Eric Peterson
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Inspiration behind Ashley’s Law again seeking legal changes to retain access to medical marijuanaDec 13, 2025 11:00 am - The 19-year-old Schaumburg woman who inspired Illinois’ Ashley’s Law in 2018 to have access to her medical marijuana patches while in school is again seeking legal changes to allow them to be delivered across state lines.
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Health club, retail tenant proposed for former Dominick’s in Buffalo Grove’s Chase PlazaDec 12, 2025 5:10 pm - A developer is proposing dividing a former Dominick’s building in Buffalo Grove into two tenant spaces for both a health club and a general retail use.
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District 54’s longest-serving board member ever to step down in JanuaryDec 12, 2025 3:49 pm - Barbara Hengels, the longest-ever member of the Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board of education, announced Thursday she would step down Jan. 7 after 28½ years.
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Bell Works in Hoffman Estates to see massive expansion and welcome first residents in 2026Dec 12, 2025 1:38 pm - Construction of 164 high-end townhouses and redevelopment of the commercial west side of Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates are expected to be done and ready for occupancy in late summer 2026.
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District 211 board censures member for sharing closed-session discussion of fired teachersDec 12, 2025 1:32 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of education members censured their colleague Pete Dombrowski Thursday for sharing information about closed-session discussion that led to the firings of two Hoffman Estates High School teachers last month.
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Schaumburg zoning board recommends new housing plan for Loeber Farm near Rolling MeadowsDec 11, 2025 10:41 am - Over the voiced concerns of neighbors in Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg’s zoning board Wednesday recommended approval of the latest proposal for the residential development of the 33-acre Loeber Farm property off of Meacham Road.
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‘Cyber Santa’ gifts kids at Saint Alexius Women & Children’s Hospital in Hoffman EstatesDec 10, 2025 4:59 pm - A “Cyber Santa” event Wednesday brightened the holidays for 16 kids finding themselves under the care of Ascension Saint Alexius Women and Children’s Hospital in Hoffman Estates this season.
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Schaumburg approves two industrial buildings, tax incentives for newly annexed neighborhoodDec 10, 2025 8:09 am - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday approved the annexation of 19 unincorporated homes, their replacement by a pair of spec industrial buildings, and two different tax incentives to assist the project’s financial viability.
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After Sears teardown, walls are going up for Hoffman Estates data center campusDec 08, 2025 2:29 pm - Dallas-based Compass Datacenters’ takeover of the 273-acre former Sears’ corporate headquarters in Hoffman Estates now goes well beyond its name on the deed.
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State Rep. Marty Moylan to resign from Illinois House Dec. 16Dec 05, 2025 2:27 pm - Democratic state Rep. Marty Moylan of Des Plaines has followed up his decision not to seek an eighth term by submitting his resignation this week to take effect Dec. 16.