Sadly, not an apples to apples swap, but not at all surprising.

"Xia blames the lack of business on the bad economy."

Nononononono....The lack of business is because Chin's is HORRIBLE. Today, there are way better Chinese and Asian restaurants in the area and diners are more sophisticated as to what real Chinese and Asian food is.

The only surprise here is that they didn't close down 10-15 years ago.

U.S. military personnel will land helicopters, probably at night, on Thursday, April 19, when they use the vacant Chicago Sheraton Northwest for training maneuvers, Arlington Heights Police Capt. Nicholas Pecora said.

Military officials told Arlington Heights about the plans as a courtesy, said Pecora, who did not reveal anything about what type of military operation is involved. He said the village notified Rolling Meadows and Palatine officials, and the Arlington Heights Police Department will provide security at the site.

Le Titi de Paris, an haute-cuisine fixture in the northwest suburbs for nearly 40 years, will close in mid-June, joining such 2012 dropouts as Charlie Trotter’s (closing after 25 years in August), Carlos’ (reborn after 40 years as the more-casual Nieto’s in Highland Park) and Crofton on Wells (which closed nine days ago, after close to 15 years in River North).

Check it out - Ttowa gets a good review in the Chicago Sun Times. Congratulations Terry and company!

Help Arlington Heights Win Recycling Challenge

March 22, 2012

Arlington Heights is competing in the “Cans for Cash” municipal recycling challenge, April 1 – 30, 2012. All aluminum beverage cans recycled by residents through the recycling curbside pick-up program will be weighed by Groot Industries for this contest.

The National Recycling Competition, created by the United States Conference of Mayors, challenges communities across the country to collect recyclable aluminum beverage cans throughout the month of April. The more aluminum cans collected through the Village’s recycling program, the better opportunity the Village has to win up to a $25,000 grant award that can be used to support recycling efforts through local education and awareness programs.

Last time the Village participated in the challenge, 37,800 pounds of aluminum cans were collected. Let’s prove we can do better this time! Thank you for recycling.

Arlington Heights will give the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre $300,000 to start a reserve fund and forgive a $75,000 loan.

The Village Board was split on the issue, leaving Mayor Arlene Mulder to cast the tie-breaking vote in a lengthy budget meeting Monday.

The village will give the theater the $225,000 May 1 when its fiscal year begins, taking out the $75,000 loan the theater asked for to cover operating expenses when it experienced cash flow issues last October.