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Hi Schaumburg! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Schaumburg native became a national standout in sports communications
  • How to claim your Schaumburg-based $20 Lyft credit this holiday season
  • How Schaumburg figured into the early career of a Tribune giant

Also on today's calendar: Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 and 2 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 31.
  • Thursday: Breezy with rain, then colder, with a high of 43 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Matt Eaker named to College Sports Communicators' 30 Under 30 List (wlu.edu) — A Schaumburg native, Matt Eaker has been named to the national College Sports Communicators 30 Under 30 list, highlighting his fast-rising career in college athletics communications. Now at Washington and Lee University, he leads communications for several sports, drives digital strategy, and contributes to national CSC committees and award programs, reflecting well on his Schaumburg roots.
   

• Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists partners with Lyft for $20 credits (wgntv.com) — A Schaumburg-based nonprofit is teaming up with Lyft to offer $20 ride credits through Dec. 31, encouraging residents to avoid impaired driving during the holidays. The credits, available statewide in Illinois via a promo code in the Lyft app, are limited each day and reload daily while supplies last.
   

• R. Bruce Dold, Chicago Tribune publisher and Pulitzer recipient, dies at 70 (bostonglobe.com) — Schaumburg gets a brief nod in the life story of longtime Chicago Tribune leader R. Bruce Dold, whose future wife once covered the suburb as a young reporter. The obituary traces his rise from suburban reporter to Pulitzer-winning editorial voice and eventual publisher, highlighting his role in major Illinois policy debates and the Tribune’s evolving political endorsements.
   

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