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Arlington Heights News

Local news for Arlington Heights, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

13 hrs ago | Daily Herald

Arlington Heights Irish Fest moves inside

Irish Fest opened on schedule Saturday in Arlington Heights, but organizers had to deal with saturated grounds from Friday's storms, and the potential for more rain.

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Related Topix: Weather, Chicago, IL, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Daily Herald

Cap could close payday loan loopholes

Arlington Heights business owner Bob Griffith balked as soon as he read the letter from a payday loan company demanding that he garnish the wages of one of his employees.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Daily Herald

Thunderstorms force Irish Fest to close tonight

Tonight's night's storms forced officials with the Arlington Heights Park District to cancel the opening night of Irish Fest.

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Related Topix: Celtic, Brigid's Cross

Daily Herald

Arlington Heights vandals set off five explosions in three days

Arlington Heights police are looking for a group of teen boys authorities say are responsible for a series of mailbox and car explosions that took place July 5 to 7. The blasts were set off in two mailboxes, ...

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Daily Herald

Judge orders testing for battery suspect

James Polacheck's behavior on May 18 suggested a man with a troubled psyche. An order for a psychological evaluation from a Cook County judge will determine whether that's the case.

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Related Topix: Cook County, IL

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Freerepublic.com

Dog Found After Five Years on the Lam

A collie that disappeared from his suburban Chicago owners more than five years ago has been located 85 miles away in the town of Rockford, Ill.

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Related Topix: Rockford Metro, Rockford, IL, Chicago, IL

Wed Jul 16, 2008

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Schaumburg police swap shotguns for rifles

Schaumburg police will benefit from a trade-in deal to replace their squad car shotguns with rifles.

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Related Topix: Schaumburg, IL

Daily Herald

Story of dog's rescue is a true ''tail

A few nights ago, Melissa Moeller had a dream that Bo came back. "I honestly hadn't thought about Bo in so long," the 23-year-old said.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Winnebago County, IL, Rockford, IL

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Daily Herald

Fire trying hard to acquire McBride

With the summer transfer window officially open, the Chicago Fire still has not been able to acquire the MLS rights to forward Brian McBride from Toronto FC.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

Daily Herald

Years of lead at Arlington Hts. cop shop

Black dust found on some vents in the Arlington Heights police station contain elevated levels of lead, the village board was told on Monday.

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Related Topix: Dixon, IL

Daily Herald

Let's share burden of freight traffic

Thanks to state Reps. Rosemary Mullins and Carolyn Krause for supporting the proposed Canadian National purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway, and also supporting the STAR Commuter Line.

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Related Topix: Buffalo Grove, IL, Prospect Heights, IL, Wheeling, IL, Mount Prospect, IL, Des Plaines, IL

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Daily Herald

On-air cuss could have been prevented

There are reasons that actor David Carradine's face looks like 71 miles of bad road.

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Related Topix: John Carradine, David Carradine, Kung Fu, Western, Action, Entertainment, Drama, Television

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Six charged with prostitution

When police raided an Arlington Heights salon on Thursday and arrested six people for prostitution, they probably weren't all that surprised.

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Related Topix: Palatine, IL, Chicago Metro

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Daily Herald

Economy taking toll on food pantries

A new wave of arrivals is landing on the doorstep of area food pantries: those recently laid off from work.

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Related Topix: Carpentersville, IL, Naperville, IL

Antioch Review

Updated 7/11: Car flips into house in Arlington Heights

A 22-year-old Barrington man was charged Thursday with driving under the influence of alcohol after flipping his vehicle over and hitting a house and parkway tree in Arlington Heights.

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Related Topix: Barrington, IL, Antioch, IL

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Storm drain a death trap for ducks

A creek that cuts under Windsor Drive and feeds into Lake Arlington in Arlington Heights can be a wildlife hazard.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

Cbs2chicago.com

'Tanning' Salon Closed In Prostitution Sting

Four women and two men were arrested Thursday in connection with an alleged prostitution ring at a northwest suburban tanning salon, where police said there was not a lot of tanning going on.

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Related Topix: Palatine, IL, Chicago Metro

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Junior actors in Arlington Heights use pastime to help others

What began eight years ago in a basement play area with about a dozen neighborhood children has blossomed into a summer theater group with more than 40 children staging annual plays.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Family, Kids

Wed Jul 09, 2008

WAND-TV Decatur

Prosecutors say man tried to hire inmate to kill former girlfriend

Prosecutors say today that an Elgin man in Cook County Jail on charges that he harassed his former girlfriend has been indicted for allegedly trying to hire another inmate to kill the woman.

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Related Topix: Elgin, IL, Cook County, IL, Rolling Meadows, IL

WLS-TV Chicago

Man accused of taking lewd pictures at...

An official with the MacArthur Foundation faces charges after police say he used a camera to take photos up women's skirts during Fourth of July festivities in Arlington Heights.

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Arlington Heights, Illinois is located in Cook County and is part of the Chicago Metro Area. Zip codes in Arlington Heights include 60004, 60005, and 60006.

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