Eric Peterson
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Celebrating 100 years: Suburban Girl Scouts to mark centennial of regional campgroundAug 28, 2024 10:22 am - Not every place that’s helped build the childhoods of suburban residents is actually in the suburbs. One such place -- Camp Juniper Knoll in East Troy, Wisconsin -- has been serving Girl Scouts of the Chicago area for exactly 100 years.
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Apple Villa Famous Pancake House in Hoffman Estates closes after two decadesAug 26, 2024 2:54 pm - Apple Villa Famous Pancake House and Restaurant, which has been part of Hoffman Estates for nearly all of the 21st century and counted U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth among its local fans, has closed.
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Last hurrah: Schaumburg village hall to host final Septemberfest before demolitionAug 25, 2024 9:00 pm - Heading into its final autumn, Schaumburg’s 51-year-old Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center next weekend will host one more Septemberfest celebration.
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Water main break displaces residents of Schaumburg condo building a second time this monthAug 23, 2024 4:16 pm - For a second time this month, a break to a private water line displaced the residents of a 143-unit condominium building in Schaumburg for an unknown amount of time as repairs are made.
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Construction of 164 townhouses about to start at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman EstatesAug 22, 2024 10:27 am - Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates will soon truly earn its self-applied moniker of “Metroburb” by adding a residential component in the form of 164 high-end townhouses to its multipurpose commercial redevelopment of the sprawling former AT&T headquarters building.
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More details emerge about Woodfield jewelry store heistAug 20, 2024 4:07 pm - Schaumburg police Tuesday shared more details about the investigation into the burglary of more than $1 million of merchandise from Marquise Jewelers at Woodfield Mall when drywall was broken through from an adjacent vacant unit after closing time on Aug. 1.
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Another truck wedged under Long Grove bridge Monday morningAug 19, 2024 5:12 pm - Once again, a box truck became stuck under Long Grove’s iconic covered bridge early Monday morning, with the vehicle taking the brunt of the damage.
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Long-awaited groundbreaking for pub-style restaurant HopScotch happened Tuesday in SchaumburgAug 19, 2024 9:03 am - A long-awaited groundbreaking for the pub-style HopScotch restaurant took place Tuesday on a 1.7-acre site between Oberweis and the Schaumburg Township District Library in Schaumburg’s Town Square.
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Residents escape Schaumburg fire that left home uninhabitableAug 16, 2024 3:07 pm - An early morning fire on the 1300 block of Beckett Lane in Schaumburg Friday left a two-story, single-family home uninhabitable but resulted in no injuries.
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District 220 seeks $64 million tax hike for new auditorium, curriculum improvementsAug 16, 2024 2:25 pm - The Nov. 5 ballot is asking Barrington Area Unit District 220 voters for a $64 million property tax hike to build a high school auditorium, improve safety and security in the district, and enhance the science, math and arts curriculum.