Eric Peterson
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Safety officials demonstrate dangers of fireworksJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - Sometimes the same parent who would judiciously warn a young child away from a hot oven would also casually hand that child a sparkler on Independence Day, not realizing...
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GiGi's Playhouse social media campaign reaches 1 millionJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based GiGi's Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers this week reached Day 100 of its "321 Days of Acceptance" social media campaign that aims to int...
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Bartlett Fire District says if tax hike vetoed, staff cuts will likely followJun 28, 2017 5:30 am - Losing one fire engine, along with the three firefighters per shift who operate it, would be the probable outcome if another Bartlett Fire Protection District referendum...
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District 211 school board member who missed half her meetings resignsJun 28, 2017 1:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board member Lauanna Recker, who missed half the board's scheduled meetings since her April 2015 election, resigned Wednesda...
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Streamwood fire believed to have started in kitchenJun 28, 2017 1:00 am - Streamwood firefighters Wednesday continued to investigate the cause of a townhouse fire Tuesday afternoon, but they believe it began in the kitchen of one of the middle...
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Schaumburg mulls selling 54-acre Murzyn-Anderson siteJun 26, 2017 1:00 am - Schaumburg officials could decide Tuesday to begin marketing the sale of a 54-acre site they assembled a decade ago near the village's southwest corner. The Murzyn-Ander...
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District 211 board member has missed half of her meetingsJun 26, 2017 1:00 am - Since her election to the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of education in April 2015, Lauanna Recker has attended exactly half the 38 scheduled meetin...
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Bartlett pub seeks live music, outdoor seatingJun 22, 2017 5:23 am - As O'Hare's Pub continues settling into its new downtown Bartlett location, its owner is seeking permission for outdoor seating, live music inside and package liquor sal...
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Schaumburg hires new fire chief from SkokieJun 22, 2017 1:00 am - Schaumburg officials have hired Skokie Fire Chief James Walters to lead their village's fire department after the retirement of longtime Schaumburg Fire Chief Dave Schum...
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Bartlett mulls merging planning, zoning boardsJun 22, 2017 1:00 am - The work of Bartlett's plan commission and zoning board involves a level of local-government scrutiny most residents rarely consider. But when Village President Kevin Wa...