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Historian Jim Gibbons presents the Illinois Cherry Mine Disaster, in which 259 of the 481 men and boys in the mine lost their lives. In 1910, because of this event, the Illinois Legislature established stronger fire and safety regulations governing the mines.
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The Schaumburg Township District Library serves in excess of 134,000 residents in portions of the municipalities Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Streamwood. With over 1 million visitors each year, the library circulates over 2,000,000 items annually and is the second largest public library in the state of Illinois.