Christopher Placek
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Mayor still hopeful Bears will ‘reverse this ship back toward Arlington Heights’Aug 13, 2026 4:35 pm - Arlington Heights officials remain hopeful the Chicago Bears will choose their town for a new stadium despite the team’s latest pursuit of Northwest Indiana.
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With an assist from AI, Donald E. Stephens comes back to life in new Rosemont museumAug 12, 2026 6:58 pm - Rosemont next week will open to the public its new $3.5 million history museum featuring an AI-powered animatronic replica of its iconic late Mayor Donald E. Stephens.
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Once Upon a Bagel among new eateries planned on Higgins Road in RosemontAug 12, 2026 8:32 am - Once Upon a Bagel will open a 1,800-square-foot shop in Rosemont’s village-owned strip building at 9500-9520 W. Higgins Road, taking over a former Starbucks corner location and joining other new eateries in the developing restaurant row.
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Arlington Heights to hire a dozen more cops, restoring staffing to prerecession levelsAug 11, 2026 6:05 pm - Arlington Heights plans to hire 12 new police officers over three years to address staffing challenges caused by increased training requirements, complex investigations, and officers’ reluctance to work overtime, officials said.
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After backlash, Rosemont mall reverses pay-to-park policyAug 10, 2026 5:56 pm - Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont on Monday announced a reversal of a controversial paid parking policy following backlash from shoppers, businesses and the village’s mayor.
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Attorney recalls ‘proudest moments’ representing Arlington Heights for nearly half centuryAug 08, 2026 1:39 pm - Ernest R. Blomquist III, who served as Arlington Heights village prosecutor for 48 years, has retired from a career that ranged from handling traffic and DUI cases to arguing before the Supreme Court.
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‘Not vanity projects’: First District 214 referendum in more than a half century will ask for $295 million to fix buildingsAug 07, 2026 4:46 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board members voted to place a $295 million bond referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot for building renovations across seven campuses, in what is the district’s first referendum in more than five decades.
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No second bananas: How Chicago Snowballs combine baseball with a ‘traveling circus’ showAug 07, 2026 10:37 am - The Chicago Snowballs, a new baseball team inspired by the Savannah Bananas, is bringing “sportstainment” to stadiums throughout the Midwest with a unique blend of baseball, choreographed dance routines, circus acts and comedy.
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Senior apartment building’s 4-story height next to homes not ‘going to fly,’ Arlington Heights mayor saysAug 04, 2026 3:27 pm - Despite supporting the concept, Arlington Heights village board members said a proposed four-story, 60-unit affordable senior housing development on Golf Road is too tall and too close to neighboring homes.
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‘Full circle moment’: Husband and wife set to launch transformation of shuttered Rolling Meadows firehouseAug 03, 2026 6:36 pm - Husband-and-wife business owners Michael and Emily Schumann will convert a former 1958 Rolling Meadows fire station into Abide Coffee + Bakery, with a $1.8 million renovation set to begin this fall.