by Eileen Daday | Sep 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
More than 100 members of Hersey’s class of 1973 descended on the school last month and their thoughts turned to a simpler time. When they began as freshmen the school had been open only one year and much of the neighborhoods surrounding it was still farmland....
by Eileen Daday | Aug 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Kerri Largo teaches a business incubator class at Hoffman Estates High School and she also serves as chair of the business education department. Yet, even she admits she didn’t know what an NFT was until two years ago when she learned about them from her...
by Eileen Daday | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Arlington Heights Police Chief Nick Pecora knew he wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement as far back as his days at Rolling Meadows High School, but the closest he could experience it was after graduation. In 1982, at the age of 19, he was hired as a public...
by Eileen Daday | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
A violin left behind by a 19-year old girl in a boxcar transporting Jewish prisoners to Auschwitz, came to life Sunday during a sold-out presentation of Violins of Hope, at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Patrons heard the story about the violin once owned by...
by Eileen Daday | Aug 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Isabel Pollpeter and her twin sister, Abby, already hold the distinction of being among the first female members of Boy Scout Troop 209G in Palatine, and now they were among the first three to complete their Eagle Scout projects. In Isabel’s case, she led some...
