Editing Arlington Heights, Illinois

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| motto                           = Village of Good Neighbors
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Thomas Hayes
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'''Arlington Heights''' is a village in [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]] [[Illinois]], United States. A northwestern [[Chicago metropolitan area|suburb of Chicago]], it lies about {{convert|25|mi}} northwest of the city's downtown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arlington Heights Mayor (Andrew Robinson) Promotes Downtown Revival |url=http://www.usmayors.org/bestpractices/usmayor04/mulder_BP.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113132028/http://www.usmayors.org/bestpractices/usmayor04/mulder_BP.asp |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |access-date=May 2, 2018 |website=usmayors.org}}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the village's population was 77,676, making it the [[List of municipalities in Illinois|15th-most populous municipality]] in Illinois.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arlington Heights village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1702154|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref>

Arlington Heights is known for the former [[Arlington Park|Arlington Park Race Track]], home of the [[Arlington Million]], a [[Breeders' Cup]] qualifying event; it also hosted the [[Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships]] in 2002. The village is also home to the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, which has one of the largest collections of books in the state.

==History==
Arlington Heights lies mostly in the western part of [[Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois|Wheeling Township]], with territory in adjacent [[Elk Grove Township, Cook County, Illinois|Elk Grove]] and [[Palatine Township, Cook County, Illinois|Palatine]] townships, in an area originally notable for the absence of groves and trees.

=== Pre-settlement history ===
The land that is now the Village of Arlington Heights was controlled by the [[Miami people|Miami Confederacy]] (which contained the [[Illinois Confederation|Illini]] and [[Kickapoo people|Kickapoo]] tribes) starting in the early 1680s. The Confederacy was driven from the area by the [[Iroquois]] and [[Meskwaki]] in the early 1700s.

The French-allied [[Potawatomi]] began to raid and take possession of Northern Illinois in the 1700s. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the Potawatomi expanded southwards from their territory in Green Bay and westward from their holdings near Detroit, until they controlled in an L-shaped swath of territory from Green Bay to the Illinois River, and from the Mississippi River to the Maumee River.<ref>Margot Stimley, ''The Indians of Northern Illinois'', 1992. Article collected in ''Miscellaneous Arlington Heights History'', ed. Fran Boyd and Joan Huff, 2005.</ref>

Throughout the 1830s, the Potawatomi maintained a camp in modern-day Arlington Heights that was used for six weeks out of the year as the Potawatomi migrated from their summer encampments to their winter encampments.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Stimley |first=Margot |title=Chronicle of a Prairie Town: Arlington Heights, Illinois |publisher=Arlington Heights Historical Society |year=1997}}</ref>

In 1833, the Potawatomi signed the [[1833 Treaty of Chicago]] with the United States Government. As a result of the Treaty, the United States was granted control of all land west of Lake Michigan and east of Lake Winnebago in exchange for a tract of land west of the Mississippi. The land that is now Arlington Heights was ceded to the U.S. in this treaty, which sparked mass white immigration to the Northern Illinois area. The U.S. Government purchased the land for about 15 cents per acre, and then resold it to white settlers for 1.25 dollars per acre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=September 26, 1833 – Treaty of Chicago |url=https://www.fcpotawatomi.com/culture-and-history/treaties/september-26-1833-treaty-of-chicago/ |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=Forest County Potawatomi |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Potawatomi would occasionally return to their holdings in Northern Illinois to honor their buried ancestors, but these return visits ended as old villages and burial sites were destroyed by settlers to make way for farming.

The descendants of the Potawatomi who once inhabited the land that is now Arlington Heights currently live on [[Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation|a reservation]] in Mayette, Kansas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Official Website of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation |url=https://www.pbpindiantribe.com/ |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== West Wheeling ===
Many prominent roads in the Arlington Heights area were built on top of Native American trails: Rand Road was built on top of a Native trail which passed by the property of Socrates Rand, who built a tavern near a crossing on the [[Des Plaines River]]. Arlington Heights Road was developed from a Native trail that ran from what was once called Naper Settlement (now [[Naperville, Illinois|Naperville]]) to what was once called Indian Creek (now [[Half Day, Illinois|Half Day]]).

