Eric Peterson
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Schaumburg officials seeking electricity tax to improve local power grid, bury more linesMar 26, 2024 9:26 pm - Schaumburg plans to join the ranks of 294 Illinois towns that already impose a municipal electricity tax, but in its own case for the specific purpose of improving the lo...
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Hoffman Estates board recommends $9.5 million bond issue for first of two new fire stationsMar 26, 2024 10:38 am - Hoffman Estates trustees endorsed plans Monday to issue $9.5 million in bonds next week to pay for the construction of a replacement Fire Station 21 in Chino Park, just e...
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Schaumburg bids heartfelt farewell to village’s longest-serving, most influential mayorMar 22, 2024 7:51 pm - Friends, colleagues, and fellow local leaders paid their final respects to former Schaumburg mayor Al Larson Friday during a visitation at the Al Larson Prairie Center fo...
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District 211 school board approves 5-year teachers contract without dissentMar 22, 2024 10:10 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 school board members approved a new five-year teachers contract Thursday by a 5-0 vote. Members Curtis Bradley and Tim McGowa...
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Aritzia, Ticknors Men’s Clothier, 3 eateries among new tenants coming to WoodfieldMar 21, 2024 6:09 pm - Women’s apparel brand Aritzia will open a boutique shop at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg this fall, with Ticknors Men’s Clothier expected to arrive as soon as next mon...
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Prospective Eagle Scout builds neighborhood food pantry at Schaumburg churchMar 20, 2024 12:03 pm - A prospective Eagle Scout’s project has enabled Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Schaumburg to turn its long tradition of a Lenten food drive into a year-round effort through the construction of a “Little Neighborhood Food Pantry” on the church grounds.
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‘Schaumburg has lost a legend’: Eight-term mayor Al Larson dies at 85Mar 20, 2024 11:47 am - Former Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson, a visionary leader who guided the community for more than four decades as it grew into the second largest economic hub in Illinois, die...
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AP: Challenger ousts incumbent Cook County circuit court clerkMar 19, 2024 10:33 pm - Mariyana Spyropoulos appears to have defeated incumbent Iris Martinez for the Democratic nomination as Cook County circuit court clerk. The Associated Press declared Spyr...
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Billingsley gets GOP nod to challenge Hirschauer in 49th HouseMar 19, 2024 8:57 pm - Hannah Billingsley has defeated Aris Garcia for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Maura Hirschauer of Batavia for the Illinois 49th District Hou...
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Dinosaurs, superheroes and Jedi knights: Here are the Schaumburg Boomers’ 2024 promotionsMar 18, 2024 8:24 pm - Dinosaurs, Marvel superheroes, classic cartoons, Jedi knights and giveaways are among the wide variety of promotions the Schaumburg Boomers baseball team will offer at Wi...