by Eileen Daday | Jul 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
In celebrating the 250th anniversary of America, the Wheaton Municipal Band is thinking big, as in featuring 250 piccolos to perform the climactic solo in John Philip Sousa’s famous march, Stars and Stripes Forever. “We are seeking current and former...
by Eileen Daday | Jul 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
What started out as an employee picnic and boat ride for Western Electric employees in Chicago, turned tragic in a matter of minutes. On July 24, 1915, the S.S. Eastland rolled onto its side while still tied to the dock along the Chicago River, leading to the loss of...
by Eileen Daday | Jul 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Corn Fest returns Saturday, Aug. 1 to the Community Church of Rolling Meadows for its 69th year. That’s right. Church leaders held their first Corn Fest in 1957, as something of a backyard barbecue for its members, before growing it each year with more and more...
by Eileen Daday | Jul 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Admittedly, this year’s Frontier Days festival in Arlington Heights was a challenge. What with navigating around construction at its annual site, Recreation Park, to being forced to cancel some of its events due to the heavy rain — including the highly...
by Eileen Daday | Jul 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
With the Sounds of Summer concert series celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, it prompts some reflection on just how the popular outdoor concerts started in downtown Arlington Heights. Perhaps little known, it was the jazz band from Saint Viator High School...
