Eric Peterson
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Schaumburg Halloween Carnival, House of Creeps moving into Wintrust Field againSep 24, 2025 10:19 am - The Schaumburg Boomers baseball team have begun their off-season, allowing a spookier type of fun to take over Wintrust Field and its grounds for three extended weekends in October.
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25 years of play, healing and hope: How St. Alexius’ Child Life internship reshaped pediatric caregivingSep 23, 2025 5:49 pm - For 25 years, the Child Life internship program at St. Alexius Women & Children’s Hospital in Hoffman Estates has been paving career paths in a service integral to most pediatric departments.
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Schaumburg celebrates start of ‘Main Street’-like development of The District at VeridianSep 23, 2025 5:14 pm - Attendees of Tuesday’s groundbreaking ceremony for The District at Veridian, at the east end of Schaumburg’s former Motorola campus, got to see two months of progress on a nine-story apartment building above a ground-level restaurant and retail area.
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Suburbs look to state to resolve ‘confusion’ over e-bike and e-scooter rulesSep 22, 2025 4:43 pm - While individual suburbs should have a role in specifying local laws on e-bikes and e-scooters, they optimally would start from the state’s general guidance, according to a panel of experts at a Northwest Municipal Conference summit Monday.
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Carol Stream firefighters respond to fire at warehouse buildingSep 21, 2025 4:30 pm - Carol Stream firefighters are responding to a fire reported on the roof of an industrial building.
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Suspected military ordnance discovered in woods at Fort SheridanSep 21, 2025 2:11 pm - Highland Park officials said police from multiple jurisdications Sunday responded to a report of possible military weaponry in a wooded area of Fort Sheridan near Davis Street.
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Speakers again debate transgender students’ access to sports teams at District 211 meetingSep 19, 2025 3:27 pm - Supporters and critics of a state law enabling transgender students to participate on sports teams consistent with their gender identity again debated the issue at the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board meeting Thursday.
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Palatine High aquatic facility dedicated to former principal, superintendent Nancy RobbSep 18, 2025 5:34 pm - Former Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 superintendent Nancy Robb was honored Thursday for her dozen years as principal of the now 150-year-old Palatine High School, and the role she played in improving all the district’s swimming facilities.
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Conant High School’s second-ever boys cross country coach nearing career finish lineSep 16, 2025 6:13 pm - The finish line is coming into view for John Powers after 34 seasons coaching boys cross country for Conant High School, where he’s followed in the footsteps of his legendary mentor Jack Ary.
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Dogs rescued from Schaumburg house fireSep 16, 2025 2:01 pm - Two dogs were safely rescued by firefighters during a Schaumburg house fire early Monday after other residents were able to escape on their own.