OVERVIEW

Arlington Heights is a community located only 25 miles from downtown Chicago in Chicago's desirable Northwest Suburbs. A growing downtown skyline, expanding shopping areas, and new office parks are a sign of the Village's vibrancy.

Arlington Heights covers about 17 square miles and has a population of over 75,000. Even with this growing population, locals say that the city still keeps it's small-town charm. Local residents remain in their homes for decades, stay loyal to local merchants and display a strong spirit of community participation.

One of Arlington Heights' best-known attractions, the 325-acre Arlington International Racecourse, reopened in the year 2000, and is host of the 2002 Breeders Cup. Another great attraction for the Village is the Arlington Heights Historical Museum. It celebrates the link between the past and the present, and is a cooperative effort of the Village, Park District and Historical Society.

HISTORY

When the General Land Office began selling land here in 1835, most of the people who bought land were from the Northeast. In 1853 a town called Dunton was laid out, and the Illinois & Wisconsin Railroad made a stop there. By the late 1850s the area was noted for its truck farms, sending vegetables and dairy products to Chicago by train. The little town grew and was incorporated as Arlington Heights in 1887. A great population explosion took place in the 1950s and 1960s as the Chicago economy expanded northward.


GOVERNMENT OFFICES

Arlington Heights Administrative Office
33 S. Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
(847) 368-5000

Arlington Heights Police Dept.
33 S. Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
(847) 368-5300
Emergency - 911

Arlington Heights Fire Dept.
1150 N. Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
(847) 368-5000
Emergency - 911


Gas
NICOR
(888) 642-6748

Electric
ComEd
(800) 334-7661

Cable
Comcast
(866) 594-1234

Wide Open West
(866) 496-9669

Telephone
AT&T
(800) 244-4444

Comcast
(866)594-1234

Waste Removal
Groot Waste Services
(800) 244-1977

SCHOOLS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

TRIVIA

Notable people from Arlington Heights:

Walter Payton, Chicago Bears running back
Mike Myers, New York Yankees pitcher
Ted Nugent, musician
Rob Eiter, Olympic wrestler