Mary Lenz Wieman will be remembered Friday, exactly 25 years after she died on 9/11, in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The Arlington Heights native, who attended Our Lady of the Wayside School, Sacred Heart of Mary High School in Rolling Meadows and...

By all accounts, Colin Stanhope loved his years at Hersey High School. Before graduating in 2022, he participated in everything from the marching band and jazz band, to the boys' tennis team. Inside the classroom, he excelled, eventually being named to the National...

The Arlington Heights Memorial Library's bookmobile has been rolling around town for more than 50 years. In all, six different bookmobiles have served the community, and the last one drew more than 400,000 residents who checked out 1.2 million items from the library’s...

Look for every bay at Schaumburg's Topgolf to be filled Thursday night when supporters of District 214's Education Foundation -- including business leaders, municipal officials and community activists -- come out to take their swings. For the fourth year in a row,...

Dear SuburbTalk readers: This is the lates in a series of stories written by Jon Gardner, Assistant Curator of the Arlington Heights Historical Museum. Each month, he previews a new display at the museum. In September, the featured display will depict the life and...

A pool table has been part of the Arlington Heights Senior Center since it opened in 1982, in its original location in the old Park School. When the Center moved in 1997 to its current location on Central Road, the pool table moved with it and became a featured...

Natalie Griffin, co-founder of Gerry's Cafe, proudly hung up a new award inside the shop this week, after Gerry's earned the BEST of 2026 Arlington Heights Award in the Cafe category. This award is based on Google Reviews from customers, verified and certified...

Dear SuburbTalk readers: This is the lates in a series of stories written by Jon Gardner, Assistant Curator of the Arlington Heights Historical Museum. Each month, he will preview a new display at the museum. This month, the museum celebrates the life and career of...

As the Arlington Heights Memorial Library celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, its celebrations include more than promoting books. At Thursday's open house at the library's Reading Room location in the Arlington Heights Senior Center the fun will include a...

Marching band camp opened this week at Wheeling High School, but orchestra students already got a head start on them. Last month, they hosted a Summer Orchestra Camp for area elementary, middle school and high school musicians. "The goal was to help students build...