Wish comes true for boy thanks to a ballgame

Arlington Park racetrack officials played a softball game against some Arlington Heights police officers during the week of the Arlington Million to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The charity game ended up helping Arlington Heights resident Aaron Marti, 11, who will attend the "Summerslam" wrestling tournament in New York City.

Aaron was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a type of bone cancer. He's undergone several rounds of chemotherapy and a bone transplant.

A limo picked up Aaron and his family at their home in the 1300 block of North Pine Avenue this week.

Carding hard: Since 2002, the Arlington Heights Police Department has conducted annual checks at bars, gas stations and pretty much any place that sells tobacco or alcohol to make sure employees are carding their customers.

For the first time since the inception of the sting program, there was a 100 perception compliance rate for liquor sales -- no violations out of 106 checks. For places that sell tobacco, police found a 98.1 percent compliance rate for tobacco sale -- only 1 violation out of 53 checks.

The checks were done in July and August.

Teen film fest winners: Mark Davis of Northridge Prep High School won first place and Brian O'Leary from Buffalo Grove High School won the audience choice award at first Teen Film Fest, held on Aug. 17 at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. The Daily Herald's film critic Dann Gire was contest judge and emcee.

Winners received Best Buy gift cards.