Around the same time, a trading post was established in the Southwest corner of the township by Frederick T. Miner, the cabins established near Miner's trading post came to be known as West Wheeling.

=== Dunton ===
In 1837, Asa Dunton, a settler who built one of the first cabins in what was then known as Deer Grove, registered three land claims for himself and two sons in the land in the west of [[Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois|Wheeling Township]].

In 1845, Asa's eldest son, William Dunton, married Almeda Wood and brought her to the house he built beside the Potawatomi trail which then became known as Dunton's Road (and is now known as Arlington Heights Road). West Wheeling then became known as Dunton. The town's name changed several times before it officially became known as Arlington Heights in 1874.<ref name=":0" />

William Dunton persuaded the [[Union Pacific Railroad|Illinois & Wisconsin Railroad]] company to build track through his property. In 1853, Dunton sold 16 acres of his land to the company for $350. The first Dunton train station was built in 1854. The construction of the railroad helped to expand the population of Dunton, as it was easier for settlers to reach the village. [[File:Banta, Nathaniel Moore House (Arlington Heights, IL) 02.JPG|thumb|left|The [[Nathaniel Moore House]] is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]
By 1850, the area had largely changed its ethnic composition, as many [[Germans|German]] farmers from [[Saxony]] had arrived during the 1840s. John Klehm might serve as an example; he was at first a potato farmer, supplying the Chicago market, and in 1856 began a nursery for cherry, apple, and pear trees, later moving into spruce, maple, and elm, and then flowers. By the late 1850s the area had become noted for its [[truck farm]]s, sending dairy products as well as vegetables to Chicago on the railroad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Klehm, John Adam |url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/narlingto04/id/400 |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=Illinois Digital Archives |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240318205232/https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/narlingto04/id/400 |archive-date= March 18, 2024 }}</ref>

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], [[Chicago]] experienced a population boom, and many migrants moved to villages surrounding Chicago such as Dunton. Dunton also saw an influx of German immigration By the 1870s, Dunton's population had surpassed 1200.

=== The Civil War ===
Several Dunton residents served in the Civil War, however only three of those residents who left for the war returned. One of the survivors, a recently naturalized Alsatian named Charles Sigwalt (namesake of Sigwalt Street), fought at the [[Battle of Chickamauga]] and the [[Battle of Kennesaw Mountain]].<ref name="Sigwalt, Charles">{{Cite web |title=Sigwalt, Charles |url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/narlingto04/id/2312/ |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=Illinois Digital Archives |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129085332/https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/narlingto04/id/2312/ |archive-date= November 29, 2022 }}</ref>

Warren Kennicott (namesake of Kennicott Avenue) was killed in action at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]].

During the Civil War, Arlington Heights was a stop for many Union soldiers travelling South to fight the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] or traveling North to fight in the [[Dakota War of 1862|Dakota War]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Arlington Heights ===
Dunton slowly grew after the Civil War, acquiring a [[blacksmith]], a cheese factory, a hardware store, and a hotel. In 1874, the town's name was officially changed to Arlington Heights.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glimpse of History |url=http://www.vah.com/our_community/about_arlington_heights/glimpse_of_history |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=Village of Arlington Heights |language=en-US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129180420/http://www.vah.com/our_community/about_arlington_heights/glimpse_of_history |archive-date= November 29, 2022 }}</ref>

In 1878, Civil War veteran Charles Sigwalt and his brother John founded the Sigwalt Sewing Machine Company, which made 40,000 machines from the period of 1878 to 1883. The company was destroyed by a fire in 1895.<ref name="Sigwalt, Charles"/>

Arlington Heights was an early [[commuter suburb]].

