Arlington Heights
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Arlington Heights letter carrier who warned neighbors before garbage truck explosion gets national hero awardMar 27, 2026 5:57 pm - Arlington Heights mail carrier Rafael Pozo received national recognition this week for alerting residents and schoolchildren to evacuate moments before a burning garbage truck exploded on Dec. 6, 2024.
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Focus on the joy, not the nonsense, of football recruitingMar 26, 2026 6:40 pm - While dismissing the nonsense swirling around them, we should focus on the great local football recruiting stories of Hersey’s Jake Nawrot and others.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for February 2026Mar 26, 2026 8:32 am - The top finishers in February’s amateur photo contest capture scenes from around the world.
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World War II Ghost Army hero Bluestein dies at 102Mar 25, 2026 2:11 pm - Bernie Bluestein, a member of the legendary Ghost Army during World War II and later a fixture on Harper College’s art scene, died Wednesday at age 102 in hospice in Wheeling, his son Keith said.
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Second place winners, 2026 Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing ContestMar 25, 2026 11:45 am - Here are the second-place winners in the 2026 Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest. The first-place winners published on March 20.
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Hearts of gold: From teaching music lessons to planting gardens, Arlington Heights neighbors give backMar 25, 2026 11:24 am - Arlington Heights officials have recognized 10 individuals and the Frontier Days Inc. Festival Committee with the 2026 Hearts of Gold awards.
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Arlington Heights couple charged with vandalizing Wheeling Township Republican officeMar 24, 2026 6:59 pm - An Arlington Heights couple has been charged in connection with the vandalism of the Wheeling Township Republican office in January.
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Pritzker: Bears stadium deal should happen ‘sooner rather than later’Mar 24, 2026 6:24 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday that a deal to get a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights “needs to happen sooner rather than later,” but now it’s in the hands of the legislature.
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Home & garden calendar, March 24-April 4Mar 24, 2026 2:55 pm - Learn about upcoming plant sales in the Chicago suburbs, as well as gardening club meetings on topics such as crows, daylily hybridizers, citizen scientists, and more.
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Former Hersey High School coach resigns from teaching job amid wrestling program probeMar 23, 2026 7:52 pm - Former John Hersey High School wrestling coach Joe Rupslauk has resigned from his teaching position following an investigation into residency and recruiting violations.