Eric Peterson
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Workers picket Nestle plant in Schaumburg, call for boycott of DiGiorno Pizza productsMar 21, 2025 1:50 pm - Approximately 200 self-described longtime Latino workers at the Nestle-owned Nation Pizza and Foods facility in Schaumburg picketed Friday morning for what they called a racially-motivated effort to trim that workforce through the use of a new eligibility requirement.
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‘We have to lift our voices up’: Krishnamoorthi addresses concerns about Trump agenda at town hallMar 20, 2025 9:31 am - Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg told an audience of about 300 constituents at a town hall Wednesday evening how he plans to address policies of the Trump administration he disagrees with.
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Schaumburg entertainment district parking deck cost rises as construction nears midpointMar 18, 2025 12:22 pm - Schaumburg’s finance committee has recommended approval of $631,656 in cost increases as construction of a nearly $30.3 million parking deck to serve the village’s forthcoming entertainment district and Andretti Indoor Karting approaches the halfway point.
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Five units remain uninhabitable after fire in Schaumburg coach homesMar 17, 2025 11:08 am - Five units among two adjacent Schaumburg coach home buildings remained uninhabitable Monday, a day after an early morning fire led to all residents and pets exiting safely.
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Schaumburg begins move to temporary village hall ahead of 20-month reconstruction projectMar 14, 2025 5:11 pm - Moving week began Friday for Schaumburg village hall staff, bringing to an end the 52-year service life of the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center that will be replaced with a new two-story structure on the same site by the end of 2026.
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‘I’m not going to sit still for it’: Pritzker vows fight as Trump begins dismantling Department of EducationMar 13, 2025 2:37 pm - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the president of the National Education Association were among those who voiced concerns about the potential closure of the U.S. Department of Education during the Illinois Education Association’a annual representative assembly Thursday in Rosemont.
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Schaumburg approves design guidelines for northeast gateway on Algonquin RoadMar 12, 2025 4:44 pm - Schaumburg officials are protecting their recent investment in the aesthetics of the village’s northeast gateway on Algonquin Road by adopting design regulations for two small properties adjacent to the spruced up corner.
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Shining achievement: Suburban Rotarians provide computer lab at Ugandan schoolMar 12, 2025 11:54 am - The Rotary Club of River Cities — which supports the communities of Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights — recently led an international project that installed a computer lab at Candle Light High School in Kampala, Uganda, which serves more than 400 of the capital city’s most under-resourced young people.
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Ascension hospitals share strengths of new smaller system with Schaumburg business communityMar 11, 2025 2:21 pm - Though Schaumburg has no hospital within its borders, leaders of the three Ascension hospitals that directly serve the community spoke to the Schaumburg Business Association Tuesday about the strengths of their smaller health care system.
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O’Hare’s Pub in Bartlett to close Tuesday at third and final locationMar 10, 2025 5:46 pm - Tuesday will be the final day for O’Hare’s Pub in Bartlett, which acquired a loyal following over more than 11 years at three successive locations.