=== Religious heritage ===
The town developed religious institutions that reflected the origins of its citizens. The first churches were [[Presbyterian]] (1856) and [[Methodist]] (1858), with St. Peter Lutheran Church, a German [[Lutheran]] church, following in 1860. Today, the village has many [[Roman Catholics]], boasting three very large churches: St. James (founded 1902—now home to 4,600 registered families), St. Edna (2,800 registered families), and Our Lady of the Wayside (3,100 registered households), in addition to several large Lutheran churches, Evangelicals and several other Protestant churches, including two [[United Church of Christ|United Churches of Christ]], an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] and a [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)]].

===Arlington Park Racetrack===
[[File:Race track - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|Grandstand at Arlington Park Race Track]]

By the start of the 20th century Arlington Heights had about 1,400 inhabitants, and it continued to grow slowly with a good many farms and [[greenhouse]]s after [[World War II]]. By then Arlington Heights was also known for [[Arlington Park]], a racetrack founded in 1927 by the California millionaire Harry D. "Curly" Brown upon land formerly consisting of 12 farms. Camp McDonald and two country clubs were founded in the 1930s. On July 31, 1985, a fire burned down the [[grandstand]]. The current six-story grandstand was completed and opened for use June 28, 1989.

In February 2021, the track's owners, [[Churchill Downs Inc.]], announced that they would sell the site for redevelopment, which would draw in many new developers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-arlington-park-up-for-sale-churchill-downs-20210223-ju2zrmncvzaxlltf4t23654q64-story.html |title=Arlington Park horse racing track is up for sale |last=Heinzmann |first=David |date=February 23, 2021 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=June 23, 2021}}</ref> In June 2021, the [[Chicago Bears]] of the [[National Football League]] emerged as prospective buyers of Arlington Park, raising speculation that they would leave [[Soldier Field]] (their current home stadium in downtown Chicago) and build a new stadium on the site, either alongside or directly atop the track.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2021/6/17/22538681/bears-arlington-heights-park-bid-plans-chicago |title=Bears Submit Bid for Land in Arlington Heights as Potential New Stadium Site |last=Lieser |first=Jason |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=June 23, 2021}}</ref> On September 29, 2021, the Bears and Churchill Downs reached a $197.2 million purchase and sell agreement for the property where the new stadium would be built.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32304556/chicago-bears-sign-purchase-agreement-churchill-downs-inc-326-acre-arlington-park-property |title=Chicago Bears Move Closer to Leaving Soldier Field, Sign Purchase Agreement for Arlington Park Property |last=Dickerson |first=Jeff |date=September 29, 2021 |website=espn.com}}
</ref><ref name="2025-03-04-abc7chi">{{cite web |title=Arlington Heights board moving forward with plan to lure Bears; Palatine paying close attention
|url=https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-bears-stadium-news-arlington-heights-board-moving-forward-plan-lure-team/15975792/ |access-date=2025-03-14
|first=John |last=Garcia |publisher=[[WLS-TV]] |website=abc7chicago.com |date=March 4, 2025}}
</ref>

===Population increase===
A population explosion took place in the 1950s and 1960s, when the spread of automobile ownership, together with the expansion of the Chicago-area economy, the [[baby boom]], and [[white flight]] from the city, drove the number of people in Arlington Heights—expanded by a series of [[annexation]]s—up to 64,884 by 1970. By then virtually all the available land had been taken up, and the formerly isolated depot stop found itself part of a continuous built-up area stretching from [[Lake Michigan]] to the [[Fox River (Illinois River tributary)|Fox River]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/68.html |first=Buisseret |last=David |title=Arlington Heights, IL |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021143624/http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/68.html |archive-date=October 21, 2008 |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of Chicago]] |access-date=November 12, 2008}}</ref>

