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WELCOME
Welcome to StreetsofArlingtonHeights.com

StreetsofArlingtonHeights.com is a blog optimized for desktop and mobile use. This maps section includes map directories optimized for desktop use, tablet use and large smartphone use.

Streets of Arlington Heights is actually two blogs in one. There is a "local nuts and bolts" news section about the infrastructure and goings on around town, which complements the full news site -- Arlingtoncardinal.com.

The maps section also has a blog, but it is highly map-oriented or location-oriented. The maps section blog shows pre-configured maps for several categories of businesses and services near Arlington Heights, and includes Google Street Views, and photos, etc. Some maps may include categories that are similar at a marketing level. For example, a map for Dermatologists' locations may includes spas or massage business that don't offer the services of a Dermatologist.

Consumers and business owners:
If a business is not displayed on a map, this is not a problem with StreetsofArlingtonHeights.com. The problem involves configuration by the business owner in control of the listing on Google Maps. Viewers of StreetsofArlingtonHeights.com should also beware that the maps are not updated by StreetsofArlingtonHeights.com, but are under the control of the specific business owners and Google.com. Some businesses displayed on the map may be out of business or recently out of business. Occasionally, some businesses listings have also been hacked by hostile offenders who produce incorrect information about specific businesses. Therefore, consumers should beware of how they use the business listings and service listings made available on StreetsofArlingtonHeights.com -- perhaps by calling first and/or checking with friends or other references before committing to a drive to the location.

Check with Google My Business for information and make sure you verify your Google account, use a good password, and protect your password ...

google.com/business

Business owner/agents may find that it is not sufficient to have good search results limited to Google web search. Especially with the increased use of mobile devices, searches on categories or other techniques on Google maps have become increasingly important. There might be a difference when you search on ... Google.com and maps.google.com.  It is possible for a business to have good search results on Google web search and have poor results on Google maps.

Traffic
The traffic layer showing traffic congestion uses cell phone data and is an estimate of traffic conditions represented by the map.

TIPS
Experience shows that there are optimal zoom levels that show optimal number of businesses on the map. A user can be zoomed in too close or too far out to properly see all businesses for a particular region, so a little exploration at different zoom levels is recommended. If you pan north, east, south, or west; businesses and services will display in other communities.

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THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT TIPS TO KNOW ...
1. A View on Google Maps button is located at the upper left of the map. You can view the map directly in Google maps at any time.  Occasionally there is more information available in the Google maps version, but the Streets of Arlington Heights version always sets you in position for a specific category without the need for typing and searching.

2. If you click on a marker for a specific location or business, a box will pop up in the upper left of the map with options for the Address, Directions and Reviews. The pop-up box always appears in the upper left of the box, so if you click on a marker that is near the bottom of the map or in a part of the map that does not show the upper border, you will not see the box pop up, and you will not see the information you need to see (information does not pop up by the marker). You have to click on the marker, and then scroll to the top of the map to see the pop up box.

3. The Zoom In [+] and Zoom Out [-] controls are at the lower right corner of the map. You can also double click or double tap on a position in the map to zoom in. However, you must use click on the Zoom Out [-] control or a touch/finger gesture on a touch device to zoom out.

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Zooming in close on a shopping center view shows the unique businesses on the map. Precise locations of the businesses are not always accurate down to the tenant space level. On tablets, phablets, and smartphones, remember to use the spreading fingers gesture to zoom in for larger view and for enlarging text, or for zooming in on the map level.

The HOME link in the horizontal tabs row on the maps section (just below website header logo) takes users back to the three-column blog section with infrastructure news and information.

Touching or clicking the website header logo brings the user to the front page of the maps section -- the larger format full maps section. 

Remember, if a user touches or clicks on a map marker, the location information is displayed in the upper left corner of the map. Since many of the maps are a long portrait orientation, users need to be aware that they may have to scroll up to see the location information.

Keep in mind that there may be more information in the "View in Google Maps" mode.

CONTACT INFORMATION
126 East Wing Street #220
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

847.398.0123


IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS
NEAR ARLINGTON HEIGHTS


TAXI | TOWING

EMERGENCY
POLICE/FIRE-RESCUE-EMS
9-1-1

POLICE EMERGENCY
from OUT OF TOWN
847-253-2131

Arlington Heights Police Desk
(non-emergency)
847-368-5300

Northwest Community Hospital
847-618-1000 MAIN (More contacts ...)

Northwest Community Hospital
847.618.4000 EMERGENCY ROOM

THE CARDINAL - ARLINGTON
NEWS DESK
847-398-0123 (VIP-EXTra-0123) URGENT
847-750-6397  (VIP-750-NEWS) NON-URGENT

COM ED (outage map)
800-334-7661

NICOR
888-642-6748

JULIE (Before You Dig)
800-892-0123

Arlington Heights Public Works
Public Works Department Directory
847-368-5800

Arlington Heights Public Works
(After Hours is Police Desk)
847-368-5300

Village of Arlington Heights -- Department Directory
Staff Directory
847-368-5000

MORE VILLAGE NUMBERS & UTILITY NUMBERS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE ...


Non-Emergency Police 
Nearby Communities ...

Arlington Heights Police Department
847-368-5300

Buffalo Grove Police Department
847-459-2560

Elk Grove Village Police Department
847-357-4100

Palatine Police Department
847-359-9000

Prospect Heights Police Department
9-1-1

Rolling Meadows Police Department
847-255-2416

Schaumburg Police Department
3-1-1

Schaumburg Main Number (outside 3-1-1 coverage)
847-895-4500

Wheeling Police Department
847-459-2632

Cook County Sheriff's Police Department
708-865-4700

Lake County Sheriff's Police Department
847-549-5200

O'Hare International Airport/Chicago Police Dept
773-686-2385

MORE ARLINGTON NUMBERS ...

Arlington Heights Building Department
847-368-5560

Arlington Heights Finance Department
847-368-5500

Arlington Heights Fire Department (non-emergency)
847-368-5450

Arlington Heights Health Services Department
847-368-5750

Arlington Heights Historical Museum
847-255-1225

Arlington Heights Memorial Library
847-392-0100

Arlington Heights Park District
847-577-3000

Arlington Heights Post Office -- USPS
847-253-7806

Arlington Heights Senior Center
847-797-5310

Arlington Heights Water Bill
847-368-5531
(also 847-368-5522 or 847-368-5520)

Cable Television, Internet, Phone ...
Comcast (1-800-COMCAST)
800-266-2278

WOW
866-496-9669

Waste Collection Service ...
Groot Industries
877-404-7668

TAXI
303 TAXI
303taxi.com | taxiwithus.com

facebook | mobile
303 Taxi Cook County
303 Taxi Lake County
847-303-0303


Alpha Taxi & Limousine Services
106 West Eastman Street
Arlington Hts, IL 60004
847-797-9400

American Taxi
americantaxi.com

Northwest Suburbs
847-253-4411

O'Hare/Midway
847-255-9600

TOWING

Hillside Auto Body and Svc
Hillside Towing
Palatine and Arl Hts Rd
847-253-0183

A-Express Towing and Recovery
a-expresstowing.com
847-991-0460

Barnes Automotive & Truck Svc
1203 East Rand Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
847-788-0800

Fries Automotive Service
81 East Palatine Road
Wheeling, IL
847-229-8989 ‎

Northwest Recovery
northwestrecovery.com
4000 Industrial Avenue
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
847-255-7360

Towne Towing, Inc.
townetowing.com
Arlington Hts, Palatine, Chicagoland
24-HOUR ROADSIDE
847-705-1710