Eric Peterson
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What new ACT data shows of student proficiency in 2025 school report cardNov 01, 2025 12:00 pm - More than two-thirds of suburban high schools scored above 50% proficiency in English language arts and nearly half scored above 50% proficiency in mathematics on the ACT college entrance exam, according to the 2025 Illinois School Report Card data.
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Schaumburg gives apartment buildings more flexibility on switching between heating and A/COct 31, 2025 11:28 am - Schaumburg trustees this week granted landlords of properties with boiler systems more flexibility on when heating and air conditioning replace one another at the change of seasons.
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Cook County to hold hearing on improving rush-hour congestion on Quentin Road in PalatineOct 30, 2025 4:42 pm - After asking for nearly 30 years, residents of two subdivisions along a milelong stretch of Quentin Road in Palatine that narrows to two lanes are learning more about Cook County’s preferred solution to traffic congestion that keeps them trapped at rush hour.
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Protest held at Palatine police station after officer assisted federal agents with arrestOct 28, 2025 6:18 pm - A group protested in front of the Palatine Police Department late Tuesday afternoon in response to a Monday incident in which a village police officer reportedly assisted federal agents in the arrest of a person to stabilize a chaotic situation.
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Palatine police defend officer who assisted federal agentsOct 27, 2025 5:38 pm - Palatine police officials are defending the actions of an officer who intervened in a confrontation involving federal agents and citizens Monday morning.
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Schaumburg selecting consultant firm Tuesday for upcoming regional marketing campaignOct 27, 2025 4:27 pm - Schaumburg staff are recommending a Lombard-based growth consultancy firm from among 24 applicants to help the village develop a regional marketing campaign for 2026.
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Mother and son found dead in Palatine suffered apparent gunshot woundsOct 27, 2025 4:09 pm - A mother and son found deceased in a Palatine apartment Friday appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds and a firearm was recovered from the scene, authorities revealed Monday.
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New pedestrian bridge in Streamwood will link paths divided by Route 59Oct 22, 2025 9:44 am - Streamwood is dedicating and opening a long-planned pedestrian bridge over Route 59, just north of Irving Park Road, at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Schaumburg Township offers property tax appeal services, free seminar Oct. 21Oct 20, 2025 1:40 pm - Residents can appeal their Cook County property taxes at Schaumburg Township through Nov. 17 and attend a free property tax appeals seminar Tuesday, Oct. 21.
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Longtime Schaumburg High School employee saves student from chokingOct 19, 2025 6:19 pm - For the second time in her 27 years as a student supervisor at Schaumburg High School, Becky McNamee saved a student from choking on food using the Heimlich maneuver.