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Adult Lifeguards Help Extend the Summer
The Arlington Heights Aquatics Department happened upon an untapped workforce the last few summers: adults who are avid swimmers and want to help keep neighborhood pools open, after teenage lifeguards return to school. They affectionately refer to themselves as the...
A Certain Buzz Surrounds ArtWalk at Izaak Walton Park
There promises to be a buzz in the air Saturday when the whimsical ArtWalk and Art Fair returns to Izaak Walton Park in Prospect Heights. That's because the theme of the show is, What's the Buzz? Or to put it simply, each creation will be about bugs. "It is truly is a...
District 214 Foundation Supporters Come Out Swinging
Students are the top priority in Northwest High School District 214, and together with the help of the District 214 Education Foundation, and its many donors and grants, the district is able to help all students, but especially the immediate needs of those that come...
New Generation of Students Learns about Arlington Heights Native Lost on 9/11
Students at Saint Viator High School opened their day with a prayer for the more than 3,000 victims of 9/11. In particular, they learned about Mary Lenz Wieman, a former AON executive who died in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. The Arlington Heights native...
Grassroots 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run Returns to Raise Money for Area Families
Families helping families. That's what's driving the 5K/1-Mile Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, Sept. 14. Proceeds benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society and outreach ministry at three Arlington Heights churches, Our Lady of the Wayside, St. James and St. Edna's -- whose...
Forty Years Later, the Closing of Arlington High School Still Stings
Chip Brooks spent 36 years as a partner in a Chicago law firm, so he knows a thing or two about research and writing. Now celebrating his sixth year as co-owner of Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, he has developed a unique series to compliment the lineup of performers...
The First Mustang Sold in This Country Still Turning Heads
Gail Wise of Park Ridge still draws attention when she and her husband, Tom, tool around in their sporty "skylight blue" Mustang. And why not? The iconic car is in pristine condition, looking much like it did some 60 years ago when Wise first drove it out of the...
Illinois Teacher of the Year Comes Full Circle at Hoffman Estates High
For Briana Morales -- who was named Illinois Teacher of the Year last year -- it was poetry that helped her cope. Morales returned to Hoffman Estates High School last week, not only as a proud 2013 alumna but as the outgoing Illinois Teacher of the Year. Morales...
Wheaton Municipal Band Celebrates its Longtime Director
Suffice it to say, Dr. Bruce Moss Moss does not like to toot his own horn, but with this being his 45th summer conducting the Wheaton Municipal Band, well, he's bursting his buttons with pride. "At the risk of sounding immodest, I can comfortably say this is really a...
Metropolis Actor Makes Transition from Classical to Shakin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll
Nashville native Austin Dean Shaw stars as rock 'n' roll pioneer, Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet, playing now at the Metropolis Center for the Performing Arts. He nearly steals the show with his shenanigans while playing the piano in such classics as Great...