of the biggest public and private development projects planned for 2024, and highlighted the major achievements of last year, in his State of the Village address Tuesday to the Schaumburg Business Association.

“With ongoing improvements throughout the village being made by the village and our partners, Schaumburg just continues to get better and better,” he said.

The annual event’s temporary relocation to a newly refurbished area of the Schaumburg Renaissance Hotel put it closer to where some of the action is expected this year.

Groundbreaking is scheduled this spring for the first phase of the village’s new entertainment district on the west side of the Renaissance Hotel. It will include Andretti Indoor Karting & Games, a 900-space parking deck, and room for an additional entertainment venue and restaurant.

Just across Meacham Road — with a planned pedestrian bridge linking them — will be The District at Veridian, a million-square-foot mixture of residential and commercial buildings that’s expected to start its above-ground construction this year.

Meanwhile, more amenities will be added to the 12-acre 90 North Park further west at Veridian, which is the redevelopment of the former Motorola corporate campus.

The village has been working to enhance its northeast gateway near these projects, including through the purchase and demolition of the abandoned Frankly Yours hot dog stand on Algonquin Road last year.

In answer to a follow-up question, Dailly said the village continues to negotiate with Cook County over relocating its highway department’s maintenance facility from the increasingly high-profile intersection of Algonquin and Meacham roads.

Progress continues on a five-building development called Crossroads of Schaumburg at the northwest corner of Golf and Meacham roads. Among the announced restaurant tenants replacing the former Macy’s Furniture Gallery there are Lazy Dog, Piccolo Buco by Cooper’s Hawk, Cava, and Velvet Taco.

Other new businesses on the horizon include Dave & Buster’s takeover of the former Gameworks at Streets of Woodfield and the British pub-style restaurant HopScotch next to Oberweis Dairy in Town Square.

The completion of trucking firm Experior’s $40 million investment in a new headquarters is expected to create 200 jobs in the village’s southwest corner, while not far away the Chicago Tribune’s $2 million renovation of the longtime Paddock Publications printing center is estimated to draw 150 full-time jobs.

A more than $60 million Lurie Children’s Outpatient Center on Roselle Road will be yet another state-of-the-art health care facility in the village, like Northwest Community Healthcare’s outpatient center that opened in the fall.

Dailly said his call in recent years for a return of office employees to help support local service businesses is being met with new lease deals and a measured increase in workers’ presence.

“While a health economy and exciting business opportunities draw a lot of people to our village, Schaumburg remains a destination because of all it has to offer,” he added.

Public projects in the year ahead include the design of a new police station and village hall.

The village also is working the Schaumburg Boomers baseball team on further improvements to Wintrust Field, including more portable concessions and outdoor suites as well a complete remodel of the left-field party deck.

Other local governments’ renovation projects include the addition of eight pickleball courts and shade structures at the soccer fields of the Schaumburg Park District’s Olympic Park, as well as renovations and additions at its Spring Valley Heritage Farm.

The Schaumburg Township District Library is wrapping up renovations at the Central Library, including new study rooms and a innovation Hub.

While the village recently completed renovations to its Teen Center at The Barn, Schaumburg Township soon will be adding a second floor over the gym at its Hoffman Estates headquarters adjacent to the Schaumburg Post Office.

“I leave you with this: Keep looking forward,” Dailly said. “It’s an exciting time to be in Schaumburg, and I am equally excited to continue serving as your mayor.”