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Pair of Arlington Heights Native Sons Headline Prayer Breakfast
The Arlington Heights Community Prayer Breakfast drew a packed crowd Thursday morning to the Double Tree by Hilton Chicago Hotel. The big draw was hearing from the featured speaker, soccer star Brian McBride, who has set national and international records, and all...
Arlington Heights Girls’ Basketball Ref Named Official of the Year
Ken Pink wraps up his 28th year officiating high school basketball games in mid-February, but he will finish with a bang. Pink was one of 21 officials -- one for each sport in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) -- who was named an Official of the Year. In his...
Music Man in Concert at Metropolis Loaded with Talent
When The Music Man in Concert opens Feb. 2 at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, there won't be room for much of a set. That's because 40 actors -- including 16 adult professionals and a 25-member youth ensemble -- and a 25-piece orchestra...
Strike Up the Jazz Bands!
There's something wholesome about seeing high school students, dressed in jackets and ties, and dresses, carrying their instruments to their performance venue. Expect that and more when high school and middle school jazz ensembles descend Saturday on Buffalo Grove...
Cheers! Another Resident at St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly Reaches 100
A large party played out Sunday at St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly in Palatine. Nearly 100 people filled the first floor party room, ready to cheer when the guest of honor arrived. Sure enough, when Margaret Iosso made her entrance, the crowd erupted in cheers....
Family Donation Brings Tween Maker Space to Life
The refresh of Kids' World -- inside the Arlington Heights Memorial Library -- opened Monday to the oohs and ahs of hundreds of youngsters and their families.. Among the highlights were the new Everbrite wall -- think a life-sized version of the classic Lite Brite...
Rebecca Darr Celebrates 25 Years of Leadership at WINGS
Rebecca Darr vividly remembers the first day she walked into the Northwest suburban office of the WINGS Program. In a LinkedIn post this week she described WINGS as "a tiny organization with a huge task in front of us, to end domestic violence one family at a time."...
Shelter, Inc. Awards Yeulanda Degala its Biggest Honor
What started out as a response to children in need during the pandemic has turned into a fulltime passion for Yeulanda Degala of Arlington Heights, and her efforts have not gone unnoticed. At Shelter, Inc.'s major gala last month, the organization bestowed Degala and...
Remembering a Co-Founder of one of the First Women-Owned Law Firms
It was at a dinner at Salsa 17 in downtown Arlington Heights, that Nichole Waltz, Mildred Palmer and Susan Dawson finalized the name of their newly created, all-women law firm. Pulling names out of a sombrero, they pulled Waltz's first, leading to the creation of...
Suburban Artist Invited to Help Decorate the White House for the Holidays
Nearly 100,000 guests are expected to see the holiday decorations at the White House this year, with its child-centered theme, Magic, Wonder and Joy. One of the first images they are sure to see is Santa's sleigh and reindeer suspended above them in the Grand Foyer....