The story
Pilot Pete's opened in the new terminal building in 1998 and continues operating.
Everything that was here
- 1998–present · still open
Pilot Pete'sRestaurant
A terminal restaurant where diners watch small planes taxi past the windows.
See the map in 1999 → - 1994–present · still open
Schaumburg Regional AirportAirport
The village bought the airport in 1994 so developers could not.
See the map in 1995 → - 1961–present
Roselle Field (Roselle Airport)Airport
A developer's private airfield certified safe by the first pilot to land on it.
See the map in 1962 →
Nearby history
Wintrust Field / Schaumburg Boomers
1999 South Springinsguth Road · 2.1 km away
Home of the 2013 Frontier League champions.
Wolfden
112 West Lake Street · 3.9 km away
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
1 South Roselle Road · 4.5 km away
Deep dish in an 1870s crossroads inn.
Town Square Clock Tower / Veterans Gateway Park
Schaumburg Road & Roselle Road, southwest corner (Town Square clock tower) · 4.5 km away
A clock tower marks the spot of two fires and a hardware store.
1863 Brick Church
202 East Schaumburg Road · 4.8 km away
A Civil War-era brick church with a 127-foot steeple.
Volkening Family Farm
201 South Plum Grove Road · 5.3 km away
A German immigrant homestead from the late 1800s.
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