Eric Peterson
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What you need to know about the local grocery tax most suburbs are adoptingApr 26, 2025 1:15 pm - Four basic things to understand about the local grocery tax many suburbs are approving are how it came about, who’s in, who’s out, and to which products it really applies.
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After 52 years of service, Schaumburg razes village hall to make way for new government centerApr 24, 2025 4:26 pm - After months of preparation, Schaumburg’s 52-year-old village hall was largely erased from the landscape this week to make way for its larger, two-story successor.
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2 charged after stolen Jeep strikes brick mailbox in Bartlett and overturnsApr 24, 2025 12:56 pm - Two Chicago men have been charged following Monday’s collision of a stolen 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee in which they were traveling with a brick mailbox in Bartlett.
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A Texas-based firm wants to bring new life to former Aon headquarters in LincolnshireApr 24, 2025 11:41 am - Texas-based Woodcrest Capital has acquired the former 31-acre Aon headquarters within the 330-acre Lincolnshire Corporate Center with the intention of bringing new life to it with highly competitive lease rates.
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Dedication to service: Schaumburg honors top adult, youth, organizational volunteersApr 23, 2025 9:52 am - For the 37th year, the village of Schaumburg honored the adults, teens and organizations whose positive contributions to the community aren’t a side effect of the pursuit of salaries and profit.
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‘We do love him’: Local Catholic leaders react to the death of Pope FrancisApr 21, 2025 4:06 pm - Catholic leaders across the greater Chicago area began delivering their reactions to the passing of Pope Francis soon after the news arrived early Monday morning.
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‘A lifelong learner’: Klimkowicz reflects on 28 years with board of Illinois’ largest high school districtApr 20, 2025 3:32 pm - On the board of Illinois’ largest high school district, Anna Klimkowicz’s 28-year tenure has included everything from the internet’s impact on classroom learning to the Columbine tragedy’s influence on school security.
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Hoffman Estates loses appeal of case seeking donation of 20 acres from NIU FoundationApr 18, 2025 10:26 am - The Illinois Appellate Court Thursday upheld an earlier Cook County Circuit Court ruling dismissing a lawsuit in which the village of Hoffman Estates claimed a right to 20 acres owned by the Northern Illinois University Foundation.
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Demolition of now obsolete Schaumburg village hall begins, time capsule recoveredApr 17, 2025 12:57 pm - Demolition on the exterior of Schaumburg’s former village hall started Thursday morning, but not before a hidden away time capsule had been safely recovered from within.
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Schaumburg to keep grocery tax, ‘flexibility’ in balanced budget amid economic uncertaintyApr 16, 2025 4:48 pm - Schaumburg trustees have unanimously recommended introducing a 1% grocery tax to replace one the state collects on behalf of municipalities but is eliminating next year.