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Village board finds a place lor Paytonby Elida WitthoeftHerald staff w. iterFor one brief moment Mondavnight, the Arlington Heights village hall was transformed into SoldierField and Walter Payton was a heroall over againWith village trustees and about 70local residents to cheer him on, Pav-ton was honored for his accomplishments as the NFL’s all-time leadingrusher and as one of ArlingtonHeights' most illustrious citizens.tiMayor James T. Ryan said Paytonset a standard of excellence that isWalterPaytonunparalleled, and presented him through those blockers is Waiter Payspecthe honor, the village board followedton/' said Ryan.by voting to name a spiall street af- whiteJ §treetter the Chicago Bears running back.Payton accepted a large green andsign from Ryan andthanked the village board. He said heThe street that runs from Dutton was embarrassed by the attention.Avenue to Evergreen Street, ju^tPayton will soon leave Arlingtonsouth of the railroad tracks, will now Heights for a home he is building inbe known as “Payton Run.” The Barrington Hills. “This has been mystreetcalled* Railroad home for the last seven years and it isAvenuehard to depart,” he said. “I was forIT IS one of the most heavily traf- tunate to move into the neighborhoodstreetsI did. You can move all over thewith all the cars lined up, and the country and not find people like there^ r a a ** , f- r . Aikbeing capable of^are hereit
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Arlington Heights Daily Herald Suburban Chicago
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Tue, Oct 16, 1984
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