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District 214 Foundation Supporters to Come Out Swinging
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,...
The Child Who Survived the Campus of Shadows
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...
Right on Cue: Senior Center Billiards League Drawing Interest
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...
Gerry’s Cafe Celebrates Third Anniversary with Best in Class Award
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...
Credit This Man and Key Voting Block with the Start of High School District 214
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...
Library at Arlington Senior Center Gets into 100th Anniversary Fun
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...
Feeder Schools Make Beautiful Music with Wheeling High School Students
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...
Arlington Library Celebrates Youth Services Librarian of the Year
The numbers are in and if they are any indication, the Youth Services Department of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library is drawing record participation. Consider that its outreach programming for children under the age of 11 increased 56% last year, and for teen...
Award Winning Documentary Comes Home to Prospect High
Documentary filmmaker Allison Walsh is on a roll. Her documentary All of the Above has drawn rave reviews – and awards -- at film festivals across the country. But nothing excites her more than to be able to present the film back where it all started, at her alma...
Excitement Growing for Chicago Snowballs’ Opener in Schaumburg on Friday
The Chicago Snowballs return to Schaumburg Friday night -- with their entertaining, Savannah Bananas style of play -- to open a two-game series against their friendly rival, the Rocket Squirrels. The first game takes place at 6:30 p.m. Friday while Saturday's game...