🌱 Patch AM: Pioneer Behavioral Health Opens 1st Illinois Location In Arlington Heights

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In today's newsletter:

• New Arlington Heights mental health center offers intensive outpatient care
• Arlington Heights grad earns finance degree from University of Rhode Island
• How a major Pace board shake-up could affect your daily commute

Also on today's calendar: Fright Market at Camp Lake Zurich and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Pioneer Behavioral Health Opens 1st Illinois Location In Arlington Heights (patch.com) — Residents in Arlington Heights now have a new option for structured outpatient mental health care with the opening of Pioneer Behavioral Health's first Illinois location on North Arlington Heights Road. The center offers partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs for adults dealing with conditions like anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder and more, aiming to provide an alternative between weekly therapy and inpatient hospitalization. Leaders say the site was chosen for its accessibility to Arlington Heights and surrounding northwest suburbs.
   

2. Arlington Heights Student Graduates From University Of Rhode Island (patch.com) — Arlington Heights readers can celebrate local student Owen Winfield, who recently graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in finance. His achievement is part of a broader recognition of local academic milestones, as URI awarded thousands of undergraduate and graduate degrees during its May commencement ceremonies.
   

3. Pace honors departing board members for decades of service (thelansingjournal.org) — Pace, headquartered in Arlington Heights, just honored 10 departing board members whose 152 combined years of service helped shape suburban bus routes, On Demand options, and new battery-electric buses. Their exit comes as Pace shifts to a new governance structure under the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act, aiming to keep service reliable, sustainable, and better coordinated for riders across the northwest suburbs.
   

4. Former Philips engineer convicted of stealing X-ray tube trade secrets for Chinese competitor (dotmed.com) — A former Philips engineer has been convicted in a federal trade-secrets case tied to X-ray tube technology, and Arlington Heights resident Vladimir Nevtonenko has already admitted possessing stolen trade secrets in the same investigation. Nevtonenko and another ex-Philips engineer from Aurora are awaiting sentencing later this year, while additional China-based defendants remain fugitives, according to the Justice Department.
   

5. NFL Commissioner: Arlington Heights is still on the table for a new Chicago Bears stadium (fox59.com) — Arlington Heights remains officially "on the table" as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the Bears' stadium site here hasn't been ruled out, even as plans focus on Hammond, Indiana. Lawmakers in Illinois and Indiana are still jockeying over funding frameworks that could determine whether the team ultimately builds in Arlington Heights or moves across state lines.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Arlington Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Fright Market at Camp Lake Zurich →
  Phase Three Brewing - Lake Zurich, 932 Donata Ct, Lake Zurich
  12:00 pm
• Election Protection! →
  Elk Grove Village Public Library, 1001 Wellington Ave, Elk Grove Village
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• ONE Service at Willow Stream Park, featuring U2 Eucharist →
  Willow Stream Park, 651 Old Checker Rd, Buffalo Grove
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Wake up to donuts on your doorstep from Do-Rite! Order by 10pm Friday. →
  6:00 am
• August Dance Camp
  South MS Large and Small Gym
  8:30 am
Sunday August 30
• Get pastrami, brisket, + more from the iconic Manny's Deli! Order by 10am. →
  3:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
  5:30 pm
• Learn To Square Dance--1st Lesson FREE! →
  Christian Church of Arlington Heights, 333 W Thomas St, Arlington Heights
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Lobster lovers get ready, Happy Lobster rolls + more are headed your way! Order by 10am. →
  3:00 pm
• Line Dance Beginners' Hoedown in Palatine →
  Twin Lakes Golf Course & Recreation Area, 1200 E Lake Dr, Palatine
  5:30 pm
• Line dancing with weighted vest! (weighted vest optional) Palatine~ →
  Twin Lakes Golf Course & Recreation Area, 1200 E Lake Dr, Palatine
  6:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Pequod's famous caramelized-crust pizza, delivered. Order by noon Tuesday. →
  3:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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