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Saturday, May 17th, 2025
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Good morning, Arlington Heights. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 17th of May.
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Students are engaging in the dangerous 'Chromebook Challenge' on TikTok—which risks school laptops catching fire and can cost families $440 per device—as police and school officials warn parents about the safety hazard. In related news, the First District Appellate Court upheld Caleb Rallings’ reckless homicide conviction, confirming his accountability for a six-vehicle pileup in 2018 that resulted in one fatality—despite his claim of dehydration-induced delirium. Daily Herald
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Ted Mason, an Elk Grove Village resident and chief of staff for Commissioner Kevin Morrison, announced his run for Morrison’s Cook County Board seat in the 15th District. The district covers parts of Arlington Heights, Des Plaines and other northwest suburbs, and Mason said he will work to expand mental health care, support small businesses and keep budgets balanced—he has earned endorsements from Morrison, Preckwinkle and several local leaders. Journal & Topics Media Group
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Dr. Kiran Joshi has been named chief operating officer of Cook County Department of Public Health after serving as interim COO since January—he co-led the COVID-19 response from 2020 to 2022 and teaches as an assistant professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. CBS News Chicago
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ The Chicago Bears have shifted plans for a new stadium to use the Arlington Heights property they bought in 2023 — they abandoned a controversial proposal for a new lakefront stadium in Chicago. CBS News Chicago
- ➤ In Friday, May 16’s MSL girls lacrosse championship at Hersey's Roland Goins Stadium in Arlington Heights, gusts up to 30 mph led to a two‑hour lightning delay before the Barrington Fillies secured a 13-5 win over Hersey. Senior Elle Kondraros and attacker Avery Ciaglia led their team—avenging a previous loss and moving their record to 17-1. Daily Herald
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