Wednesday, June 4th, 2025

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Good morning, Arlington Heights. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 4th of June.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The Arlington Heights Memorial Library Foundation will launch its Fuel a Love of Reading campaign on June 14 at the Arlington Heights Farmers Market to raise $150,000 for a new bookmobile because the 16-year-old vehicle needs costly repairs. The campaign will sell limited-edition holiday ornaments—every other Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the market—and has already raised $74,000 from private donations. Daily Herald
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Illinois General Assembly did not pass a bill to fund CTA, Metra, and Pace before midnight May 31 — leaving these transit agencies and the Regional Transportation Authority with a combined $770 million shortfall as federal stimulus funds ended. Transit officials plan to explore cuts to address the gap and avert a fiscal cliff in 2026. Journal & Topics Media Group
- ➤ Palatine will not hire independent consultants to study the Bears relocation to Arlington Heights—Village Manager Reid Ottesen said he sees no need for a traffic engineer, lobbyist, or sound engineer and will wait for Arlington Heights’ review before spending taxpayer money. Daily Herald
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Fifteen Journal-area boys track and field athletes earned medals at the state finals on May 31 at Eastern Illinois University + Hersey’s Logan Farrell won the Class 3A discus state championship as the top finish from the area. Journal & Topics Media Group
- ➤ On Saturday, May 31, No. 9 Hersey beat No. 5 Maine South by scores of 20 to 25, 25 to 12, 25 to 23 — avenging an earlier loss in May and marking a strong season finish. Journal & Topics Media Group
- ➤ On May 29 in Des Plaines, Hersey ended Maine West's season by beating the top-ranked team in two sets — 25-22, 25-20 — in the regional finals. Journal & Topics Media Group
- ➤ On Friday, May 30, Willows secured its girls soccer sectional title while No. 2 Crystal Lake Central (17-4-2) beat No. 4 St. Viator (12-12-1) 2-1 in the Class 2A final. Addison Schaffer scored in the fifth minute to give the Tigers an early lead, but St. Viator fought hard and could not overcome a 2–0 gap. Journal & Topics Media Group
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