Arlington Heights News

The Eyes to the Skies hot-air balloon festival in Lisle draws more than 150,000 people.

ALCOHOL Erin L. Rotheiser, 23, of the 400 block of Navajo, Wheeling, was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content above .08 and violating a traffic control device at 1:33 a.m. May 21 at Buffalo Grove and Dundee roads.

When we watch our felines in action and observe their silly antics, sometime it is difficult to understand what motivates them.

Tennis players from all over Illinois including the north and northwest suburbs will compete in the Illinois High School Association State Tournament today, Friday and Saturday at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights and other area courts.

Like a gilded time machine, Palmer House Hilton elevators transported more than 500 guests up and away from 21st century bustle.

The Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Services Academy plans to erect a 35-foot-tall "solar tree" structure in front of its building at 2300 Patriot Blvd.

Members voted Tuesday evening, 16-8, to appoint Cathy Ferguson, selected by Hill outside the committee process, to fill a vacancy on the Mental Health Board.

A 21-year-old Hanover Park man has been charged with misappropriating property from a TCF Bank in Arlington Heights where he worked.

Kathaleen Murphy keeps cool with a small personal fan during the St. Viator graduation ceremony Sunday at the high school in Arlington Heights.

Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.

So I was thrilled to judge a salad competition in my community. The opportunity gave me a chance to sample a number of creative plates and gave me a wealth of ideas to consider when creating my own summer salads.

ALCOHOL Patricia M. Dionesotes, 55, of 1539 Richmond St., Arlington Heights, was charged with driving under the influence, violation of minimum speed and improper lane usage May 19 at Route 83 and Westmoreland Drive, where police said she was driving 15 miles per hour under the speed limit.

DUI Brendan T. Moratz, 27, of 611 S. Division St., Barrington, was arrested for DUI, BAC over .08, leaving the scene of property damage accident, no insurance and no driver's license on person after being involved in an accident at 312 S. Hager Ave., May 6. He was released on bond and given a Cook County court date of June 20.

Francis Cardinal George ordained 10 priests Saturday at Holy Name Cathedral, including three from the Northwest suburbs and three who will serve at parishes in Lake County.

Mosquitoes that hatched early thanks to April's flooding could have reached adulthood and begun biting this weekend.

On Saturday, May 18, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth announced the winners of the 8 th Congressional District Art Competition at a Reception in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

A 21-year veteran of the Elgin Police Department will be promoted to deputy chief in early June, filling a position that has been vacant since mid-March. Cmdr.

Frugal shoppers know that thrift and resale stores bear a gold-mine of finds and deals, but it doesn't always come naturally.

Do you think Illinois needs stricter guidelines for the blood-alcohol threshold for those driving under the influence? On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from .08 to .05 percent.

A few months after Gina Giancola, a well-known soccer player and sophomore at Hersey High School, died in October 2011, the families of several friends approached her family hoping to organize an event in her memory.