Eric Peterson
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Ceremonial wall demolition connects east and west sides of Bell Works in Hoffman EstatesJun 25, 2026 2:55 pm - A major milestone was reached this week in the evolution of the Bell Works Chicagoland “metroburb” in Hoffman Estates.
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Local residents protest potential rezoning of Plum Farms site in Hoffman Estates for data centerJun 24, 2026 7:10 pm - Residents of communities near the 186-acre Plum Farms property in Hoffman Estates Wednesday protested its proposed rezoning for industrial uses they consider a smoke screen for a data center.
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Bartlett woman charged with starting fire at apartment complex, hitting officerJun 22, 2026 6:22 pm - A Bartlett woman has been charged with aggravated arson in connection with Saturday’s fire at the Bartlett Lake Apartments.
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Vanishing act: Schaumburg neighborhood meets its demiseJun 22, 2026 5:58 pm - A 55-year-old neighborhood newly annexed within Schaumburg’s southwest corner began demolition Monday to make way for a pair of industrial buildings just east of Wintrust Field.
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Group holds anti-ICE protest at Hoffman Estates police stationJun 19, 2026 7:35 pm - An immigrant-support group protested at the Hoffman Estates police station Friday afternoon for what leaders called the department’s lack of resistance to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the village since last fall.
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Maximum $15.5 million price approved for new Hoffman Estates fire station near St. AlexiusJun 18, 2026 12:39 pm - Hoffman Estates village board members have approved a guaranteed maximum price of just over $15.5 million for construction of the new Fire Station 22 next to Hoffman Estates Community Bank on Higgins Road.
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Bartlett board reviews designs for Lake Street gateway projectJun 17, 2026 3:58 pm - Bartlett village board members provided input Tuesday on three visions for redevelopment of the town’s northeastern gateway on Lake Street, which will help shape a fourth plan for unveiling at a public open house July 22.
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‘Wrong project, wrong place’: Critics push back on rezoning plan for potential Hoffman Estates data centerJun 16, 2026 1:16 pm - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday heard from 13 critics of the proposed rezoning of the 186-acre Plum Farms property for a possible data center campus.
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Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates fire departments agree to loan each other vehicles when neededJun 15, 2026 1:48 pm - Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates have entered a formal agreement to loan the other an available fire department vehicle when maintenance issues have temporarily taken an equivalent one out of service.
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‘Nature first’: Schaumburg toddler aiming to be youngest to see all 63 U.S. national parksJun 14, 2026 8:45 pm - At only 16 months old, Aarya Sharma of Schaumburg and her parents are on a quest to see all 63 U.S. national parks and possibly a Guinness World Record.