First of all, I offer my condolences – not just to Charlie Kirk’s family but also to the many people from our neighboring area who felt a special kinship with him because of his Arlington Heights/Prospect Heights/Wheeling High School childhood. But beyond that, over the last few days I’ve been watching events unfold, and have…

Arlington Heights resident Elizabeth Bauer has begun the process of circulating petitions for the Republican nomination for the Illinois State House of Representatives for District 53, which encompasses portions of Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Mount Prospect, Des Plaines, Palatine, and Schaumburg. Bauer is a 29-year resident of the district.  Her three children attended Rolling Meadows…