===''Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp''===
''[[Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.]]'', 429 U.S. 252 (1977), was a [[United States Supreme Court]] case about [[housing discrimination]]. The case involved an Arlington Heights [[zoning board]] decision denying a [[zoning variance]] to build a [[multi-family housing]] complex on property owned by the [[Clerics of St. Viator]] near [[Saint Viator High School]]. The Village argued that the zoning board blocked construction to "protect property values and the integrity of the Village's zoning plan," which only allowed [[single-family homes]] in the neighborhood. The developer argued that the intent and practical effect of preventing the development was to maintain [[racial segregation]]. The Court held that the ordinance was constitutional because there was no proof that "discriminatory purpose was a motivating factor in the Village's decision."<ref name="Justia">{{ussc|name=Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.|volume=429|page=252|pin=|year=1977}}.</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Downtown Arlington Heights, Illinois.jpg|thumb|Aerial shot of downtown Arlington Heights]]
[[File:Arlington Heights, IL, USA - panoramio (2).jpg|thumb|Harmony Park in downtown Arlington Heights]]

Arlington Heights is located at {{Coord|42.094976|-87.980873|type:city_region:US-IL|format=dms|display=inline}} (42.094976, −87.980873).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Arlington Heights has a total area of {{convert|16.64|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|16.61|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.81%) is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.19%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> Located primarily in [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]], a portion extends into neighboring [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake County]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Arlington Heights village, Illinois|url=https://data-lakecountyil.opendata.arcgis.com/documents/lakecountyil::village-of-arlington-heights/explore|website=[[Lake County, Illinois]] Open Data|accessdate=February 12, 2025}}</ref>

===Climate===
Arlington Heights is in the Hot-summer humid continental climate, or [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Dfa zone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Köppen–Geiger Climate Classification Map |url=https://www.koppen-map.com/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=www.koppen-map.com}}</ref> The zone includes four distinct seasons. Winter is cold with snow. Spring warms up with precipitation and storms. Summer has high precipitation and storms. Fall cools down.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Humid continental climate {{!}} Temperature, Precipitation & Seasons {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/science/humid-continental-climate |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>{{Weather box
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 1424
|1900= 1380
|1910= 1943
|1920= 2250
|1930= 4997
|1940= 5668
|1950= 8768
|1960= 27878
|1970= 65058
|1980= 66116
|1990= 75460
|2000= 76031
|2010= 75101
|2020= 77676
|estyear=
|estimate=
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|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1702154 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 77,676 people, 30,672 households, and 19,988 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|4,669.15|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 33,356 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|2,005.05|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 78.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.77% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.94% of the population.

There were 30,672 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.72% were married couples living together, 5.95% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.83% were non-families. Of all households, 30.04% were made up of individuals, and 13.46% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 2.42.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $100,221, and the median income for a family was $126,753. Males had a median income of $71,416 versus $51,319 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $51,340. About 2.6% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

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|+Arlington Heights village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Arlington Heights village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1702154&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Arlington Heights village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1702154&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Arlington Heights village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1702154&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|66,612
|63,532
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60,333
|87.61%
|84.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77.67%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|706
|936
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,195
|0.93%
|1.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.54%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|35
|48
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56
|0.05%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,534
|5,320
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,323
|5.96%
|7.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.72%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|22
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.03%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|68
|72
|style='background: #ffffe6; |207
|0.09%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|661
|880
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,160
|0.87%
|1.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.78%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,393
|4,306
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,388
|4.46%
|5.73%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.94%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''76,031'''
|'''75,101'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''77,676'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

== Economy ==
Arlington Heights has experienced a recent boom in development of condos, restaurants and other businesses in the Central Business District or downtown area of Arlington Heights, with restaurants experiencing the greatest overall success. Although land and space is now limited in Arlington Heights, business and community development along with community design are key concerns. The Village of Arlington Heights is also instrumental in business, residential and community development. The community is served by many  hotels.

