Flag ceremonies across the suburbs, country honor last request of Iwo Jima veteran
Elwood Woody Hughes daughter, Emily Hughes of Round Lake Beach, sitting, and granddaughter Ashley Richardson of Rolling Meadows attended Tuesday s ceremony. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Trevor Baker, Sgt. Aaron Alexander Gibbs and Staff Sgt. Christopher Carranza raise the flag Tuesday at Maine West High School in Des Plaines to honor Elwood Woody Hughes and mark the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer Hughes was a former Maine West High teacher and coach. Courtesy of Mike Huttner
A diversity consultant has issued a set of 15 recommendations for ways Arlington Heights village officials can improve their policies and procedures, which many trustees conceded Monday is only a starting point to a diversity, equity and inclusion initiative that may be more of a marathon than a sprint.
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Nathan Georg and Jensen Stahr are classmates at Rolling Meadows High School, but they also combine on an important side hustle: shoveling driveways for senior citizens who live near their Arlington Heights homes. I enjoy shoveling. I find it kind of therapeutic, Nathan says, especially when I can do it with friends. And it s nice to help out the community.
Nathan and Jensen signed up for the student snow shoveling referral program coordinated by the Arlington Heights Senior Center. Manager Tracey Colagrossi says the program is in its fourth year and this year has drawn the most students ever. Still, it s not enough.
Three suburban elected officials will host a virtual town hall Monday night to provide updates and resources related to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Cook County.
Schools, others to honor Iwo Jima veteran s last request to raise the flag on Tuesday Woody Hughes, a Marine who was witness to the historic flag-raising at Iwo Jima, asked schoolchildren and citizens to raise flags next Tuesday, on the 76th anniversary of the iconic event. Courtesy of Rich Witt Elwood Woody Hughes served in the Marines from 1943 to 1946, during which time he witnessed the historic flag-raising at the Battle of Iwo Jima. Courtesy of Rich Witt Elwood Woody Hughes, a former Maine West High School teacher and coach and Iwo Jima veteran, died Feb. 2 at the age of 95. Courtesy of Mike Huttner