Arlington Heights Lifestyle
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'Today's the funeral' Arlington Park reaches finish line as fans say goodbye to Illinois' grand racing palaceSep 25, 2021 1:00 am - On a fall afternoon nearly 94 years ago, thousands gathered for the first horse race at a new track along the railroad line in Arlington Heights. The venue was to be, fo...
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Meet the players in the Mount Prospect-based women's golf league that's been around since 1941Sep 24, 2021 6:00 am - A women's golf league based in Mount Prospect will soon celebrate a milestone - playing for 80 straight years. The anniversary will be marked at the Mount Prospect Golf ...
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With Arlington Park closing, our readers share their favorite memories of the trackSep 24, 2021 5:30 am - Racing began at Arlington Park on Oct. 13, 1927, and since then, suburban residents have enjoyed milestones, family events and July Fourth fireworks at the track. The A...
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Constable: Palatine grads turned smelly gym bags and a class project into a businessSep 23, 2021 5:30 am - A business incubator class Drake Roberts and Anthony Tamras took their senior year at Palatine High School gave them an idea, disrupted their college plans and changed t...
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500+ supported those with disabilities at Clearbrook's annual walk/run in Arlington HeightsSep 21, 2021 11:00 pm - Over 500 people participated in Step It Up for Clearbrook on September 18, 2021, raising over $85,000. Clearbrook's third annual 5K run or one-mile walk was held in pers...
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Festivals Sept. 24-30: Long Grove Apple Fest, Fright Fest, Oktoberfests and moreSep 20, 2021 11:00 pm - This weekend Goebbert's Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 31, at 42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove, and 40 W. Higgins Road in South Barrington...
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Governor Pritzker Proclaims Elder Falls Prevention WeekSep 20, 2021 11:00 pm - Governor Pritzker proclamation announce Sept 20-24 Older Adult Falls Prevention Awareness week Per CDC, falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among adults...
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Arlington Heights parish to hold its first Run/Walk for the Poor SaturdaySep 20, 2021 11:00 pm - Our Lady of the Wayside Parish in Arlington Heights will hold its first St. Vincent de Paul 5K Fun Run/Walk for the Poor Saturday, Sept. 25. All runners and walkers are ...
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Arlington Heights library's Makerplace opens: 'Something that no other library has'Sep 19, 2021 1:00 am - Arlington Heights resident Miel Johnson said she can see an immediate if horror-themed benefit from the Arlington Heights Memorial Library's new Makerplace: the ability ...
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Torah Academy of Buffalo Grove Jewish Day School RegistrationSep 18, 2021 11:00 pm - A Message in the Clouds I'm sitting at my computer, trying to recall the English name for Chag haSukkot, and it's not coming to me. Finally, I give up and ask Professor ...