===Top employers===
According to the Village's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vah.com/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=13262388|title=Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|date=April 25, 2018}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| [[Arlington Park|Arlington International Racecourse]] (seasonal)
| 4,500
|-
|2
| [[Northwest Community Hospital|Northwest Community Healthcare]]
| 3,600
|-
|3
| [[Township High School District 214|Arlington Heights High School District #214]]
| 1,700
|-
|4
| Clearbrook
| 1,500
|-
|5
| Lutheran Home
| 800
|-
|6
| [[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|Paddock Publications]]
| 500
|-
|7
| Alexian Brothers Health System
| 500
|-
|8
| Clearbrook
| 450
|-
|9
| Kroeschell Inc.
| 450
|-
|10
| Village of Arlington Heights
| 450
|}

==Arts and culture==
===Entertainment venues===
From 1964 to 1970, Arlington Heights served as the home to [[The Cellar (teen dance club)|The Cellar]]. The club was located in an unused warehouse on Davis Street, along the [[Chicago and North Western Transportation Company|Chicago and Northwestern]] railroad tracks. Founded by local record store owner Paul Sampson, The Cellar offered live [[Rock music|rock]] and [[blues]] bands for its mostly teenage audience to listen and to dance. It hosted a wealth of regional bands and repeat performers, such as [[The Shadows of Knight]], [[The Mauds]], [[H. P. Lovecraft (band)|H. P. Lovecraft]], and [[Ted Nugent]]. It also hosted a significant array of national and international [[rock band]]s as well, including [[The Who]], [[The Byrds]], [[Buffalo Springfield]], [[Cream (band)|Cream]], and [[The Spencer Davis Group]].<ref>[http://www.jimyrogers.com/ Lind, Jeff, "History of Chicago Rock"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113235903/http://www.jimyrogers.com/ |date=January 13, 2008}}, ''Illinois Entertainer'' (July 1978) (accessed May 18, 2008)</ref>

Entertainment venues include the [[Metropolis Performing Arts Centre]] in downtown Arlington Heights, which opened in 1999. The [[Metropolis Performing Arts Centre]] includes live entertainment as well as arts education. The facility includes a 350-seat theatre, ballroom and classrooms for music and theatre. Music venue Hey Nonny opened in 2018.

===Notable landmarks and establishments===
[[File:Lake Arlington - Aerial 1.jpg|thumb|Aerial shot of Lake Arlington]]
[[File:Grandt's Shell.jpg|thumb|Grandt's Shell in Arlington Heights]]

* [[Lake Arlington (Illinois)|Lake Arlington]]
* [[Mitsuwa Marketplace]] - Chicago

==Parks and recreation==
{{Main|Arlington Heights Park District}}

==Education==
===Primary and secondary schools===
[[File:Arlington Heights, IL, USA - panoramio (4).jpg|thumb|[[St. Viator High School]]]]

Public elementary schools and middle schools that serve most of the city are operated by [[Arlington Heights School District 25]].<ref>"[http://www.vah.com/assets/1/documents/mapsSchoolDist25.pdf School District 25] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212044125/http://www.vah.com/assets/1/documents/mapsSchoolDist25.pdf |date=December 12, 2016}}." Arlington Heights. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.</ref> Portions of the city are also served by [[Prospect Heights School District 23]], [[Wheeling School District 21]], [[Community Consolidated School District 59]] and [[Community Consolidated School District 15]]. Seventeen elementary schools and nine middle schools serve sections of Arlington Heights.<ref>"[http://www.vah.com/assets/1/documents/mapsElementarySchools.pdf Elementary School Districts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110121634/http://www.vah.com/assets/1/documents/mapsElementarySchools.pdf |date=January 10, 2017}}." Arlington Heights. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.</ref><ref>"[http://www.vah.com/assets/1/documents/mapsMiddleSchools.pdf Middle School Districts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212044107/http://www.vah.com/assets/1/documents/mapsMiddleSchools.pdf |date=December 12, 2016}}." Arlington Heights. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.</ref>

