Eric Peterson
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Obama archive in Hoffman Estates planned move to Maryland before appearance on DOGE listMar 06, 2025 3:13 pm - The Department of Government Efficiency recently claimed to end an annual $1.48 million lease of a Hoffman Estates building as the temporary archive of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, but the materials’ imminent move to a permanent site in Maryland had already been announced last August.
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Barrington trustee candidates discuss state of efforts for improved rail safety in villageMar 05, 2025 2:33 pm - Four candidates seeking three Barrington village trustee seats recently discussed efforts to improve pedestrian rail safety in town a year after a Barrington High School student was struck and killed on the Union Pacific tracks downtown.
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Two write-in candidates create contested race for District 211 school board electionMar 04, 2025 1:08 pm - The declaration of two write-in candidates has made the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of education election on April 1 contested for the first time since two different candidates were removed from the ballot in December.
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Fundraisers started to help pay funeral costs of teens killed by carbon monoxide poisoningMar 03, 2025 10:18 pm - GoFundMe campaigns have been created to help pay for the funerals of two high school students who died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning inside a vehicle early Sunday morning in Hoffman Estates.
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Local physician outlines who’s at risk from Texas measles outbreak and what we should doMar 03, 2025 5:07 pm - A measles outbreak in a Texas community deliberately avoiding the vaccine should be little threat to any others where herd immunity is maintained by having at least 95% of the population vaccinated, a local physician says.
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Lake Zurich District 95 school board candidates discuss threats to federal DEI supportMar 03, 2025 9:44 am - The potential for the federal government to follow through on threats to diversity, equity and inclusion programs as well as their funding is a topic all seven candidates for the Lake Zurich Unit District 95 school board feel passionate about.
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Arlington Heights police investigation finds no evidence pets were deliberately poisonedFeb 28, 2025 2:07 pm - Arlington Heights police have found no evidence any pets or wildlife were deliberately poisoned following an investigation of a sign suggesting otherwise.
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District 54 school board candidates share qualifications, visions for future directionFeb 27, 2025 5:16 pm - In a five-way race for four seats on the Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board of education in the April 1 election, one newcomer who attended the schools in her youth is seeking a spot on the dais amid a united team of incumbents wanting to return.
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Schaumburg, Zurich settle suit over public payments for workforce sizeFeb 26, 2025 8:48 am - Schaumburg and Zurich North America settled a three-year legal battle Tuesday over public financial assistance from the village in exchange for guarantees for on-site workforce size at the insurance company’s iconic 783,800-square-foot headquarters that opened in 2016.
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Schaumburg approves 321 high-rise apartments, 66 more rowhomes in Veridian developmentFeb 25, 2025 7:57 pm - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday gave final approval to the nine-story apartment and retail building that will be the first component of the 30-acre mixed-used area called The District at Veridian on the former Motorola campus at the southwest corner of Algonquin and Meacham roads.