Eric Peterson
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Schaumburg, insurance company to pay $275,000 to woman who fell on train platform in 2020Jun 28, 2024 7:50 pm - The village of Schaumburg and its insurance company have approved a settlement payment of $275,000 to a woman injured by a slip and fall on the village’s portion of the Metra train station platform on Oct. 9, 2020.
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Prospect Heights officials aim for less stringent backyard chicken rulesJun 27, 2024 6:35 pm - Feedback from ardent chicken-keepers in Prospect Heights and members of the planning & zoning board have sent a proposal for the city’s first true regulations of the practice back to the drawing board for three months to be less stringent.
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Lalo’s Mexican Restaurant abruptly closes Schaumburg locationJun 27, 2024 6:07 pm - The Lalo’s Mexican Restaurant location in Schaumburg closed this week due to slow business, a company representative said Thursday.
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Woodfield Mall hosts entrepreneurial teens running stands on Lemonade DayJun 27, 2024 5:45 pm - For generations, lemonade stands have been the first entrepreneurial experience of many youngsters -- but would the lessons learned mean more at age 16 than 6? Woodfield Mall helped entrepreneurial teens from the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central Illinois find out on nationally recognized Lemonade Day.
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Long Grove resident who founded Gloria Jean’s Gourmet Coffees dies at 82Jun 25, 2024 4:54 pm - Gloria Jean Kvetko of Long Grove, the founder and namesake of the international brand Gloria Jean’s Gourmet Coffees, has died at the age of 82.
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Hoffman Estates village clerk retiring after 17 years, successor takes over SaturdayJun 25, 2024 1:58 pm - Hoffman Estates Village Clerk Bev Romanoff will step down this week after 17 years of service, with her appointed successor Patty Richter scheduled to take the reins on Saturday.
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Chubby Cattle bringing all-you-can-eat Wagyu barbecue to Woodfield Mall in early 2025Jun 24, 2024 1:52 pm - Chubby Cattle, a restaurant chain offering an all-you-can-eat Wagyu barbecue experience, is expected to open its first Illinois location outside of Chicago’s Chinatown at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg in early 2025.
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Crash in Schaumburg kills 20-year-old motorcyclist, injures driver and passenger of carJun 24, 2024 1:17 pm - A 20-year-old Schaumburg man was killed Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle he was riding collided with the side of a Subaru at the intersection of Schaumburg and Town Square roads in Schaumburg.
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Pedaling uphill: Ingenuity, adaptability have made the difference for suburban bike shops since the pandemicJun 16, 2024 5:44 am - The inventory and service demands that accompanied the pandemic’s sudden surge of interest in cycling sent suburban bike shops pedaling uphill on an already 4-year-long journey that hasn’t yet seen a downhill coast to 2019 market norms.
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Prospect Heights to consider regulating chickens after decades of not doing soJun 14, 2024 2:49 pm - While a number of suburbs have considered allowing the keeping of chickens outdoors in recent years, Prospect Heights officials are proposing the first true set of rules ...