Public high schools serving most of the community are operated by [[Township High School District 214]]. There is one public high school in the city, [[John Hersey High School]]. Other District 214 high schools serving sections of the city are: [[Buffalo Grove High School|Buffalo Grove]], [[Prospect High School (Illinois)|Prospect]], [[Rolling Meadows High School|Rolling Meadows]], and [[Wheeling High School|Wheeling]]. Portions of the city are also served by [[Palatine High School]] (Palatine, Illinois) in [[Township High School District 211]].<ref>"[http://www.vah.com/assets/1/documents/mapsHighSchools.pdf High School Districts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212044011/http://www.vah.com/assets/1/documents/mapsHighSchools.pdf |date=December 12, 2016}}." Arlington Heights. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.</ref> During peak enrollment from the 1960s to the 1980s, there were three public high schools in Arlington Heights: Hersey, [[Arlington High School (Arlington Heights, Illinois)|Arlington High School]], and [[Forest View High School (Illinois)|Forest View High School]].{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

Arlington High School was the original high school founded in 1922, but was closed in 1984, and is now the private [[Christian Liberty Academy]]. Forest View High School was closed in 1986, but serves as the administration center for the district. Today Arlington Heights high school students attend [[Rolling Meadows High School]], [[Prospect High School (Illinois)|Prospect High School]], [[John Hersey High School]] and [[Buffalo Grove High School]], with small portions attending [[Wheeling High School]], [[Elk Grove High School (Elk Grove Village, Illinois)|Elk Grove High School]], and [[Palatine High School]] (Palatine, Illinois).<ref>"[http://www.vah.com/assets/1/documents/mapsHighSchools.pdf High School Districts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212044011/http://www.vah.com/assets/1/documents/mapsHighSchools.pdf |date=December 12, 2016}}."</ref>

There are also several private schools in Arlington Heights, such as [[St. Viator High School]], Our Lady of Wayside School, St. James School, St. Peter Lutheran School and Christian Liberty Academy.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} [[Chicago Futabakai Japanese School]], which offers [[nihonjin gakko|day classes for Japanese students]] as well as [[Hoshū jugyō kō|weekend supplemental instruction]], is located in Arlington Heights, in a former middle school. It moved there from [[Niles, Illinois|Niles]] in 1998.<ref>Deardorff, Julie and Karen Cullotta Krause. "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/29583762.html?dids=29583762:29583762&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+20%2C+1998&author=Julie+Deardorff++Karen+Cullotta+Krause%2C+Tribune+Staff+Writers.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=SCHOOL+MOURNS+IN+ITS+OWN+WAY+THOUGH+OUTWARD+SIGNS+OF+GRIEF+WERE+FEW%2C+A+SOMBER+FUTABAKAI+STUDENT+BODY+AND+FACULTY+GRAPPLED+WITH+THE+DEATHS+OF+AN+ADMINISTRATOR+AND+AN+ART+TEACHER+IN+MONDAY'S+HELICOPTER+CRASH.+AS+ONE+SCHOOL+OFFICIAL+PUT+IT%3A+%60IN+JAPAN%2C+WE+ARE+NOT+CRYING+OUT%3B+IT+IS+MORE+ON+THE+INSIDE.'&pqatl=google SCHOOL MOURNS IN ITS OWN WAY THOUGH OUTWARD SIGNS OF GRIEF WERE FEW, A SOMBER FUTABAKAI STUDENT BODY AND FACULTY GRAPPLED WITH THE DEATHS OF AN ADMINISTRATOR AND AN ART TEACHER IN MONDAY'S HELICOPTER CRASH. AS ONE SCHOOL OFFICIAL PUT IT: `IN JAPAN, WE ARE NOT CRYING OUT; IT IS MORE ON THE INSIDE.'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222184722/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/29583762.html?dids=29583762:29583762&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+20%2C+1998&author=Julie+Deardorff++Karen+Cullotta+Krause%2C+Tribune+Staff+Writers.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=SCHOOL+MOURNS+IN+ITS+OWN+WAY+THOUGH+OUTWARD+SIGNS+OF+GRIEF+WERE+FEW%2C+A+SOMBER+FUTABAKAI+STUDENT+BODY+AND+FACULTY+GRAPPLED+WITH+THE+DEATHS+OF+AN+ADMINISTRATOR+AND+AN+ART+TEACHER+IN+MONDAY'S+HELICOPTER+CRASH.+AS+ONE+SCHOOL+OFFICIAL+PUT+IT%3A+%60IN+JAPAN%2C+WE+ARE+NOT+CRYING+OUT%3B+IT+IS+MORE+ON+THE+INSIDE.'&pqatl=google |date=February 22, 2013}}" ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. May 20, 1998. Metro Northwest Start Page 1. Retrieved on January 10, 2012.</ref>

