Tom Hayes graduated from Prospect High School in 1974, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1978, and DePaul University Law School in 1986. Hayes has been married to his high school sweetheart for 46 years with two children and two grandchildren. He has been a trial attorney in private practice since 1986, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel after 22 years of service and served 33+ years on the Arlington Heights Village Board including Mayor from 2013 to May 2025. Hayes has run 37 marathons including 13 in Boston and enjoys going to the movies every Friday night.
Rocket Men
by Robert Kurson
The story of Apollo 8's historic first trip to the moon in 1968 and the story of true American heroes and our country's incredible scientific achievement. I had a large-scale Saturn 5 in my office at Village Hall.
Chariots of Fire
Movie, 1981
Incredibly moving and inspirational 1981 film about two determined young runners training for and competing at the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross) overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias but neglects his beloved sweetheart Sybil (Alice Krige) in his single-minded quest.
It's a Wonderful Life
Movie, 1946
Film starring James Stewart and Donna Reed about life in Bedford Falls—enough said!
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Movie, 1993
A film about seven-year-old chess prodigy, Josh Waitzkin. It is about chess, but maybe the best movie I have seen about parenthood and friendship. Tearing up just thinking about it.