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Making Clean Water Accessible, One Stride at a Time
These Conant High School students had a lot to celebrate after completing a recent 5K in Busse Woods. Not only did they organize the event, but they raised enough money to provide access to clean water for an entire province in Kenya. Credit junior Shiven Patel of...
Rookie Children’s Author Hits One Out of the Park
Paul Petricca of Arlington Heights has held several high level jobs in marketing, sales and business development, but through it all he held tightly to his true passion: hitting. That’s right, hitting, as in hitting a baseball or softball. Over the last 25 years...
John Bostrom Approaches 700th Bears Game
John Bostrom of Arlington Heights still remembers when he quit playing college basketball to spend more time as an intern with the Chicago Bears. It was in 1985 and he was a junior at Lake Forest College. He worked so hard, he was tapped to be part of the advance team...
It Takes a Student
Samantha Springer of Prospect Heights is a middle blocker on the Wheeling High School volleyball team, and she leads her section in the school’s gospel choir. But she has another passion among her many interests: thrifting. This enterprising senior kicked off a...
These New Eagles are Soaring
The future is in good hands if the newest Eagle Scouts at Saint Viator High School are any indication. They have determination and drive, and not surprisingly they are helping to lead the boys' cross country team. Alex Gasey, Finn and P.J. McLeod all are residents of...
On Call: Providing Comfort in the Face of Tragedy
Barb Granado and her comfort dog, Hannah, never get used to it: looking into the face of terrible grief. But for the last 10 years, they have done just that in their roles with the Comfort Dog Ministry of Lutheran Church Charities. Just this week, Granado and Hannah...
Arlington Heights Art Collection Travels to Washington
George Drost is a founding partner of the Arlington Heights-based law firm, Drost, Kivlahan, McMahon & O’Connor and he has been a driving force in the firm’s involvement in the community over the last 35 years. At the same time, he has been just as passionate...
Sowing the Seeds of Outdoor Learning
The Arlington Heights Memorial Library is reinventing itself. Officials always thought of the iconic library as a major hub in the community, with its array of books, publications and services. But increasingly, its programs are moving outside the confines of the...