Jennifer Johnson

Park Ridge crossing guard Pauline Urrutia is assigned to the corner of Northwest Highway and Washington Avenue near St. Paul of the Cross Catholic School.

Park Ridge Police Department struggling to recruit crossing guards, police chief says

January 19, 2022 at 12:31 p.m.

Many industries across the country have been grappling with employee shortages, and the Park Ridge Police Department's crossing guard program is no exception. "We're really struggling to get crossing guards,"...

The Niles-Maine District Library, 6960 W. Oakton St.

Three months after interviews, Niles-Maine Library agenda calls for discussion of filling board vacancy

January 18, 2022 at 5:38 p.m.

Nearly three months after interviewing 12 applicants interested in filling a board vacancy, the Niles-Maine Library District Board was scheduled to resume discussions of the matter this week. The board's...

Kristi Harrity leads a class at LevelUp Health and Fitness in Niles on Jan. 17.

Normally a big fitness month, centers in Park Ridge, Niles see fewer clients this January due to vaccination mandate, Omicron: ‘it’s been a struggle’

January 18, 2022 at 2:48 p.m.

For some local fitness centers, following a new Cook County Department of Public Health mandate requiring users to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the latest strain on their businesses...

Niles police say a man was testing people for COVID-19 without a business license on the site of an existing, village-licensed testing site at 8584 W. Dempster St.

Police: Park Ridge man ticketed for offering COVID-19 testing out of car in Niles; FBI investigating testing site behind former Bakers Square

January 25, 2022 at 5:19 p.m.

One day after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a warning to the public about unregulated "pop-up" COVID-19 testing sites, a Park Ridge man was ticketed for the second time...

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Park Ridge Police Department struggling to recruit crossing guards, police chief says

Three months after interviews, Niles-Maine Library agenda calls for discussion of filling board vacancy

Normally a big fitness month, centers in Park Ridge, Niles see fewer clients this January due to vaccination mandate, Omicron: ‘it’s been a struggle’

Police: Park Ridge man ticketed for offering COVID-19 testing out of car in Niles; FBI investigating testing site behind former Bakers Square

Teens charged in stabbing of 18-year-old, firing gun in parking lot of Niles apartment building

Man pulls out gun when confronted in Park Ridge attempting to steal catalytic converter

Morton Grove officials approve design contract to reconstruct Metra train station

Assisted living proposed for four-story office building in Uptown Park Ridge

New superintendent to lead East Maine School District 63, with students from Niles, Morton Grove, Park Ridge, Glenview

Park Ridge Police Department impacted by COVID-19 infections over holidays