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...

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,...

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...

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...