Steve Zalusky

Arlington Heights

News Reporter at Daily Herald

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Residents ask Mount Prospect to fly Pride flag, but village sticks to flag policy

1 day ago | dailyherald.com | Steve Zalusky

Mount Prospect Mayor Paul Hoefert, left, presents Alan Cervenka of the village's Special Events Commission with a proclamation honoring Pride Month at Tuesday’s village board meeting. Courtesy of Kylie Cerk, Village of Mount Prospect The Mount Prospect village board honored Pride Month with a proclamation this week. But some residents want the village to go further by flying a Pride flag.
Mount Prospect holding public meeting to discuss safety at Central Road railroad crossing

2 days ago | dailyherald.com | Steve Zalusky

Mount Prospect will hold a public information meeting Thursday evening to discuss the Central Road Railroad Crossing Phase I Study. Daily Herald file photo Mount Prospect is holding a public information meeting Thursday evening to discuss the Central Road Railroad Crossing Phase I Study. The study aims at improving safety and mobility at the Central Road railroad crossing and the intersection of Central Road and Northwest Highway.
Capannari store has new name, renewed lease with Mount Prospect

2 days ago | dailyherald.com | Steve Zalusky

Capannari Ice Cream, 10 S. Pine St., has a new lease with the village of Mount Prospect and a new name, Cap’s Ice Cream. Courtesy of Capannari Ice Cream Lovers of Capannari Ice Cream will continue to enjoy its classic flavors at the downtown Mount Prospect location for at least the remainder of the decade and possibly beyond. The business has a new lease with its landlord, the village of Mount Prospect, at 10 S. Pine St., in the historic former general store building.
Services for D-Day vet on anniversary of Normandy invasion

2 days ago | dailyherald.com | Steve Zalusky

Richard Rung Courtesy of Judy and Carl Pickard Richard Rung not only taught history to his students at Wheaton College. He helped make history as a sailor who landed on Omaha Beach during the Normandy invasion in World War II. Rung, a Carol Stream resident, died May 23 at age 100. Rung passed away two months after the death of Dorothy Rung, his wife of 76 years. Services will be held Friday, the 81st anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
Palatine not hiring consultants to study Bears’ effect on village

3 days ago | dailyherald.com | Steve Zalusky

Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz speaks at this year’s Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce state of the Village Address at Palatine Village Hall. Steve Zalusky/[email protected] Palatine stands to feel the effects of the Bears relocating to Arlington Heights. But unlike another similarly affected Arlington Heights neighbor, Rolling Meadows, Palatine has no plans to hire independent consultants. “At this point, I don’t see the need to hire (a traffic engineer).
Longtime Palatine fire chief announces retirement, replacement tapped

4 days ago | dailyherald.com | Steve Zalusky

Palatine Fire Department Deputy Chief Patrick Gratzianna will retire in September. Palatine will see a changing of the guard in the leadership of its fire department in September. Chief Patrick Gratzianna is retiring. His replacement, Deputy Chief Scott Mackeben, will officially become chief Sept. 17, one day after Gratzianna’s retirement. Gratzianna was appointed chief in 2021, replacing former Chief Scott Andersen.
New Wheeling Township board taking baby steps toward change

4 days ago | dailyherald.com | Steve Zalusky

Maria Zeller Brauer After sweeping previously held Republican trustee seats in April, Wheeling Township’s newly elected Democratic board of trustees is taking modest steps toward promised reforms. The board made one immediate change at its first meeting last Tuesday, moving meeting times from 8 p.m. to 7 p.m. Supervisor Maria Zeller Brauer also appointed, and the board approved, newly elected Trustee Lorri Grainawi to the township’s community mental health board.
Mount Prospect mulling traffic calming in popular cut-through neighborhood

4 days ago | dailyherald.com | Steve Zalusky

A fire truck heads north on Audrey Lane, past a temporary traffic-calming island near Central Road in Mount Prospect. Steve Zalusky/[email protected] Mount Prospect is wrapping up a three-week trial of traffic-calming measures designed to address nearly three decades of resident complaints along a popular cut-through route. The complaints range from drivers ignoring “no through-traffic” signs to motorists flouting the 25 mph speed limit.
Buffalo Grove embraces its diversity with seventh annual Pride Parade

5 days ago | dailyherald.com | Steve Zalusky

Hundreds lined Buffalo Grove Road on Sunday to cheer on marchers in the seventh annual Buffalo Grove Pride Parade. Patrick Kunzer for the Daily Herald Creative floats, precision dance groups and dozens of local organizations marched through Buffalo Grove on Sunday during the seventh annual edition of the community’s Pride Parade. “We have a very diverse community, and we thoroughly embrace that,” Buffalo Grove Village President Eric Smith said.
Barrington police investigating Motor Werks burglary

5 days ago | dailyherald.com | Steve Zalusky

Barrington police are investigating an early morning burglary Sunday at the Motor Werks auto dealership. Paul Valade/[email protected], 2021 Barrington police are investigating a break-in early Sunday morning at the Motor Werks auto dealership. According to police, the burglary to the business at 1475 S. Barrington Road took place at approximately 5:30 a.m. There is no threat to the public at this time, police said.