History of Arlington Heights, Illinois
Arlington Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois|Cook County, Illinois and a northwestern suburb of Chicago. It is located about 25 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. A 2003 Census recount gave the village a population of 76,422, the largest for a village in Illinois.
Arlington Heights is known for Arlington Park|Arlington Park Race Track, home of the Arlington Million, a Breeders' Cup qualifying event; also hosted the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2002. It is also home to the [http://www.ahml.info/ Arlington Heights Memorial Library], which has one of the largest collections in the state, as well as the [http://www.metropolisarts.com Metropolis Performing Arts Theatre] and John Hersey High School.
The village is also notable for being the location of the first Theology on Tap lecture, which was given in 1981. The program has since expanded to more than 180 other United States locales and at least five countries.
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