==Media==
* ''The Daily Herald'', the major locally owned and operated newspaper for Arlington Heights and many other Chicago suburbs
* ''Journal & Topics'', covering Arlington Heights, [[Buffalo Grove, Illinois|Buffalo Grove]], [[Palatine, Illinois|Palatine]], [[Rolling Meadows, Illinois|Rolling Meadows]], and [[Wheeling, Illinois|Wheeling]].
* ''The Correspondent,'' student newspaper of [[John Hersey High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://correspondentlive.com/|title=Correspondent Live – The student news site of John Hersey High School|website=correspondentlive.com|language=en-US|access-date=February 10, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207160035/https://correspondentlive.com/|archive-date=February 7, 2018}}</ref>

==Public library==
[[File:AHML.jpg|thumb|right|Arlington Heights Memorial Library]]

The Arlington Heights Memorial Library is the [[public library]] in the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ahml.info/|title=Arlington Heights Memorial Library - adding value in your life|website=www.ahml.info|access-date=May 2, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224070556/http://www.ahml.info/|archive-date=February 24, 2018}}</ref> According to the [[Institute of Museum and Library Services|Institute of Museum & Library Services]]' Public Libraries Survey, in 2014, 63.5 percent of Arlington Heights residents (47,713 out of a service area population of 75,101) held [[library card]]s,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey/explore-pls-data/pls-data|title=PLS Data and Reports|date=August 3, 2016|newspaper=Institute of Museum and Library Services|language=en|access-date=January 31, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202132442/https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey/explore-pls-data/pls-data|archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> entitling cardholders to borrowing privileges. For seven consecutive years, the library received a 5-star rating in ''Library Journal's'' national rating of public libraries, making it one of 21 libraries in the United States to earn five stars for the past seven years.

The library has books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and books on CD in 17 different languages. The Arlington Heights Memorial Library maintains the Arlington Heights Community Information web site. Computers are available for public use, and library card holders can also check out a laptop to use within the library. Wifi is available throughout the library.

The bookmobile stops in 29 Arlington Heights neighborhoods, delivering books, DVDs, and music. Village residents who are temporarily or permanently homebound due to an illness or physical disability may have library items brought to their homes through the Library Visitor Program. Participants may request books, audiobooks, videos, and other materials that will be delivered monthly by a library volunteer. The Library meets other special needs as well.

The library sponsors seven book discussion clubs, and two more at the Arlington Heights Senior Center in addition to a film discussion group. The library also maintains a reading room and computer room at the senior center.

Live homework help is available for students in grades 4–12 on the library's web site through [[Tutor.com]]. Ten summer volunteer squads attracted more than 250 students in 7th through 12th grade to learn life skills and teamwork. The [[literacy]] office at the library has eight computers with software to improve English skills, conversation programs and adult basic reading books. The library also offers free literacy and [[English as a second or foreign language|ESL]] classes in cooperation with Township High School District 214.

One Book, One Village is an annual community reading project which features a selected title an author each year, with book discussions, Meet the Author and related programs.

==Transportation==
[[File:MetraAH, IL.jpg|left|thumb|[[Metra]] train station in downtown Arlington Heights]]

Arlington Heights has two stations ([[Arlington Heights station|Arlington Heights]] and [[Arlington Park station|Arlington Park]]) on [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific Northwest Line]], which provides daily rail service between [[Harvard, Illinois]] and [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]]. Other nearby rail service includes the [[North Central Service]], which stops nearby in [[Prospect Heights station|Prospect Heights]].<!-- Metra's proposed STAR line, if it were to be funded and built, would likely include a third station on the far south end of Arlington Heights.--> [[Interstate 90]] and [[Illinois Route 53]] (northern extension of [[Interstate 290 (Illinois)|Interstate 290]]) run along the south and western edges, respectively, of the city, providing easy access to nearby [[O'Hare International Airport]], the city of Chicago, and other suburbs.

