Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment as university changes protest policy
Hundreds of Northwestern students joined nationwide protests against Israel’s war in Gaza on Thursday, prompting...
Arlington Heights
![Residents and taxpayers of Barrington School District 220 rated safety and security, and a new auditorium at Barrington High School, as priorities for the school district, officials learned as community input was collected in preparation for a potential multi-million-dollar referendum that would be placed on the ballot in the November election. The data was shared with school board members April 2 by EO Sullivan Consulting, which was hired by the district to collect community feedback through phone and online surveys, four public engagement sessions and referendum advisory committee meetings. Information had been collected in three phases and began earlier this […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PPN-L-bcr-district-220-feferend-002.jpg?w=98 "Residents and taxpayers of Barrington School District 220 rated safety and security, and a new auditorium at Barrington High School, as priorities for the school district, officials learned as community input was collected in preparation for a potential multi-million-dollar referendum that would be placed on the ballot in the November election. The data was shared with school board members April 2 by EO Sullivan Consulting, which was hired by the district to collect community feedback through phone and online surveys, four public engagement sessions and referendum advisory committee meetings. Information had been collected in three phases and began earlier this […]")
Barrington School District 220 board pore over survey results after asking taxpayers about possible referendum
Residents and taxpayers of Barrington School District 220 rated safety and security, and a new...
![For nearly a decade, the “Black Teen Empowerment Summit” in Township High School District 214 has included students from across the six-school district who take part in what has become an annual tradition. This year, the summit was held April 19 at Rolling Meadows High School, and featured motivational speakers and inspirational activities with goals according to organizers, to promote belonging, personal appreciation, wellness and self awareness. Principal Megan Kelly said approximately 150 students attended from across the district. The Arlington Heights-based school district has nearly 12,000 students, with 49% of them of minority heritage – including 2% African-American. “I […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PPN-L-AHP-Black-Teen-Summit-12.jpg?w=132 "For nearly a decade, the “Black Teen Empowerment Summit” in Township High School District 214 has included students from across the six-school district who take part in what has become an annual tradition. This year, the summit was held April 19 at Rolling Meadows High School, and featured motivational speakers and inspirational activities with goals according to organizers, to promote belonging, personal appreciation, wellness and self awareness. Principal Megan Kelly said approximately 150 students attended from across the district. The Arlington Heights-based school district has nearly 12,000 students, with 49% of them of minority heritage – including 2% African-American. “I […]")
Black teen summit at Rolling Meadows H.S. cast spotlight on ‘beautiful diversity’ of School District 214
For nearly a decade, the “Black Teen Empowerment Summit” in Township High School District 214...
Taxpayers would pick up half the tab for Bears’ lakefront stadium development, sources say
The Chicago Bears are set to announce a $4.6 billion plan to build a new...
![The groundbreaking on a $5 million project to redo the athletic fields at Buffalo Grove High School is just over a month away, with the work expected to increase the schools ability to play such sports as baseball, tennis, lacrosse – and even girls flag football – at higher levels. The athletic fields will be getting a makeover this summer, with additional phases planned for coming years. “A couple of years ago, we only had two baseball home games the entire regular season,” Principal Jeff Wardle said at a February open house where BGHS and school district officials showcased the […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/05/24/34AM4SYVGJAPPJLZU7PTTV5P3Q.jpg?w=135 "The groundbreaking on a $5 million project to redo the athletic fields at Buffalo Grove High School is just over a month away, with the work expected to increase the schools ability to play such sports as baseball, tennis, lacrosse – and even girls flag football – at higher levels. The athletic fields will be getting a makeover this summer, with additional phases planned for coming years. “A couple of years ago, we only had two baseball home games the entire regular season,” Principal Jeff Wardle said at a February open house where BGHS and school district officials showcased the […]")
$5M renovation of Buffalo Grove High School athletic fields to start this summer: ‘Right now, it’s almost an unusable space’
The groundbreaking on a $5 million project to redo the athletic fields at Buffalo Grove...
![The Arlington Heights Village Board granted developers of the planned Arlington 425 project in downtown Arlington Heights another construction-related extension – making this at least the second one – even as financing for the work has still not been secured. The mixed-use development, planned for 225 W. Campbell St., has been in the works for five years. “We’re looking to get it going,” Stephen Messutta, general counsel for Norwood Builders of Park Ridge, told the board at the April 15 meeting. The developer requested a zoning extension for the proposed redevelopment on the longtime empty land parcel located just steps […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/05/09/E6SSECNLL5F4JLRU4GG4CNMQ2A.jpg?w=135 "The Arlington Heights Village Board granted developers of the planned Arlington 425 project in downtown Arlington Heights another construction-related extension – making this at least the second one – even as financing for the work has still not been secured. The mixed-use development, planned for 225 W. Campbell St., has been in the works for five years. “We’re looking to get it going,” Stephen Messutta, general counsel for Norwood Builders of Park Ridge, told the board at the April 15 meeting. The developer requested a zoning extension for the proposed redevelopment on the longtime empty land parcel located just steps […]")
Developers for planned $150M development near downtown Arlington Heights ask for another extension, say financing not yet secured: ‘We are hoping pricing gets better’
The Arlington Heights Village Board granted developers of the planned Arlington 425 project in downtown...
Chicago Bears to announce plans Wednesday for new domed stadium on lakefront
Team officials will make the announcement at Soldier Field, which would be demolished under the...
![Arlington Heights Police Department have joined the FBI in the North Suburban Safe Streets Task Force to expand crime-fighting initiatives, officials announced. “It’s an opportunity to network with our federal partners and it’s a force multiplier,” said Arlington Heights Police Chief Nicholas Pecora in an interview with Pioneer Press April 1. “By embedding a police officer in an FBI task force, we get to use the resources of the FBI and conversely, we can maintain that northwest suburban collaboration because we all know crime is not restrictive; it doesn’t support jurisdictional boundaries. It’s better to chase with the long arm […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2020/03/16/CQ6T3OIKBRAZNL35VEMDVQ5GBI.jpg?w=135 "Arlington Heights Police Department have joined the FBI in the North Suburban Safe Streets Task Force to expand crime-fighting initiatives, officials announced. “It’s an opportunity to network with our federal partners and it’s a force multiplier,” said Arlington Heights Police Chief Nicholas Pecora in an interview with Pioneer Press April 1. “By embedding a police officer in an FBI task force, we get to use the resources of the FBI and conversely, we can maintain that northwest suburban collaboration because we all know crime is not restrictive; it doesn’t support jurisdictional boundaries. It’s better to chase with the long arm […]")
The Arlington Heights Village Board gives green light to town’s police partnering on FBI task force
Arlington Heights Police Department have joined the FBI in the North Suburban Safe Streets Task...
Things to do April 18-24 in Pioneer Press and Doings suburbs
Here are some other events occurring the week of April 18-24 in Doings and Pioneer...
Economic development leader Andrea Zopp adds a new twist to her roster: The Chicago Bears
Zopp said she sees a new stadium as something that could improve the city and...