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Transformation of downtown Arlington Heights
With a population of nearly 80,000 people, the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights is the 15th most populous city in Illinois. Even though it’s 25 miles northwest of Chicago, the Arlington Heights Central Business District has a vibrant downtown area that attracts people of all ages to be close to where the action is. “Over the past 20 years, there’s been a gradual transformation into what downtown Arlington Heights is today,” says Sue Duchek, owner of Picket Fence Realty and a lifelong Arlington Heights resident. “It used to be that there were blighted properties - now, there are great restaurants, and it’s an entertainment district.”
Arlington Heights Central Business District makes up most of the downtown area.
Nearly 80,000 people reside in Arlington Heights, making it the 15th most populous city in IL.
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Music and arts take the stage after dinner downtown
The development of the downtown area started south of the railroad tracks to Sigwalt Street. Live entertainment venues like Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, a professional theater company that's recently performed Rock of Ages and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Hey Nonny is a combination gastro pub and music venue, known for its menu of farm-to-table dishes and performances by local bands and artists. Big Shot Piano Bar & Restaurant is another combination live music venue and eatery. Show tunes, classics and contemporary are performed along with interaction with the audience. There are also clothing stores and a home goods shop among the downtown businesses. Jewel-Osco Vail Market is a downtown grocery store option.
Arlington Heights shoppers can check out the boutique shops that line Campbell Street.
Many local restaurants in Arlington Heights feature live music every evening.
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Alfresco Arlington brings dining to the street
It’s only been happening for a few years, but Arington Alfresco has become a popular summer event in downtown Arlington Heights. The program started as a way to help businesses struggling during the Covid-19 pandemic. “They closed the streets and offered outdoor dining," Duchek says. "It was so popular that the event happens every summer from May through September.” It happens over a one-block section at the corner of Vail Avenue and Campbell Street. That’s in the area of Harmony Park, which is the site of a Thursday evening summer concert series from June through August. Autumn Harvest, which takes place on the first Saturday in October at North School Park. The event features a petting zoo, a scarecrow decorating competition and live music. Christmas starts with a tree lighting ceremony at North School Park, while Harmony Park has live reindeer and ice carvers.
Enjoy the happy hour at Beer on the Wall in Arlington Heights Central Business District.
Music lovers in Arlington Heights can dine and hear tunes at Hey Nonny.
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Penthouse condos, new townhomes and vintage Victorians
The main downtown area features condos above shops. “These attract young people who want to be close to downtown and within walking distance of the train station,” Duchek says. “But, older people are also buying them when they downsize.” Condo prices are generally between $150,000 and $600,000, but some penthouse condos reach above $1 million. Outside the immediate downtown area, , farmhouses, bungalows and Victorian-style homes from the late 1800s to the early 1900s with farmhouses, Craftsman-style bungalows and Victorian provide more space and privacy. Prices vary with smaller homes from $300,000 to $600,000, while larger properties over 3,000 square feet reach up to $1.2 million. “There are some newer homes that have been built, and the village design commission makes sure that the style of the new house is consistent with the existing classic designs,” Duchek says. Townhouses range from $500,000 to $900,000.
In downtown Arlington Heights, there are condos ranging from $150,000 to $600,000.
Victorian style homes with fenced yards can be found in Arlington Heights.
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Parks in Arlington Heights Central Business District
Festival Park has a playground, a picnic shelter and a gazebo that has been the site of weddings. At North School Park, locals have used the amphitheater there for wedding ceremonies. The scenic landscaping, which also includes a fountain adorned with flowers, has also inspired locals to stage graduation and birthday photoshoots. Memorial Park has a sculpture called ‘The Eternal Flame’ that represents fallen soldiers from the community.
Memorial Park features a flame sculpture in Arlington Heights.
Arlington Heights locals can enjoy a break on the benches at Harmony Park.
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Arlington Heights schools feed into one of three A-plus high schools
Depending on where school children live in the central Arlington Heights area, they could attend either Oliver-Mary Stitt School or Windsor Elementary, both get an A-minus grade from Niche and serve kindergarten through fifth grade. Middle schoolers can attend South or Thomas Middle Schools, which get B-plus grades. All the schools feed into one of three high schools, which receive an A-plus grade. John Hersey, Prospect or Rolling Meadows High Schools. They’re all part of the Township High School District 214, rated the 12th best school district in Illinois out of more than 400 districts. The Arlington Heights Memorial Library has one of the largest collections of books in the state. Over 300,000 books, magazines and other items can be checked out.
John Hersey High is a top rated public school in Arlington Heights.
Olive-Mary Stitt is a highly rated public school in Arlington Heights, serving grades K-5.
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Arlington Heights Metra station
The Metra commuter rail station is in the downtown area, providing service to downtown Chicago on the Union Pacific Northwest Line. The trip from Arlington Heights to the Ogilvie Transportation Center is about an hour. Interstate 90 is about 3 miles south, and it’s a 12-mile drive to O’Hare International Airport. Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights is the nearest medical center, about 2 miles to the south.
Old Arlington Park site
For nearly 100 years, Arlington Park was a famous horse racing facility owned by Churchill Downs. It closed in 2021 and has remained vacant since. As of October 2024, the Chicago Bears own that piece of property, but it’s unclear whether there are solid plans to build a domed stadium as the new home of the NFL team. “I think whatever goes there will benefit the area,” Ducheck says. “Whether it’s a stadium or something else, something has to go there eventually.”
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Arlington Heights Central Business District Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Arlington Heights Central Business District, Arlington Heights sell after 24 days on the market compared to the national average of 52 days. The median sale price for homes in Arlington Heights Central Business District, Arlington Heights over the last 12 months is $369,500, up 6% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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