The lights of the menorah shined brightly Sunday evening in Arlington Heights North School Park, as the Chabad Jewish Center hosted its annual Hanukkah celebration.
Once thought to be a bad fit next to a residential neighborhood, a proposed six-story apartment building on the edge of downtown Arlington Heights sailed through village board approvals this week after the developer revised the project to lessen its impact. Still, some neighbors said the changes aren t enough.
After a marathon meeting, most Arlington Heights village board members said early Tuesday they re in favor of a three-story, 25-unit permanent supportive housing development for people with disabilities and veterans on South Arlington Heights Road. But because of the peculiarities of state zoning law, the project requires one more vote from a village trustee for it to be approved.
Longtime Arlington Heights Village Manager Randy Recklaus, the village s day-to-day point person for negotiations with the Chicago Bears and area school districts over a new stadium at Arlington Park, is getting a 7% raise for a second consecutive year.
Teens in Arlington Heights can help their neighbors and make a little extra spending money this winter through the village s Snow Shoveling Referral Program.