🌱 Patch AM: What Springfield’s stalemate means for the Bears’ future in Arlington Heights.

What's up Arlington Heights! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Springfield's stalemate means for the Bears' future in Arlington Heights.
• How a new library program tackles caregiving and memory in Arlington Heights.

Also on today's calendar: Election Protection! and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Expert says Illinois politics are to blame for failure to secure stadium for Chicago Bears in state (cbsnews.com) — Illinois' failure to pass key stadium and tax legislation has stalled the long‑anticipated Chicago Bears move to an Arlington Heights site, even after the team bought the former Arlington International Racecourse property. A stadium expert and political insiders debate whether Springfield's dysfunction or the Bears' own strategy is most to blame, while Indiana advances a competing, publicly funded stadium plan in Hammond.
   

• Peekaboo, Mama (chicagocaregiving.com) — Arlington Heights Memorial Library is piloting a new narrative reflection program using stories from Chicago author Benjamin Cameron Davis Jr.'s collection, The Quiet Songs of Remembrance, as part of its senior and accessible services. One featured story, "Peekaboo, Mama," offers a tender, fictional look at caregiving and memory loss that mirrors challenges many local families may recognize.
   

📸 Around Arlington Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Arlington Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Election Protection! →
  Elk Grove Village Public Library, 1001 Wellington Ave, Elk Grove Village
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Maximize YOUR Membership
  Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce Arlington Heights Chamber Office 3400 W Stonegate Blvd Arlington Heights
  10:00 am
• Try Square Dancing! →
  Christian Church Of Arlington Heights, 333 W Thomas St, Arlington Heights
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Curriculum Night
  J W Riley Elem School Arlington Heights, IL 60004
  5:30 pm
• Open House, Evening
  TOWNSHIP HSD 214 Arlington Heights, IL 60005
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Donuts with Grown Ups
  Booth Tarkington Elem School Wheeling, IL 60090
  8:50 am
• GBB & BS - Tryouts
  Palatine CCSD 15 Your Home School
  2:15 pm
• City Council Regular Meeting →
  Prospect Heights, IL Calendar, 8 N. Elmhurst Road, Prospect Heights
  6:30 pm
• Virtual Support Group: Caregivers of Those with Memory Loss
  Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce Virtual
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Preschool Students First Day of School!
  Greene Chicago, IL 60609
• Picture Day
  Holmes Jr High School Mount Prospect, IL 60056
  7:30 am
• Ascentient Presents: Bear Down with the Ultimate User Experience powered by Always Be Connecting
  Schaumburg Business Association BluSky Restoration Contractors 3200 Squibb Avenue Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
  7:30 am
• EC Welcome to the Hive (AM session / Last Name A-L)
  Westbrook Early Learning Cntr Mount Prospect, IL 60056
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• FOUND owners 💙 Anyone recognize this sweet older boy beagle.?
  Found wandering near chestnut and Hawthorne. No collar. (Nextdoor Ridge Park)
• My daughter needs a spray tan to even out her tan lines for her wedding.
  Doesn't need a dark tan just to blend. Any recommendations. Thank you (Nextdoor Arlington Hts Pioneer Pk)

• Bathing Brands posted a job opening for Video Producer & Videographer in Wheeling. Apply here.
• Comrise posted a job opening for Customer Services Support Operator in Buffalo Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Arlington Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rolling Meadows

• Rolling Meadows Man Held Without Bail After Machine Gun Discovered Under Seat in Elmhurst (meigsindypress.com)

Mount Prospect

• Data centers and tax breaks: How we reported the story (chicagotribune.com)
• Ten open practice observations (news-gazette.com)
• Salt shortage forces a scramble in North Aurora and St. Charles (tricitiescentral.com)

Palatine

• 525 S Quentin Rd Unit 216, Palatine, IL 60067 - 2 beds/2 baths (redfin.com)

Ok Arlington Heights! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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