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Arlington Heights’ Own: The Grit and Gold of Brett Harris
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'...
Wizard of Oz Production Dances its Way Down Yellow Brick Road
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...
Civil War-Era Flag Preserved and Unveiled
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...
HOTT Productions Brings Back Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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...
Mount Prospect Community Band Celebrates Milestone Season
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...
Summer Reading Programs Draw Big Crowds
Summer reading programs for kids -- that encourage youngsters to log their reading time and earn the chance to win prizes -- go back generations at area libraries. But if the Arlington Heights Memorial Library and the Mount Prospect Public Library are any indication,...
Look Out Savannah Bananas: Here Come the Snowballs
From the time he was young, Rick Petricca remembers playing baseball in Arlington Heights. He went on to play at Prospect High School and with the club team at Indiana University. Now, he says, he's having the time of his life, as a member of the newest team in the...
Gerry’s Cafe Golf Outing: Touches the Heart
A tradition continued Monday when supporters of Gerry's Cafe gathered at Chevy Chase Country Club for an afternoon golf outing. The chance to support the Arlington Heights coffee shop -- that employs young people with disabilities -- drew supporters from the local...
WINGS Staffer Speaks from the Heart When Helping Survivors
Megan Wiesner was a teenager when her aunt was the victim of domestic abuse. While in the midst of divorce proceedings and having lifted an order of protection against her husband, Wiesner's aunt was shot four times by her husband, who then took his own life. The...
This Viatorian Priest is Living the Dream
Within days of finishing up the school year at Saint Viator High School -- where he supports young people through Campus Ministry -- Fr. John Eustice, CSV, left for northern New Mexico to work with more young people. Only this time, he's supporting Boy Scouts...