Eric Peterson
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Schaumburg cops might suspend school programsMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Financial concerns already caused the Schaumburg Police Department to cut back on several educational programs in late 2008. With budget pressures continuing, the depart...
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A Schaumburg eatery worth flying forMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - It's not quite like sailing to China just for the eggrolls, but it's close. Pilot Pete's, the restaurant at Schaumburg Regional Airport, was recently named as one of ten...
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New Barrington group hopes to demystify artistic processMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Two years after the Barrington Area Arts Council folded, a new and different arts organization is rising up. The Barrington Community Arts Center is the brainchild of Su...
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South Barrington AMC 30 to open IMAX screen FridayMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The IMAX experience is heading to South Barrington. The AMC 30 movie theater in town has renovated one of its screens to begin showing IMAX films this Friday, March 27. ...
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Stores a sign of better times in Schaumburg?Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Could new Whole Foods and Crate & Barrel stores in Schaumburg be the first green shoots to spring up from the economy's winter-frozen soil? Local officials believe they ...
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Streamwood woman finally has trim shape to match 85-pound weight lossMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Like a lot of people, Kat England made a resolution last year to lose weight. Unlike most dieters, she succeeded beyond her wildest dreams. In nine months, the 46-year-o...
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Barrington schools cutting a dozen positions, weighing layoffsMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Barrington Unit District 220 plans to drop the equivalent of 13 full-time jobs next school year to balance its books. School officials hope attrition from staff members ...
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No sleeping, stinking at Schaumburg Township libraryMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Intending to keep the Schaumburg Township District Library and its branches from being awkward or difficult places to visit, officials are addressing the problem of patr...
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Barrington Middle School campus to be renovated this summerMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - A $2.7 million contract has been awarded to Barrington-based Pepper Construction to renovate Barrington Middle School-Station Campus this summer. The Barrington Unit Dis...
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Cub fans start new century by cremating their cursesMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Dedicated Chicago Cubs fans will try to throw off a century of bad karma by holding the funeral at the beginning of the season this year. Perhaps reinforcing the belief ...