[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Arlington Heights to destinations across the region. The Pace Headquarters is located in Arlington Heights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf |website=Regional Transportation Authority |title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>

Arlington Heights Road is a main street running north–south through all of central Arlington Heights. Running to the south it passes through [[Elk Grove Village, Illinois|Elk Grove Village]], and its southern terminus is in [[Itasca, Illinois|Itasca]] of [[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage County]]. Running north it passes through [[Buffalo Grove, Illinois|Buffalo Grove]], and its northern terminus is in [[Long Grove, Illinois|Long Grove]] of [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake County]].It was previously named State Road. It was later renamed to Arlington Heights Road so as not to clash with Chicago's State Street. Northwest Highway ([[U.S. Route 14]]) runs northwest–southeast through central Arlington Heights, from [[Jefferson Park, Chicago]] to [[Crystal Lake, Illinois|Crystal Lake]] of [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry County]]. Other major streets/roads include Rand Road ([[U.S. Route 12]]) running between Des Plaines and Richmond, Golf Road ([[Illinois Route 58]]), Algonquin Road ([[Illinois Route 62]]), Dundee Road ([[Illinois Route 68]]), Palatine Road, Central Road, Hintz Road, Euclid Avenue, Dunton Avenue, Campbell Street, White Oak Street, Thomas Street, Olive Street, Oakton Street, Kennicott Avenue, Ridge Avenue, Dryden Avenue and Windsor Drive.

== Police Department ==
The Arlington Heights Police Department has employed exactly 139 people since 2012. In 2021, 86 of those employees are officers. The 2021 budget of the Arlington Heights Police Department is $28,013,100. This a slight decrease from the biggest of $28,220,179 in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Village of Arlington Heights|date=January 1, 2021|title=Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois Operating Budget 2021|url=https://www.vah.com/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=17318689|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515175951/https://www.vah.com/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=17318689 |archive-date=May 15, 2021 }}</ref>

== Notable people ==
{{Main|List of people from Arlington Heights, Illinois}}

==In popular culture==
The following movies were partially filmed in Arlington Heights:

* [[Lucas (film)|''Lucas'']] (1986) (many scenes filmed at the former Arlington High School including the former Grace Gym and Foyer)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091445/locations|title=Lucas (1986) - Filming & production |access-date=May 2, 2018|via=IMDb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316141729/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091445/locations|archive-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref>
* ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film)]]'' (high school scenes filmed at [[John Hersey High School]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179056/locations|title=A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) - Filming & production |access-date=May 2, 2018|via=IMDb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305152736/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179056/locations|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>
* [[The Lucky Ones (film)|''The Lucky Ones'']] (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0981072/locations|title=The Lucky Ones (2008) - Filming & production |access-date=May 2, 2018|via=IMDb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314062013/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0981072/locations|archive-date=March 14, 2016}}</ref>
* ''[[Normal Life]]'' (1996)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117202/locations|title=Normal Life (1996) - Filming & production |access-date=May 2, 2018|via=IMDb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201003546/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117202/locations|archive-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref>
* ''[[Uncle Nino]]'' (2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327210/locations|title=Uncle Nino (2003) - Filming & production |access-date=May 2, 2018|via=IMDb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306144529/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327210/locations|archive-date=March 6, 2016}}</ref>
* ''Bernadette'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/ct-arh-arlington-frontier-park-film-tl-0702-20150630-story.html|title=Arlington Heights' Frontier Park becomes John Hughes-style movie set|last=Cullotta|first=Karen Ann|website=chicagotribune.com|date=July 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=May 15, 2019}}</ref>
* ''[[The Founder]]''

==See also==
*[[Chicago suburbs]]
*[[Cook County, Illinois]]
*[[Lake County, Illinois]]

==References==
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