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Arlington Heights Park District

1925 establishments in IllinoisArlington Heights, IllinoisChicago metropolitan areaPark districts in IllinoisProtected areas of Cook County, Illinois
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The Arlington Heights Park District is one of the oldest and (financially) largest park districts in the Chicago metropolitan area. With two golf clubs and five outdoor pools, plus one indoor, it can be considered one of the most elaborate park districts northwest of Chicago. The district collects property taxes through the village of Arlington Heights. The annual budget for 2010/2011 was a near $25,000,000. The Board of Commissioners are selected by the community, each of whom selected will serve a four-year term.

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Arlington Heights Park District
North Arlington Heights Road, Wheeling Township

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N 42.0869444 ° E -87.9808333 °
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Arlington Heights Park District Admin Center

North Arlington Heights Road 410
60004 Wheeling Township
Illinois, United States
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Arlington Heights station
Arlington Heights station

Arlington Heights is one of two commuter railroad stations along Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in the village of Arlington Heights, Illinois. The station is located at 45 West Northwest Highway (US 14), between Vail and Dunton Avenues, and lies 22.9 miles (36.9 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and 40.3 miles (64.9 km) from Harvard. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Arlington Heights is in zone E. As of 2018, Arlington Heights is the fifth busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 2,506 weekday boardings.As of April 25, 2022, Arlington Heights is served by 27 inbound trains and 28 outbound trains on weekdays, by all 17 trains in both directions on Saturdays, and by all 10 inbound trains and all 11 outbound trains on Sundays. Four inbound trains originate from Arlington Heights, and four outbound trains terminate at Arlington Heights on weekdays. One inbound train originates from Arlington Heights on weekends. Parking is available along Northwest Highway and the north side of the tracks from east of Walnut Avenue to Dunton Avenue. It is also available on the south side of the tracks between Vail and Dunton Avenues leading into Payton Run. A much larger parking lot exists on the south side of the track between Evergreen Avenue and Arlington Heights Road north of Sigwalt Street. A fourth parking lot is available north of US 14 along Vail Avenue between St. James and Fremont Streets. Three others are not available to commuters. There is a newsstand, restroom and staffed (weekday mornings) ticket agent inside the station building.