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In this 2013 photo, the faithful take part in the midday Mass celebrating Ash Wednesday at St. Edmund's Catholic Church in in Oak Park.

Four Oak Park Catholic churches to merge into two parishes; no church buildings to close

January 31, 2022 at 5:21 p.m.

Four Oak Park Catholic churches will merge to form two parishes under a new structure announced last week by the Archdiocese of Chicago. St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy Church and...

Mailboxes outside the Morton Grove Post Office at 9114 Waukegan Road on Jan. 31, 2022.

Police: Mailboxes outside Morton Grove Post Office were found open, Glenview mailbox broken into

January 31, 2022 at 3:23 p.m.

As reports of mail theft continue around the area, the Morton Grove Police Department disclosed last week that mailboxes outside village's post office were targeted in mid-January. A bulletin released...

Niles Mayor George Alpogianis discusses preliminary plans for Golf Mill Shopping Center during a Niles Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Jan. 27, 2022.

Niles offers peek at plans to revamp Golf Mill, with water wheel, ‘high-end’ residential, outdoor movie screen

January 31, 2022 at 10:36 a.m.

Preliminary concept plans for a new Golf Mill in Niles — minus the iconic office tower and much of the indoor mall — were shared with members of the Niles...

NASA selects Park Ridge sixth-graders to create ‘space junk’ collector; will be sent into space

January 29, 2022 at 7:56 a.m.

A plan for collecting debris in space has earned a group of Park Ridge sixth-grade girls a chance to build and design a project for NASA. The team of five...

The intersection of Touhy Avenue and Gross Point Road/Harts Road in Niles will be expanded to accommodate a left turn lane on eastbound and westbound Touhy, a village official said.

Touhy-Gross Point Road improvement project moving forward with Niles Village Board approval of state agreement

January 28, 2022 at 2:50 p.m.

A project aimed at improving safety at a busy Niles intersection has taken another step forward. The Niles Village Board on Jan. 25 approved an intergovernmental agreement with the state...

Firefighters responded to a fire in a home on the 700 block of Prospect Avenue in Park Ridge on Jan. 27.

Alarm alerts emergency responders to fire inside Park Ridge home

January 28, 2022 at 2:27 p.m.

An alarm system that alerted emergency responders of a fire detected in a Park Ridge home is being credited for preventing what could have been more extensive damage to the...

Diners eat at tables along Main Street in Uptown Park Ridge on April 6, 2021.

Park Ridge considers charging fee for restaurants using public spaces for outdoor dining

January 27, 2022 at 7:07 p.m.

With expectations that expanded outdoor dining will continue this spring and summer — and possibly beyond 2022 — Park Ridge elected officials are considering charging restaurants fees for using public...

The storefront at 2 N. Northwest Highway in the Shops of Uptown, Park Ridge.

After voting against real estate office last year, Park Ridge plan commission now recommends approval

January 26, 2022 at 5:24 p.m.

After initially voting against a real estate company's request to open an office in what the city of Park Ridge considers prime Uptown retail space, the Park Ridge Planning and...

The Niles-Maine District Library Board on Nov. 17, 2021.

Three Niles-Maine Library trustees seek state’s help in appointing candidate to vacancy on board

January 25, 2022 at 3:15 p.m.

Three members of the divided Niles-Maine District Library Board are asking for help from the state in filling a vacancy on the elected board that has existed since August. As...

News briefs: Morton Grove police academy; Park Ridge preschool fair; Niles scholarships

January 25, 2022 at 2:48 p.m.

Library presents Preschool Fair The Park Ridge Public Library's annual Preschool and Enrichment Fair will take place on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at St. Andrews...

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