Schaumburg

The Village of Schaumburg, Illinois began its life as a rural farming community, with the majority of residents being of German decent. Since then, the suburb has transformed itself into a bustling entrepreneurial center and holds the title as the second-largest retail center in Illinois. The shift away from a rural community and into a large economic pull for Cook County began with the development of Woodfield Mall in 1971 by Taubman Centers. During this period, hundreds of malls were built around the United States, serving as tax shelters for developers (American Historical Review: Oct. 1996, Adam Ruins Everything). Many of these developments eventually fell into ruin, however since its development Woodfield and the suburb that houses it…

In January 2013, the arrest of three Schaumburg Police Department Special Investigation officers led to an investigation of the Schaumburg police department. The facts of this case include the Carol Stream polices officers, upon following up with a tip, found an apartment storage locker with narcotics. These police officers located the owner of the storage locker and he was arrested. Upon arrest, the informant stated that the narcotics found by the Carol Stream police officers were narcotics…

Through all of the baggage exemplified in this paper, all pieces feed into the psychological aspects of the students, which affects the students. The main aspects are acts of self-harm and behavior on a day to day basis. In the introduction, suicide has been a topic of discussion by the student as well as the staff and faculty. A big Netflix show called “13 Reasons Why” came out, and schools across the country went into a frenzy. This show brought suicide to the forefront, but students related…

making the subway inefficient. In Young v. the New York City Transit Authority, the Second Circuit’s First Amendment analysis in determined that Section 1050.6 constituted a content-neutral regulation. The three major precedents of this case are Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment, Secretary of State of Maryland v. Joseph H. Munson, C, Riley v. National Federation of the Blind. In Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment, the village enacted an ordinance…

The Charitable Registry defines a professional fundraiser as “someone who conducts, advises, acts as a consultant in connection with the solicitation of contribution for or on behalf of a charitable organization” (Charitable Registry). The courts pointed out that a professional fundraiser intends to solicit money for benefit of someone other than himself while a panhandler does it for himself. In Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment, State of Maryland v. Joseph H. Munson, and Riley v.…

bags and drove to the University when I had some days off for school. The first day I was there was a Friday, and my cousin still had classes so he told me I could tag along and sit in class with him. To me the idea seemed terrible. I didn’t come to sit in class and learn, but I didn’t have much better to do so I went. After sitting through a couple lectures and discussions, I can honestly say that I made the right choice by going to class. This way I had the opportunity to see for myself how…

The reason of Morey, Gese and Gehrt’s (2007) study was to see how coyotes diet vary among the influences of human interactions and seasons. The study was conducted in four sites in the Chicago metropolitan area. Morey et al., collected the data in May 2000 through December 2002. The data was collected in 2 public forest preserves: Ned Brown Forest Preserve, Popular Creek area, and 1 private forest preserve: Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, and various city parks in Schaumburg, Illinois. The…

the Weber Brothers factory. In the late 1950's, he purchased the Weber Brothers factory, becoming the sole owner of the place and changed the name to Weber-Stephen Products Co. The cost of the Weber barbecue grill in its first days was $36 more than the open, flat design framework. Despite the price difference, he successfully sold off his cooking product. The sales of this product continued to grow over the next several years. By the 1970's, around 800,000 were sold each year. Then, in 1985…

passage and a step into adulthood, and teens need to have their freedom at one point or another (Drive Safely). So to speak, in our country becoming 16 is a milestone to teens, not being able to do things such as vote, but freedom and independence in a form a driving license (Teen Ink). In truth, many parents and teens hate the idea of raising the driving age (NBC News). Margaret Menotti, a mother in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, quotes, “Do we really want our kids dependent upon parents for…

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, A Afro-Puerto Rican activist, writer, and historian. The Center is a part of the New York Public Library which carries many historical writings and documents on the people of African descent. Arturo Schomburg was very active in liberation movements as well as inspired many African-Americans and Afro-Latinos to get involved in African Studies. Schomburg is known for revealing the truth of history the accomplishments of African Americans as well as Africans in their own…