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Arlington Heights
Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Good morning, Arlington Heights. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 19th of August.
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ On Monday, Arlington Heights village board members approved a new 5% streaming tax on homeowners' subscriptions to help pay for six new paramedics on a fifth fire department ambulance—voters also kept the 1% grocery tax to stave off an 8.25% property tax hike. The new tax will cost residents about $41 per year for services with commercials and $61 without while expected annual revenues of roughly $480,000 will cover part of the ambulance staffing costs and recapture $175,000 from reduced mutual aid fees. Daily Herald
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Children’s Advocacy Center has welcomed a new therapy dog in training named Dora. Yesenia Hernandez will train Dora—obtained through a community partnership with SOUL Harbour Ranch—to provide comfort and emotional support to the children and families served by CAC. Daily Herald
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