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...
by Eileen Daday | Jul 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
At their 50th reunion from Rolling Meadows High School last year, a group of classmates reminisced about who had been their favorite teacher. Their choice was unanimous: their fourth grade teacher at Westgate Elementary School in Arlington Heights, Miss Karen...
by Eileen Daday | Jun 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dear SuburbTalk readers: This is the first in a new series written by Jon Gardner, Assistant Curator of the Arlington Heights Historical Museum. Each month, he will preview a new, featured display at the museum. In July, he will share background on Arlington...
by Eileen Daday | Jun 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
By his own count, Nolan Robinson has played the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz three times, but the production opening July 8 at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, he says, stand out: It features the most dancing. That’s a good thing for...
by Eileen Daday | Jun 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Civil War-era flag, that once flew over 1860s Dunton — the settlement that would become Arlington Heights — returns to public display this week, after months of research and meticulous preservation. The flag last flew publicly after the assassination of...
