Hoffman Estates Submitted Content
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‘We’re building family’: Harper College’s new Fire Academy cohort makes historyAug 27, 2026 12:35 pm - Harper College's inaugural Fire Academy graduated 16 students after nine weeks of intensive training at the new Emergency Services Training Center, where they practiced firefighting skills including search and rescue, hazardous materials operations, and live-fire scenarios in the four-story fire tower.
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Schaumburg Library to introduce expanded Sunday hours beginning Sept. 13Aug 24, 2026 4:38 pm - Beginning Sunday, Sept. 13, Schaumburg Township District Library’s Central Library will open at 10 a.m. on Sundays, giving patrons more time to visit on weekends.
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Ascension Illinois hosting free influenza immunization clinics this fallAug 24, 2026 1:05 pm - Ascension Illinois is offering 31 free flu shot clinics throughout the Northwest suburbs in September and October 2024.
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Harper College board appoints Tricia Elliott to fill vacancyAug 21, 2026 10:04 pm - The Harper College board appointed Tricia Elliott to fill the vacancy left by former board chair Bill Kelley's resignation, with her term running through April 2027 when she can run for election to the seat.
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Hoffman Estates Park District extends sign-up deadline for fall soccer programAug 21, 2026 6:49 pm - The Hoffman Estates Park District is extending its Fall House League Soccer registration deadline until Sunday, Aug. 23 to sign up children for the season which starts Aug. 31.
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Ascension Illinois hosting blood drives in Elk Grove, Hoffman EstatesAug 11, 2026 10:15 am - Versiti Blood Centers of Illinois will host blood drives at Ascension Alexian Brother in Elk Grove Village and Ascension Saint Alexius in Hoffman Estates this week and again in September amid an ongoing shortage.
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Hoffman Estates residents to share fun and community input at Summer Hang Aug. 11Aug 07, 2026 2:14 pm - Join the village of Hoffman Estates planning team at the Hello Hoffman Summer Hang from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 at South Ridge Park to provide input that will help shape the next 20 years for the community.
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Palatine Township offers community funding grantsAug 07, 2026 1:03 pm - Palatine Township is accepting applications for the 2026 Human Needs Funding Program until Sept. 4, 2026. The program supports accredited agencies providing life-saving, life-sustaining, and life-enriching services to township residents.
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Hoffman Estates to host 25th anniversary 9/11 remembrance ceremonyAug 06, 2026 4:23 pm - The Hoffman Estates Veterans Memorial Commission invites the community to gather in reflection and unity on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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Hoffman Estates police warn of scam calls and texts claiming to be from officersJul 31, 2026 1:42 pm - The Hoffman Estates Police Department is seeing an increase in reports of phone and text scams where people are contacted by scammers impersonating real officers or detectives.