Eric Peterson
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Other local governments endorse Schaumburg tax incentive to redevelop unincorporated homesOct 13, 2025 4:57 pm - Other affected local governments Monday endorsed Schaumburg’s use of a fourth tax increment financing (TIF) district to fund public improvements associated with a project to redevelop 19 unincorporated homes into a pair of industrial buildings in the village’s southwest corner.
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District 54 considering plan to take on $70 million debt, but pay it off in four yearsOct 11, 2025 8:10 am - Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board members are preparing to abandon the district’s 14-year-old debt-free status, but with a plan to reclaim it in four years.
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Hoffman Estates completes inaugural Citizens Fire Academy for special-needs studentsOct 09, 2025 3:55 pm - Hoffman Estates’ inaugural Fully Involved Fire Academy for young participants with disabilities and special needs was so well researched that its instructors learned only one thing over its six weeks they didn’t know at the start.
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41st annual Pinball Expo to light up Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Oct. 15-18Oct 09, 2025 12:46 pm - Still growing year by year in size and breadth, the 41st annual Pinball Expo returns Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 15-18, to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel. “Pinball is universal in its interest and appeal,” says expo organizer Rob Berk.
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Frannie the Chihuahua and Postman Dan mark 4th anniversary of meetings in Hoffman EstatesOct 07, 2025 2:46 pm - Tuesday’s celebration of the fourth anniversary of the near-daily meetings between Frannie the long-haired Chihuahua and Postman Dan Larsen in Hoffman Estates included a more than $20,000 donation to the Schaumburg-based Almost Home Foundation pet rescue.
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Suburban soybean farmers looking for solution to China’s boycott amid tariff warOct 04, 2025 2:00 pm - The effect of a Chinese boycott of American soybeans in retaliation for punitive U.S. tariffs is being felt even in the suburbs.
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Schaumburg seeking third TIF district to spur redevelopment in town’s southwest cornerOct 03, 2025 4:55 pm - Schaumburg officials are seeking input from leaders of other local government agencies, including school and park districts, on a proposal for a third tax increment financing district to spur industrial redevelopment in the village’s southwest corner.
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Lurie Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center celebrates opening in SchaumburgSep 30, 2025 3:47 pm - Local officials welcomed the opening of the Lurie Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center in Schaumburg Tuesday with some words on what it will do for the community and what the community can do for it.
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Schaumburg dedicates 90 North Park at heart of Veridian developmentSep 29, 2025 5:18 pm - Schaumburg’s 12-acre 90 North Park in the heart of the redeveloping former Motorola campus made the transition from passive to active recreation this weekend with an event demonstrating the potential for both to a large group of visitors.
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Prospect Heights sets regulations for e-bikes, e-scooters and gas-powered bikesSep 26, 2025 3:56 pm - Prospect Heights has adopted Illinois’ written regulations on electric bikes and scooters as its own, with the addition of a parental responsibility clause.