Published Tuesday May 01 2012 6:04 am.
In a split vote, the Arlington Heights Village Board approved the opening of one of two exits proposed for opening along Kirchhoff Road. The west driveway will be opened for at least a nine-month period while the hospital executives and attorneys are likely to pursue opening of the east exit. Voting in favor of the [...]
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Posted in Streets
Published Tuesday April 24 2012 11:09 am.
VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — APRIL 23, 2012 — At a Committee of the Whole meeting on April 30, the Village Board is not scheduling any further public input regarding Northwest Community Hospital’s request that two exits onto Kirchoff Road be reopened for outbound traffic. The Board believes sufficient information was obtained from extensive audience [...]
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Posted in Streets
Published Wednesday April 11 2012 7:32 pm.
Monday night’s Village Board meeting was a full house with at least 40 people speaking about Northwest Community Hospital’s request to re-open hospital driveway exits on to Kirchhoff Road. The exits were temporarily closed in 2003. Only emergency vehicles are allowed to use the driveways during the temporary closure. Residents north of the hospital oppose [...]
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Posted in Streets
Published Friday October 15 2010 4:58 am. Tags: DO NOT ENTER, NO LEFT TURN, traffic design, traffic violations
Twelve motorists caught on camera: ignore DO NOT ENTER, NO LEFT TURN signs on Northwest Highway. Most motorists agree that it is not convenient to turn in to Mariano’s Fresh Market, CD One Price Cleaners, or Walgreens in the 800 to 900 block of East Northwest Highway if the direction of travel is eastbound Northwest [...]
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Posted in CRIME BLOG, Design
Published Wednesday April 28 2010 3:44 am. Tags: Google Map, Google Map Correction, map correction
Report submitted to Google ‘Report a problem’ for the Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The listing on a Google map for Buffalo Grove contained the wrong web address for the Village of Buffalo Grove. The listing was found when a user searched “police department” in a Google map centered over Buffalo Grove. In a map [...]
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Posted in Map Corrections
Published Monday January 25 2010 9:34 pm. Tags: Google Map, map correction, Rawhide Steak House
In order to maintain high standards for Google maps in Arlington Heights, The Cardinal identified and submitted to Google ‘Report a problem’ for an incorrectly placed marker for Rawhide Steak House on Northwest Highway, just east of Dunton Avenue. The bubble-up for the marker lists it at U.S. 30 in North Bend, NE 68649. Check [...]
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Posted in Map Corrections
Published Monday January 18 2010 8:35 pm. Tags: Google Map Correction, Kingswood Preschool Marker
The Kingswood Preschool Marker located at Dundee Road and Grove Drive is located too far to the west on Google maps. The following correction was reported to Google. Kingswood preschool marker is located in the 400 block of West Dundee in Arlington Heights. It should be in the 400 block of West Dundee in Buffalo [...]
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Posted in Map Corrections
Published Monday January 04 2010 6:27 pm. Tags: Barrington, red light, redlight, stoplight malfunction, traffic hazard
Looking eastbound Dundee Road at the Prairie Middle School entrance in Barrington, IL with overhead lights showing green, and the shoulder traffic light showing red. Dangerous roadway situation at Dundee Road and the entrance to Prairie Middle School in Barrington, Illinois Monday morning: The eastbound traffic lights on Dundee Road simultaneously showed a red light [...]
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Posted in Streets
Published Wednesday November 18 2009 6:41 am. Tags: Google map 'report a problem', StreetsofArlington.com
Report submitted to Google ‘Report a problem’ for Goodwill location near Rand Road and Dryden Avenue. Goodwill location is positioned too close to Dryden and Charles Street. The establishment was noted for re-positioning to the southeast corner of Rand Road and Dryden Avenue [MAP]. Report submitted to Google ‘Report a problem’ for Village Cycle Sport [...]
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Posted in Map Corrections
Published Tuesday October 13 2009 6:05 pm. Tags: road construction, road damage
Road construction sign looking west at Northwest Highway at the start of construction in July 2009. The Daily Herald is reporting that several cars that have traveled on Northwest Highway in the construction zone from Vail Avenue in Arlington Heights to approximately Hicks Road in Palatine have been stuck with a brown film or brown [...]
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Posted in Construction
Published Sunday August 23 2009 7:33 pm. Tags: drainage receptacle, sewer, street collapse
Street collapse at the northwest corner of Park and Dryden snagged an SUV. Arlington Heights police received a report about 2:10 p.m. that the street collapsed near the curb of the northwest corner of Park Street and Dryden Avenue. In fact an SUV collapsed the street, but was able to get out on its own. [...]
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Posted in Construction
Published Monday August 03 2009 4:48 am. Tags: Northwest Community Hospital, roadway design, traffic
The Village of Arlington Heights hired Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc. (HLR) to conduct a traffic study following a recommendation from a Village-appointed Ad Hoc Committee that studied Hospital-area traffic issues from September, 2006 through February, 2007. Committee meetings were open to the public and were well attended. Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc. (HLR), was [...]
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Posted in Design