Eric Peterson
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Search is on for election workers across six-county suburban regionSep 06, 2024 11:36 pm - Recruitment of suburban election judges and other polling place workers for this fall is well under way, but without many of the reported challenges faced in 2020 due to the pandemic.
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Schaumburg testing restored water main at condominium buildingSep 05, 2024 2:08 pm - Friday afternoon is hoped to bring the return of residents who saw very little of their homes in a 143-unit condominium building in Schaumburg during August due to a pair of breaks to its private water main.
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Mount Prospect man finds — and returns — wallet with $5,784 insideAug 30, 2024 11:27 pm - Be honest with yourself: If you found a wallet with $5,784 in cash inside and there were no witnesses, what would you do? Mount Prospect resident Bill Winquist’s decision to do the right thing is being considered rare enough for the Prospect Heights City Council to honor him with a plaque at its Sept. 9 meeting.
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Las Vegas woman charged with stealing $71,248 check from Schaumburg LibraryAug 30, 2024 3:45 pm - A Las Vegas woman has been charged with stealing a $71,248 check from the Schaumburg Township District Library intended for a suburban-based company for work related to renovation of the library’s second floor.
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Replacement of broken water main at 143-unit condo building in Schaumburg continuingAug 29, 2024 3:33 pm - Replacement of a twice-ruptured water main at a 143-unit condominium building in Schaumburg is continuing as residents await restoration of the water supply necessary for them to move back in.
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Man accused of firing shots at Bartlett house in May arrested in ElginAug 28, 2024 8:15 pm - Bartlett police arrested an Elgin man Tuesday in connection with a shooting that caused damage to a home in early May.
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Celebrating 100 years: Suburban Girl Scouts to mark centennial of regional campgroundAug 28, 2024 10:22 am - Not every place that’s helped build the childhoods of suburban residents is actually in the suburbs. One such place -- Camp Juniper Knoll in East Troy, Wisconsin -- has been serving Girl Scouts of the Chicago area for exactly 100 years.
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Apple Villa Famous Pancake House in Hoffman Estates closes after two decadesAug 26, 2024 2:54 pm - Apple Villa Famous Pancake House and Restaurant, which has been part of Hoffman Estates for nearly all of the 21st century and counted U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth among its local fans, has closed.
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Last hurrah: Schaumburg village hall to host final Septemberfest before demolitionAug 25, 2024 9:00 pm - Heading into its final autumn, Schaumburg’s 51-year-old Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center next weekend will host one more Septemberfest celebration.
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Water main break displaces residents of Schaumburg condo building a second time this monthAug 23, 2024 4:16 pm - For a second time this month, a break to a private water line displaced the residents of a 143-unit condominium building in Schaumburg for an unknown amount of time as repairs are made.