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Arlington Heights will pay homage to one of the town's early leaders and first Black resident on next year's village vehicle sticker.

Frank White, charter member and president of the first all-volunteer fire department in Arlington Heights in 1894, will be featured on the sticker that residents display on their vehicles in 2022.

In the black-and-white photo, White is pictured in his fire department uniform, complete with medals, buttons and a captain's hat.

It's believed White came to Arlington Heights with his wife, Fanny, in 1888 and helped start the fire department six years later. At four decades of service, White resigned and was recognized with an honorary lifetime membership in the department.

White also owned five successful barber shops in town that were known to be regular hangouts for the civic-minded, and where the latest local political gossip could be found.