Rediscover Schaumburg during village’s 70th anniversary and share what you love most
The village of Schaumburg quietly marked its actual 70th anniversary last Saturday, but bigger celebrations and events are planned for the warmer months ahead.
With the ability to get around more easily than in the winter come a pair of activities residents can do on their own.
They are the “Rediscover Schaumburg: DIY Tour” and an invitation to “Share What You Love About Schaumburg” — whether it’s related to the 10-stop tour or not.
The recommended tour even includes a chance to win a prize if you submit photos of yourself at every stop using the village’s online form at portal.laserfiche.com/t7561/forms/rediscover-schaumburg.
The 10 locations of the tour are:
1) The Olde Schaumburg Centre Historic District around the intersection of Schaumburg and Roselle roads.
2) The 154-year-old one-room schoolhouse of Schaumburg Centre School at 222 E. Schaumburg Road.
3) The 135-acre Spring Valley Nature Center and its 1880s-style Heritage Farm at 1111 E. Schaumburg Road.
4) Trickster Cultural Center, Illinois’ only Native American-owned and operated cultural center, at 190 S. Roselle Road.
5) The architecturally significant Schweikher House designed by Paul Schweikher in 1938 at 645 S. Meacham Road.
6) The Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts and Schaumburg Sculpture Park at 201 Schaumburg Court.
7) Wintrust Field, the Wrigley Field-inspired home of the Schaumburg Boomers baseball team, at 1999 S. Springinsguth Road.
8) The Ned Brown Preserve at Busse Woods, one of the region’s favorite green spaces, along East Higgins Road with its main entrance on South Arlington Heights Road.
9) Woodfield Mall, the heart of Schaumburg’s economic engine since 1971 and one of Illinois’ top tourist attractions at 5 Woodfield Mall.
10) The more than 200 restaurants of Schaumburg’s dining scene, offering cuisines from around the world at locations scattered across the village.
Though the locations can be visited in any order and at any time, the village suggests the sequence listed above — especially if the desire is to see them all in one day.
The village also hopes to mark this milestone anniversary by hearing what residents past and present most love about Schaumburg. This could be a place, a memory or a tradition that makes your hometown special for you.
Selected submissions may be included in upcoming village communications.
To participate, go to the online form at portal.laserfiche.com/t7561/forms/pQh3G.