Rolling Meadows joined a growing list of Northwest suburbs this week in hiking the tobacco purchase age to 21. Aldermen voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the change, which would apply to tobacco, electronic cigarettes and alternative nicotine products. In a first reading tally Jan. 22, aldermen were split 4-3, but they since received a letter of support from the Respiratory Health Association and heard comments at this week's meeting from Dr. Arvind Goyal, chair of the Rolling Meadows Tobacco Information and Prevention Program.Some 35 towns in Illinois, as well as unincorporated Cook and Lake counties, have increased the purchase age. … [Read more...] about Rolling Meadows increases tobacco purchase age to 21
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Mark Meadows, Trump whisperer
When Mark Meadows didn’t get President Donald Trump’s chief of staff gig, he wasn’t losing much. Just 10 days later, the powerful conservative lawmaker managed to engineer what has since become the longest-running government shutdown — convincing Trump to pull the trigger right as the partial closure was on the brink of being avoided. Story Continued Below Meadows picked up the phone to make his move just after Vice President Mike Pence had told lawmakers over lunch on Dec. 19 — two days before government funding would expire — that Trump was prepared to sign a clean spending bill to keep the government open through early February. The North Carolina Republican, who helped shutter the government in 2013 during a revolt against Obamacare, wasn’t prepared to back away from demanding funds for a border wall. And despite Pence’s clear-as-day comments, he assumed the president wasn’t either. Meadows was right. The following day, at … [Read more...] about Mark Meadows, Trump whisperer
Why youth hockey program in Rolling Meadows now has cheerleaders
The Rolling Meadows Park District is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, and its youth and adult hockey programs go back more than 40 years. Yet this past fall season featured a new spin on the sport: cheerleaders in the stands. "I'm not going to lie, some of the players were a little confused about what was going on," says Stephan Polus, one of the youth hockey coordinators and a coach of the mite level Renegades, including the under 6-year-olds and under 8-year-olds. "But once the first period was over," he added, "the kids were really getting into the cheering."Joanne Burger is one of the coaches in the Rolling Meadows Youth Cheerleading program, and she says that while the girls traditionally cheered at youth football games, those opportunities had diminished."In years past, our girls cheered for the youth football teams, but since those numbers dropped, we began focusing on our girls doing cheer competitions," Burger says. "This year, our girls wanted to show their … [Read more...] about Why youth hockey program in Rolling Meadows now has cheerleaders
First look photos: Meadow Neighborhood Eatery + Bar to open soon
By Paul Stephen Updated 7:10 pm CDT, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 A selection of food from at Meadow Neighborhood Eatery + Bar. The restaurant will open at 555 W. Bitters Road later this month. A selection of food from at Meadow Neighborhood Eatery + Bar. The restaurant will open at 555 W. Bitters Road later this month. Photo: Paul Stephen / Staff Chef PJ Edwards and his wife, Lindsey Edwards, will open Meadow Neighborhood Eatery + Bar at 555 W. Bitters Road later this month. Chef PJ Edwards and his wife, Lindsey Edwards, will open Meadow Neighborhood Eatery + Bar at 555 W. Bitters Road later this month. Photo: Paul Stephen / Staff Meadow Neighborhood Eatery + Bar will open at 555 W. Bitters Road later this month. Meadow Neighborhood Eatery + Bar will open at 555 W. Bitters Road later this month. … [Read more...] about First look photos: Meadow Neighborhood Eatery + Bar to open soon
Meadow Brook Hall hosts ‘Antiques Roadshow’
Maureen Feighan The Detroit News Published 10:59 p.m. UTC Jun 14, 2018 They came from all over southeast Michigan, toting wagons, baskets and bags filled with family treasures. Their goal: find out how much their antiques and collectibles were truly worth -- and possibly get a chance to be on TV. More than 2,500 antique-lovers flocked to Rochester's Meadow Brook Hall on Thursday to be part of the beloved PBS show "Antiques Roadshow" as it filmed episodes for its 23rd season. Tickets were given away through a random drawing earlier this year. Guests brought everything from vintage maps and art to old bicycles, dollhouses, jewelry and furniture. Some of the most unique items -- ones that caught both appraisers' and producers' attention -- had a unique Detroit or Michigan spin. Sixty-five appraisers fanned out in tents across Meadow Brook's grounds, divided into roughly 25 categories. If an appraiser found an item especially interesting, they would pitch … [Read more...] about Meadow Brook Hall hosts ‘Antiques Roadshow’