Funeral Mass procession for Nicholas J. Helmer, former mayor of Prospect Heights, travels south on Elmhurst Road toward City Hall last Thursday, Feb. 3. Helmer died on Jan. 26 at the age of 79. Services were held at St. Alphonsus Church with the procession headed to All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines for interment. (Shawn
Scholarship Assistance Fund (SAF) Dollars for Scholars held its 2022 scholarship reception June 17 at Hawthorne Global Aviation Services in Wheeling. The two-hour catered gathering focused on the accomplishments and educational pursuits of this year s scholarship recipients.
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Three-term Prospect Heights Mayor Nicholas J. Helmer, who used his professional background in real estate to bring a renewed emphasis on economic development to the city, has died.