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...

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...

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 anticipated...

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...

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...

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 Heights'...

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...

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 President...

Dom Luzwick first starred in the title role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat when he was a junior at Hoffman Estates High School, in 2022. While he loved the role, with its show stopping songs, beautiful costumes and choreography, there was something...

As the Mount Prospect Community Band celebrates its 50th anniversary season this summer -- with a special lineup of concerts -- its members are sharing some of their unique background experiences that they bring to this award-winning ensemble. Their first concert in...