Christopher Placek
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Frayed U.S.-Canada relations puts suburban youth hockey tournament on iceJul 01, 2026 5:49 pm - Plans for an international youth hockey tournament in Rolling Meadows between U.S. and Canadian teams are on hold due to strained relations between the two countries.
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District 214 could ask voters to approve $300 million for school renovationsJun 30, 2026 7:03 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board members are considering asking voters to approve at least $300 million in taxing authority for school renovations in November, in what would be the Arlington Heights-based district’s first referendum in some five decades.
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Rolling Meadows hikes ambulance fees to pay for six new firefightersJun 29, 2026 5:55 pm - The Rolling Meadows Fire Department, operating with the same 42-person staffing level since 1990, plans to hire six firefighter/paramedics funded by increased ambulance billing fees.
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‘A bucket list item that I didn’t know I had’: Suburban garage rockers prep for first headlining gig since ’60sJun 26, 2026 10:11 am - The Huns, a 1960s garage rock band from the Northwest suburbs, have reunited and are rehearsing for their first solo show since going their separate ways after high school graduation in 1969.
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Rolling Meadows privatizes garbage pickup after 57 years of public serviceJun 24, 2026 7:24 pm - Rolling Meadows city council members unanimously voted to privatize garbage collection after 57 years of municipal service, inking a 5-year contract with Lakeshore Recycling Services.
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Bears merging House and Senate bills for a stadium deal in Illinois, Pritzker saysJun 23, 2026 7:15 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker revealed Tuesday that the Chicago Bears are working to combine elements of separate House and Senate bills into unified legislation for a new stadium in Illinois.
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Rolling Meadows to outsource garbage collection after long haul of in-house serviceJun 22, 2026 6:58 pm - Rolling Meadows is preparing to privatize its garbage collection services after decades of municipal operation.
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Arlington Heights OKs drinks-to-go plan, with wristbands and special cups requiredJun 18, 2026 7:18 pm - Arlington Heights’ “social district” pilot program is set to launch in August within the existing Arlington Alfresco area. Patrons will be able to take drinks to go from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
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Arlington Heights to host first drone show July 2Jun 17, 2026 10:08 am - Arlington Heights will host a 400-drone synchronized light show on July 2, serving as a replacement of sorts for the traditional fireworks show that had long been held at the Arlington Park racetrack before its closure in 2021.
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‘This number defined accountability’: $10.5 million settlement reached in fatal Elk Grove Village police shootingJun 17, 2026 8:54 am - Elk Grove Village agreed to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of a 24-year-old man fatally shot by police for $10.5 million. It marks Illinois’ largest police shooting settlement where the victim wasn’t a bystander, the family’s attorneys say.