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A late 19th-century house — one of only three Italianate architecture style structures left in Arlington Heights — is being spared from the wrecking ball. Siding with the earlier decision of the d...

Once thought to be a bad fit next to a residential neighborhood, a proposed six-story apartment building on the edge of downtown Arlington Heights sailed through village board approvals this week after the developer revised the project to lessen its impact. Still, some neighbors said the changes arent enough.

As the final buildings at Arlington Park meet the wrecking ball, Arlington Heights long-standing horse head village logo is also being put out to pasture.

Is it the right fit? That was the question around Arlington Heights village hall this week about a proposal for six-story, 136-unit apartment building with ground-floor restaurant across from a neighborhood of historic homes on the northern edge of the downtown.

Bibibop Asian Grill will move into a newly constructed retail building on Palatine Road in Arlington Heights, in what is the latest sign of revitalization of the Southpoint Shopping Center.

Owners of a group of century-old homes just north of downtown Arlington Heights convinced the village board Monday to downzone their properties in an effort to prevent future high-density redevelopment there.

Arlington Heights trustees on Tuesday were receptive to a developers early plans that would transform a property at the southern gateway to town, at the southeast corner of Arlington Heights and Algonquin roads, with an eight-story apartment building plus stores to start.

The newly-elected Arlington Heights officials have been seated.

Arlington Heights staff emphasized the mechanisms the village has at its disposal to control the outcome of the Chicago Bears' development at Arlington International Racecourse.

Mary Beth Canty and John Scaletta are officially gone from the Arlington Heights Village Board.