Mulder's desk drawing bids in furniture auction
The biding war for Village President Arlene Mulder's office set was up to almost $300 on Tuesday.
With 16 bids, it's not a war, but more of an online skirmish. Still, $300 isn't bad considering the top bid for her large wooden desk and high-backed red leather chair was $8 just a few days ago.
Mulder and other village employees will move into a new $30 million village hall in a few weeks where mostly new furniture will be awaiting them. Almost 300 pieces of old furniture are being sold. The auction ends Monday.
Mulder's office package includes her desk, chair, computer table and book shelf.
The desk goes back more than 40 years and the chair was bought especially for Mulder when she took office 15 years ago. A picture of the desk online shows it with a few scattered awards and Mulder's Diet Pepsi on top.
Other items on sale include file cabinets, refrigerators, garbage cans, couches, tables, computer tables and more.
In total, the village will spend $963,961 for new furniture, said Village Manager Bill Dixon. That bid was almost $200,000 less than first budgeted, Dixon said.
The new village hall at 33 S. Arlington Heights Road will open to the public Jan. 22.
To check out the auction of old village furniture, go to www.obenaufauctionsonline.com.
Botched burglary: Burglaries generally aren't funny, but this one is a little.
A burglar broke a glass door to get inside the Bang & Olufsen store at 780 W. Dundee Road, activating the security alarm, at 2:46 a.m. on Christmas Eve. Officers found a 50-inch, flat-screen television with a motorized stand face down on the showroom floor. The burglar apparently dropped the television, which cost $21,900, in an attempt to steal it, according to police reports.
Don't steal something you can't carry.
I wonder what they serve: Chicken N Beer is a new restaurant planned for 39 W. Golf Road in the Arlington Towne Square Shopping Center, which is at Golf and Arlington Heights roads.
The restaurant would seat 20 people and also have carryout service. Chicken N Beer would be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
A village planning report says the restaurant would serve "chicken-related items," and based on the eatery's name, it will probably need a liquor license as well.
The plan still needs approval from the plan commission and village board.
Running group meets tonight: The Arlington Trotters want to help you keep your 2008 fitness resolution with "Running on the Web Part Deux." Roy Carlson and Todd Heideman will discuss running and fitness information that can be found on the Internet. The group's first monthly meeting is at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Heritage Park, 506 W. Victoria Lane.
Check out www.arlingtontrotters.com for more information.