Eric Peterson
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Strich reflects on 12 years at WoodfieldNov 29, 2012 4:30 am - Marc Strich is overseeing his 12th holiday shopping season as general manager of Woodfield Mall. What he didn’t know two months ago was that it would be his last. As par...
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Dist. 220, teachers union awaiting mediatorNov 28, 2012 10:24 am - Barrington Unit District 220 board members and teachers union representatives are awaiting the assignment of a federal mediator to help resolve their stalemate in negoti...
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Schaumburg mayor praises departing Woodfield managerNov 27, 2012 2:58 pm - Schaumburg’s economic well-being has been tied to Woodfield Mall for more than 40 years. Mayor Al Larson says he wouldn’t have wanted anyone else in charge of such an im...
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OSHA: No violations in man’s swan-related drowningNov 27, 2012 10:11 am - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found no workplace violations in the April death of the 37-year-old Villa Park man who drowned near Des Plaines after a...
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Debate over downtown Barrington plan continuesNov 27, 2012 10:00 am - A public hearing on Barrington’s proposed 2013 budget Monday inspired input on only one specific aspect of it — the pending redevelopment of the southwest corner of Houg...
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Schaumburg preps for Holiday House Decorating ContestNov 23, 2012 11:20 am - Just weeks after the Schaumburg Park District went looking for the scariest Halloween-decorated homes in the area, judges will soon be looking for more joyful trappings ...
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Complaint filed after Arlington Hts. rejects Nativity sceneNov 23, 2012 9:54 am - The Thomas More Society said Friday it has filed a complaint with the Arlington Heights Park District because it rejected a Nativity scene for the annual holiday display...
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Schaumburg convention center business improving, but concern loomsNov 21, 2012 9:14 am - Schaumburg officials are predicting a mild improvement in business at the Renaissance Hotel and Schaumburg Convention Center to continue in 2013 — so long as the dreaded...
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Suburbs sending help, hope to Sandy victimsNov 21, 2012 4:30 am - Even with a still shaky economic recovery, suburban residents and businesses are finding gratitude this Thanksgiving in their ability to help others more in need, like t...
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Candidate filing opens for primaries in Northwest Cook CountyNov 19, 2012 2:51 pm - Monday was the first day of filing for candidates in three Northwest suburbs — Hoffman Estates, Palatine and Schaumburg — with potential primary elections on Feb. 26. Bu...