Positive Signs

Despite the lingering and longstanding sluggish economy, there are bright spots in Rosemont.

Billboards Warn Of Prostitution Busts In Leyden

More than 100 men looking to pay for sex have been cited under Cook County’s new Public Morals Ordinance, bringing in nearly $50,000 to support programs for abused women, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced this week. 

You Can’t Miss Rosemont’s New Logo

The village of Rosemont Tuesday announced the launch of a new marketing campaign to highlight the events “you can’t miss” at the Rosemont Theater, Allstate Arena and Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.

Teens Party As Mayor Dedicates New Gym

Before children living near Barry Street in Rosemont headed back to school this week, they were able to enjoy one last hurrah at the Rosemont Recreation Center’s (RRC) picnic last Saturday.

Bash Ends In Bust

Fifteen people were reportedly caught drinking underage in a Rosemont hotel room last weekend.

Force Not Strong With Alleged Thief

These items are from the Rosemont Police Department incident reports. The Rosemont Journal publishes the police blotter every Wednesday.

First Wave Of Tests Next Week

School has just started for Rosemont Elementary School and already students are facing the first round of standardized tests.

Cavaliers Place 2nd

The Rosemont-based Cavaliers drum and bugle corps decided this year to get really crazy with their program.

Hummel Museum Move Finishing

With the thousands of H.I. Hummel and other miniature figurines in place, all that’s left to do is complete exterior improvements to the Rosemont-owned shopping center where the new museum is located and schedule a grand opening.

Comic Con Lands In Rosemont

An estimated 70,000 fans of superhero celebrities, comic books and vendors will unite at the Donald E. Stephens Rosemont Convention Center from Aug. 19-22 for Wizard World’s Chicago Comic Con.

Fun District Forming

A site plan has been approved for at least the initial phase of Rosemont’s new entertainment district that will likely be the site for several restaurants and other recreational venues.

Cavaliers Are Taking Their Talents To Indy

It’s world championship week at Drum Corps International (DCI) and the Rosemont Cavaliers are right in the thick of things, as usual.

School Starts Early For East Leyden Students

Students attending East Leyden High School – 85 of which are residents of Rosemont – will return to school on Tuesday, Aug. 17, a slightly earlier start in accordance with the district’s new school calendar.

Making A Play For Bandits

Exactly 30 years ago, the Village of Rosemont got into the sports entertainment business with the Horizon Stadium, now known as the Allstate Arena.

Cost Nears $500,000 To Fix Arena Building Roof

Mother Nature has not been kind to Rosemont this year.

Staff Preps For Back To School

Every youngster knows what the approach of August means: the fast advance of a new school year.

Hotel Workers Demanding New Contract

Approximately 100 unionized hotel workers last Thursday walked off the job to picket in front of the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont demanding what they called a fair contract.

Fresh Start For River Road Hotel

The Rosemont Hotel at O’Hare planned to hoist a new Hilton flag today (Wednesday) officially changing its name to the Hilton Rosemont Chicago O’Hare Hotel.

No Collaring Flea Market

Nearly every summer Sunday for the last 19 years a huge, surging crowd has gathered in the Allstate Arena parking lot in Rosemont, braving the heat and humidity in the search for the perfect collectible item or a new TV.

$1.5M For Storm Repairs

Repairs to three village of Rosemont buildings that were damaged during two recent storms are in the process of being planned at a cost that could reach $1.5 million.

Convention Center Dolls Up With New Digital Sign

A new, brighter, more colorful face to Rosemont and the village’s convention center is in place above River Road.

Adult Stars Pulling Into Rosemont This Weekend

“This is definitely going to be something the Midwest has never seen before,” stated Taboo Productions, Inc.’s owner Mike Wittenberg.

Enter On The Go

Need to open your hotel room door? There’s an app for that. Soon, guests at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont on Higgins Road will be among the first two hotels in the world able to enter their room without a key by making a phone call from any SMS (text) enabled phone.

Land Sold For Road Rebuild

Rosemont is playing a small role in the development of the new Des Plaines casino and the River Road widening project that will bring in approximately $300,000 to village coffers.

What A Welcome!

When 2007 East Leyden High School graduate Marine Lance Cpl. Miguel Moreno of Franklin Park touched down Saturday at O’Hare Airport returning from a tour in Afghanistan, he had no idea what awaited him.  

Solar Panel Coming To Rosemont Elementary

There will be a little more sunshine at Rosemont Elementary School next year.

Report Roof Damage In Wake Of Storms, 70 MPH Winds

In comparison to its neighbor to the north, Rosemont was largely unscathed by last Friday’s major wind and rainstorm.

‘It’s All About The Training’

A former member of the U.S. Army Special Operations Unit, now a martial arts instructor at the Rosemont Health and Fitness Center, was promoted to his eighth level black belt in a ceremony on Friday, June 18.

New Teachers, Contract At Rosemont Elementary

The contract was approved during the school board meeting Tuesday, June 15. Supt. Kevin Anderson said it was similar to the existing contract.

Restaurant, Bowling Plans Rolling Right Along

Signed agreements paving the way for a new 35,000 sq. ft. Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar restaurant and a 28,000 sq. ft. King’s Bowling operation---both of which will anchor Rosemont’s new entertainment district---are done deals, Mayor Bradley Stephens proclaimed last week.

Cup’s First Stop: Rosemont

Some athletes say they want to go to Disney World after winning a championship. After the Chicago Blackhawks returned from Philadelphia with the Stanley Cup as NHL champions early Thursday morning, the first place they went was Harry Caray’s in Rosemont.

‘One In A Million Shot’

On Tuesday, Apr. 13, Rosemont resident and Donald E. Stephens Convention Center employee Pete Steinke’s life changed forever when he was diagnosed with leukemia. Since the 45-year-old’s diagnosis, the tight-knit community of Rosemont has rallied to support Steinke as he searches for a bone marrow donor and regains his strength.