by Eileen Daday | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
Have you heard the buzz around the Arlington Heights Memorial Library this summer? Its butterfly garden, located near the library’s front entrance on Dunton Avenue, has been drawing lots of pollinators, hummingbirds and yes, butterflies. In fact, the staff of...
by Eileen Daday | Aug 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
In Schaumburg and Palatine, it’s become a much-loved tradition, when local high school marching bands burst down the street. Dressed in colorful costumes that coincide with their sections, these parades signal the beginning of school — and the start of...
by Eileen Daday | Jul 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Corn Fest returns Saturday to the Community Church of Rolling Meadows for its 68th year. That’s right. Church leaders held its first corn fest in 1957 as more of a backyard barbecue for its members, before growing it each year with more and more activities....
by Eileen Daday | Jul 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
As Gerry’s Cafe gears up to celebrate its second anniversary Saturday, the Arlington Heights shop continues to draw statewide attention. Earlier this month, Gerry’s was inducted into the 2025 class of Illinois Makers, by the Illinois Office of Tourism for...
by Eileen Daday | Jul 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
As the chairman of Chicago Executive Airport — formerly known as Palwaukee — Court Harris has worked with his board members and staff to upgrade the infrastructure of the landing fields, its hangars and all of the facilities associated with it. And...
by Eileen Daday | Jul 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Singer Sean Heffernan was the first winner of the Songwriting Contest hosted by Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, back in 2022. While he describes it as a thrill to hear his name called as the winner, for writing a song about growing up in Arlington Heights —...