Eric Peterson
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Snub of Stroger draws cheers, mayor's ireMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Police officer heroics usually involve crime-fighting. But a Hoffman Estates cop is being treated by some as something of a cult hero for refusing to shake Cook County B...
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Son thwarts would-be Mother's Day muggerMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - One Schaumburg teen was able to give his mom a most unusual Mother's Day gift Sunday: He returned her stolen purse. The 44-year-old woman and her 14-year-old son had jus...
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Academy students learn what happens after an arrestMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The most recent session of Schaumburg's Citizens Police Academy was all about the Cook County court system -- what happens after people are arrested and charged. Academy...
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Family carries on young man's fightMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Six months ago, the future looked bright for Northwestern University senior Bryan Paynter, grandson of the school's legendary band director, John Paynter. The young man ...
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Awana founder reflects on accidental successMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - As he turned 90 last week, Art Rorheim looked back on a life of ministry whose influence has reached more than tens of thousands of churches in 100 countries -- all larg...
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Truck crash spills diesel fuel on Route 53May 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Palatine firefighters and Illinois State Police responded to a four-vehicle crash on Route 53 Friday morning that resulted in a diesel fuel spill and several hours of la...
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Police stake out spot at doughnut shop for Special OlympicsMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - From early this morning through lunchtime, Schaumburg police will be raising money for Special Olympics through their second annual "Cop on the Rooftop" event at two loc...
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Reporter returns with stories, not bags after Woodfield shiftMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - A hearty thank you to Schaumburg Police Officer Scott Tillema, who proved a gracious host on my Citizens Police Academy ride-along in spite of the stress and quickly shi...
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Study revives notion of ending townshipsMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - A new study by a Roosevelt University professor is once again raising the question of whether townships are a useful and necessary level of government. "I try to be as o...
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Palatine students get first-hand look at civil rights eraMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Teacher Drew Shilhanek's biggest hope Monday was that his sixth-grade students would one day be as impressed as he was that they'd met one of the drafters of the 1964 Ci...