Streets of Arlington

The Arlington Heights Farmers' Market, managed by the Arlington Heights Historical Society, is planning to open its Market on Saturday, June 4 in the parking lot right across the street from the Museum, at the corner of Vail and Fremont. The Market will run from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., every Saturday, June 4 - October 15, from 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Vendor offerings will include fresh produce, plants, vegetables, meats (including Bison), olives, eggs, breads, pastries, herbs, flowers, cheese, jellies and honey. A vendor that provides knife sharpening services also will be at the market. The Market generates funds to manage the collections and programs at the museum and at the same time, offering high quality, nutritious food source to our community. The Farmers Market is an ever changing experience as new produce becomes available throughout the growing season and new events are planned through the year. Check out the list of vendors by clicking here. If you are interest

Fire hydrant flushing is scheduled to start on April 25 and will run through May 6. Each year, the Village of Arlington Heights Public Works Staff operates, flushes, and maintains 3,300 public and 850 private fire hydrants. The personnel generally work in consecutive 12 hour shifts to rapidly facilitate this event with minimal inconvenience to Arlington Heights residents. Some benefits that are generated from this scheduled operation and maintenance are: 1) Every public fire hydrant is operated and maintained. If it cannot be maintained, it is marked out of service and the emergency response agencies are notified. The hydrant is then brought back into service as soon as possible. 2) Every private hydrant is operated and if maintenance is necessary, appropriate owners and emergency agencies are promptly notified and the hydrant is marked as out of service. Maintenance is monitored until complete. 3) Water is measured in gallons per minute in order to document flow for the Fire

The annual Arlington Economic Alliance Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, May 4 at 7:30 a.m. Ditka's Arlington Heights, 2000 W. Euclid Avenue. This year's topic is "The Present and Future Economic Impact of Arlington Park". Representatives of the Arlington International Racecourse will be presenting on the race track's benefits to the Village and business community, as well as their future efforts and programming. The event is open to Arlington Heights businesses and the general public. The deadline to register is Friday, April 22. The cost is $10 and includes a hot breakfast. To download the registration form, please click here. The Arlington Economic Alliance is the Village Board's economic advisory committee and is made up of business leaders from throughout the community. This Commission holds an annual Breakfast meeting in the spring to educate and inform business owners and community stakeholders regarding topics of Village-wide economic i

If you have old electronics, piles of documents you no longer need or old bicycles, you can get rid of them at the Arlington Heights Spring Sweep event, Saturday, April 30, from 9 a.m. – Noon The new location for the event is in the parking lot of Arlington Park Race Track, 2200 W. Euclid Avenue (behind the train station at the southwest corner of Northwest Highway and N. Wilke Road). The entrance to the parking lot is located on North Wilke Road, just south of Northwest Highway. The event includes electronics (see below for a list of acceptable items), document destruction (up to three legal-sized boxes per vehicle) and the collection of old, usable bikes. Residents from the suburban area are welcome to participate. The event is sponsored by the Village of Arlington Heights Special Events Commission, the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC). Thanks to Arlington Park for the generous use of their parking lot. The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (

The Village of Arlington Heights Arts Commission is excited to announce the "Colors and Scenes of Spring Banner Program". The program will provide an opportunity for a local artist or a few local artists to display their artwork on banners throughout Arlington Heights. It is anticipated that the banners will be displayed for approximately 5 years during the spring. The theme of the artwork on the banners should be inspired by the "Colors and Scenes of Spring." These could relate to images in Arlington Heights or other spring related images and motifs. The goal is to beautify and add color along major corridors throughout the Village. The artwork will be juried and if the artwork meets the goals and criteria of the banner program, it may be selected to be used in order to create a spring banner. Participants are asked to not create designs that promote products, sales, advertise companies, etc. Final artwork needs to be submitted in high-resolution file such

Join the Arlington Heights Arts Commission for a celebration of Dance in Arlington Heights from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, May 1 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street. Free Dance Performances by Dance Express, McDonald Dance School, and Orchesis Dance of Rolling Meadows High School, followed by a "Dance Does a Body Good" Panel Discussion. The winner of the 2015 Photography competition will also be announced at the event. There is no admission charged for this event. RSVP: Arts@vah.com or call 847-368-5232 Village of Arlington Heights, Arts Commission