The Chicago Bears would pay $3.6 million in property taxes a year at the sprawling Arlington Park property until construction begins on a stadium, under terms of a proposed agreement released Thursday by Arlington Heights officials.

Mark your calendar for Dickens in Dundee, tree lightings, parades and festivals throughout the suburbs, Breakfast with Santa, Highwood’s Elf Invasion Pub Crawl, “Nutcrackers” and more happening this week.

From the days of selling coal for heating homes to innovations in the building industry like laminated veneer lumber, the Heller family has seen quite a bit over the course of a century in business. And with the distinction of being the oldest business in the same location in Arlington Heights, the fourth-generation company doesn’t plan to go anywhere anytime soon.

Mark your calendar for Jurassic Quest in Rosemont, tree lightings, productions of “The Nutcracker,” Itasca Winter Wonderland and more happening this week.

Mark your calendar for the opening of Santa’s Rock N Lights in Geneva, Aurora Christkindlmarket at RiverEdge Park, Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic, Long Grove Vintage Holidays, the Great American Dog Show and more happening this week.

Fireworks, Santa visits, parades, holiday performances and more are a part of suburban tree lightings this season.

Mark your calendar for the Morton Arboretum’s IllumiBrew kicking off Illumination: Tree Lights, Brookfield Zoo’s Reindeer Run, Sinfonietta Bel Canto’s “Hansel and Gretel,” Mini Comic Con and more happening this week.

The $25 million renovation of a Hyatt hotel in Rosemont is now underway as part of a rebrand years in the making.

Mark your calendar for Veterans Day observances throughout the suburbs, the Chicago Toy and Game Fair, Brew It Forward in Wheaton, violinist Rachel Barton Pine performing with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra and more happening this week.