Eric Peterson
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The Local Kitchen & Tap in Schaumburg closes after two yearsDec 30, 2024 3:48 pm - The Local Kitchen and Tap restaurant abruptly announced its closure on social media Monday, a little more than two years after it replaced a shuttered Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery in Schaumburg.
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Schaumburg plans move into temporary village hall by April 1Dec 30, 2024 3:09 pm - Completing their 51st and final full calendar year at the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center today, Schaumburg officials expect to be fully operational on April 1 at the recently acquired and renovated temporary village hall at 1000 Woodfield Road.
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Lisle honors resident for helping fellow veterans in need through renaming of his streetDec 28, 2024 2:05 pm - Lisle officials, first responders, friends and neighbors were on hand Saturday morning as the community gathered to see selfless veteran and volunteer Don Smith honored with the renaming of the block he’s lived on for 33 years.
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How Illinois Sister Cities programs help bridge communities across global bordersDec 22, 2024 3:04 pm - While the COVID-19 pandemic challenged the vitality of international Sister Cities partnerships throughout the suburbs, most bonds proved strong enough to persist and carry on in the aftermath.
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Hanover Township receives $600,000 open-space grant for park in BartlettDec 20, 2024 3:30 pm - Hanover Township has received a $600,000 state grant for its planned development of eight acres of green space on its Tiknis Campus in Bartlett.
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After some disagreement, Schaumburg trustees approve new regulations for short-term house rentalsDec 20, 2024 12:59 pm - In its last binding action of 2024, and not without some final disagreement, the Schaumburg village board voted 5-1 to approve new regulations on short-term home rentals that will be in full effect no later than Jan. 1.
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Charity funds, volunteers provide safety railing for disabled Hoffman Estates veteranDec 20, 2024 3:00 am - Just in time for the holidays, funds from a Hoffman Estates charitable golf outing and volunteer union labor have provided a new safety railing separating the front walkway of the home of a disabled veteran and his wife from the steep four-foot drop into the adjacent driveway.
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A year after Invest in Kids’ demise, Catholic schools work to fund scholarshipsDec 19, 2024 5:48 pm - St. Hubert School in Hoffman Estates is but one suburban Catholic school that’s come up with its own solution to the end of the state’s Invest in Kids Scholarship Tax Credit Program, that’s been cited as a factor in the closure of some in 2024.
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Schaumburg’s 5-year, $412.7 million capital improvement plan envisions no tax hikesDec 18, 2024 3:34 pm - Schaumburg’s ambitious five-year, $412.7 million capital improvement plan includes replacements of village hall and the police station, renovations to two fire stations and the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, all without raising taxes.
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‘A resilient nation’: Leaders stress importance of community at MLK DinnerDec 15, 2024 1:47 pm - Illinois and suburban leaders united Saturday at the 55th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembrance Dinner in Palatine to fight division and build community in "infinite game" for justice.