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Arlington Heights is seen as a well-established, traditional community among Chicago s suburbs, but can it also be regarded as innovative, forward thinking and progressive? A consultant hired by the village as part of a rebranding initiative recommends a shift from the traditional to transformational, as work continues on a new tagline, logo and marketing materials.
Arlington Heights trustees spar over president pro tem post as faction insists on a woman Robin LaBedz Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes recommendation of a president pro tem to fill in for him at meetings and public events was turned down by the village board, in the first public rejection of such a nominee in decades. Daily Herald File Photo, 2017 Jim Tinaglia
Posted5/12/2021 5:00 AM
For the first time in decades, Arlington Heights trustees publicly sparred over the selection of a president pro tem, turning down Mayor Tom Hayes recommendation of Trustee Jim Tinaglia in favor of Trustee Robin LaBedz.
On the same night board members were set to discuss the village s ongoing diversity, equity and inclusion initiative, most said elevating a woman to one of the highest positions in village government would go a long way toward advancing those values. But Hayes and others equated the move to a quota and said it was injecting politics into nonpartisan local
Large warehouses or adult businesses? No.
Continued horse racing? Yes.
That s the declared preference of Arlington Heights mayor, eight trustees, village manager and community development department staff members for what becomes of the 326 acres now home to Arlington Park.
The village board Monday night unanimously approved an ordinance banning owner Churchill Downs Inc. from placing a restrictive covenant tied to horse racing and gambling on the land as part of the municipality s effort to preserve the option of those things under new property ownership.
The board also took initial steps on future zoning changes that would prohibit certain types of uses on the land. The 23-item list includes adult businesses, car washes, currency exchanges, kiddie parks, funeral parlors and wholesale offices, including warehouses and storerooms.