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Reminder: Postage Stamp
Cost Increased 

The cost to mail a one-ounce letter increased by a penny to 46 cents per stamp on January 27. Mailing a postcard will also cost a penny more at 33 cents. A list of new U.S. Postal Service prices can be found here.

 

Senior Citizen Newsletter

Schaumburg's Senior Newsletter is available monthly. For news and views about the happenings at The Barn, check out the Senior Newsletter.

Schaumburg Flyer Newsletter

Schaumburg's airport newsletter is available online. View news and information about the Schaumburg Regional Airport.  

Customer Central

The Village of Schaumburg is always looking for ways to serve you better, including bill payment options. Our new Customer Central provides residents, businesses, and visitors the ability to create an online account to manage bill payments such as:

1. Water Bill Payments
2. Metra Parking Permit
3. Animal License Tags
4. Business/Rental/Vending License Renewals
5. Liquor License Renewal 

This secure tool is a free service to help manage your online transactions. Visit the website for complete details.

Date:  2/6/2013

Place: Municipal Center

Room: Russ Parker Hall 

Time:  7:30pm  

Meeting Cancelled 

• Olde Schaumburg Centre Commission Agenda  
• Plan Commission Agenda 

Schaumburg Community
Blood Drive 

Positions Available

Check out the Employment Section of the website to view the details of the specific positions. Once you find a job that you are interested in you can apply directly, save the job to complete your application at a later time, or email the job posting to a friend.

Current available positions:

• None

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Electronic Recycling Information

Residential computers, monitors, printers, and televisions are banned from being disposed of in landfills. Some manufactures and retail stores provide 'Take Back' programs. Check with your local retailer for details.

For additional information...  

Save the Date:  

Electronic Recycling Event on April 20 at the District #54 offices on Schaumburg Road. 

Travel Midwest Mobile App

The Illinois Department of Transportation has come out with a new Smartphone app called Travel Midwest Mobile. This app is completely free and available on Android and Apple phones and will allow commuters to access travel times and road conditions before getting on the road. Time issues are one of the biggest expenses for any business. Travel Midwest Mobile would help increase the productivity of a business by enabling their employees and customers to know the traffic before they leave their destination.

Users should be able to go to either the Apple App Store (the iPhone App Store on their iPhone, not the Mac App Store on their Mac) or the Google Play Store on their Android device and simply search for "travel midwest" to find it.

Learn more about this program...  

Library Offers Chess Classes to Kids

Students ages 6-14, have the opportunity to learn chess by taking classes taught by Chess-Now at the Schaumburg Township District Library (STDL), 130 S. Roselle Road. Participants must be STDL cardholders.

Beginning Chess will be held from 4-5pm Tuesdays, February 5 - March 12 in the kidsZone Classroom. Participants will learn the fundamentals, including basic strategy, tactics and rules. Classes consist of instruction and play between students. Being familiar with the pieces and how they move is helpful but not required. Registration and a $20 fee are required.

Chess for the Improving Player will take place from 5-6pm Tuesdays, February 5 - March 12, in the kidsZone Classroom. Those who have already taken the beginner class, or have a good understanding of the fundamentals, can improve with this Chess-Now class for Intermediate/Advanced players. Registration and a $20 fee are required.

For a full listing of youth activities and programs, see the library's Program Guide. 

AARP

Driving Safety Classes  

for Seniors 

Rolling Meadows Senior Center

3705 Pheasant Drive

Rolling Meadows, IL

847.818.3205

Darlene A. Schnidt

Sat/Sat

3/9-3/16/13

9:30am - 1:30pm

All Seniors Must Apply to Renew Their Property Tax Exemptions

Applications for Senior Property Tax Exemptions Have Been Mailed

Township of Schaumburg senior citizens should have received renewal applications for senior citizen property tax exemptions in early January, and will have until February 6, 2013 to return them to the Cook County Assessor's office. Local senior citizens should feel free to call Township of Schaumburg Assessor John R. Lawson for help completing and filing the forms at 847.884.0030.

Read on... 

Save the Date: 3/15 & 3/16 

  

Prairie Center for the Arts

PRESENTS

Mystery at the Theater IX

Doomston Abbey

A droll two-act adventure of romance, intrigue, song..... and murder.

Friday, March 15

Saturday, March 16

8pm

After-show reception both nights

For more information, click here.

Schaumburg Resident Pens Book on 1910 Chicago Stock Yard Fire

Fire Strikes the Chicago Stock Yards, A History of Flame and Folly in the Jungle, was co-written by Schaumburg resident Alex A. Burkholder. With a forward written by former Schaumburg Fire Chief Ed Lacey, this book tells the story of 21 firemen and three civilians who were killed in a blaze at a beef warehouse - the largest death toll for an organized fire department in the nation prior to 9/11. The meatpackers who ran the yards considered the constant threat of fire as part of the cost of doing business, shrugging it off with an, "It's all right, we're fully covered." For the firefighters who were forced to plunge into the flames again and again, it was an entirely different matter.

Burkholder, who wrote the book with John Hogan, began learning about the Chicago Fire Department as a youth, riding to fires on the engines and helping to extinguish the flames. He went on to become a news producer and writer for WGN-TV/Radio and ABC7 Chicago. Burkholder is a founding member of the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago and presently works as a freelance writer.

Save the Date - Roosevelt University's 2013 Spring Fling Carnival: April 20

From 11am to 5pm on Saturday, April 20 in the Roosevelt University parking lot. Colleges Against Cancer and all of Roosevelt's Student Organizations invite community members to the first ever Spring Fling Carnival for charity. All monies raised throughout the Carnival will be donated to the local American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association.

A dunk tank, bingo, raffles, volleyball tournament, photo booth, inflatables, food and more will be at the carnival for adults and children alike to participate. To see the list of activities and food vendors visit Facebook, Roosevelt University Colleges Against Cancer. 

For more information, contact Rosie Paparella or Ben Scherr at 847.619.7942.

 

Schaumburg is the largest center of economic development in the State of Illinois, outside the City of Chicago, but it is also very much a community of neighbors and neighborhoods.

Quality of life is important to us and we are constantly working to enhance it. Schaumburg boasts 90 miles of bike paths, the Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts with a 442-seat theater, gallery, outdoor stage, and the 135 acre Spring Valley Nature Center and Historic Farm site. Offering excellent schools, a superb park district, and superior village services, Schaumburg is a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. If you are planning a visit, our hotels, restaurants, and shops will make your stay comfortable. Visit the website for more information.