Jennifer Johnson

Oakton Community College in Des Plaines.

Oakton Community College campuses to host COVID-19 vaccine, booster clinics starting Friday

January 11, 2022 at 1:11 p.m.

Oakton Community College has announced that it will host a series of COVID-19 vaccination clinics for members of the community through March. Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines and boosters...

Chicago man charged with breaking into Lincolnwood condo building, using postal key to steal mail

January 10, 2022 at 8:52 p.m.

A Chicago man was indicted this month on charges that he broke into a Lincolnwood condominium building and stole residents' mail on at least three separate occasions. Patrick V. Slagel,...

Maine South High School graduates gather with family and friends outside Rosemont Theatre in May 2019. Maine Township High School District 207 graduation ceremonies are set to return to the theater this year.

District 207 graduation ceremonies will return to Rosemont Theatre; were held on-campus last year

January 10, 2022 at 8:42 p.m.

Commencement exercises for Maine Township high school seniors will return to Rosemont Theatre this spring following virtual and on-campus graduations over the last two years. The Maine Township High School...

Crowds visit Taste of Park Ridge in 2019.

Taste of Park Ridge to return to Uptown this summer after two-year hiatus, organizers say

January 9, 2022 at 9:46 p.m.

Organizers of a popular Park Ridge festival are optimistic that it will return this summer after being postponed for two years due to the pandemic. The Taste of Park Ridge...

Jordan Mann, facility supervisor at the Oakton Ice Arena, stands in the mechanical room of the facility on Jan. 10, 2022. The Park Ridge Park District Board has voted to place a $31.7 million referendum on the November 2022 ballot to fund renovations at the ice arena and other additions at Oakton Park.

Park Ridge Park Board votes to place $31.7 million Oakton Park referendum on November ballot

January 11, 2022 at 8:26 a.m.

Park Ridge voters in November will weigh in on a proposal to increase property taxes to pay for more than $31 million in upgrades to Oakton Park. The Park Ridge...

Barb Golik, East Maine School District 63's Early Learning Center principal, highlights a wall with the word "hello" offered in many different languages in September. District 63's five elementary schools and one middle school have shifted to remote learning due to rising COVID-19-related absences among staff and students.

East Maine School District 63, Niles District 71, District 219 shift to remote learning; Districts 64 and 207 continue in person

January 11, 2022 at 2:11 p.m.

Citing staff shortages due to COVID-19 and a growing number of positive cases in the district, East Maine School District 63 moved to initiate remote learning beginning Jan. 11. The...

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Oakton Community College campuses to host COVID-19 vaccine, booster clinics starting Friday

Chicago man charged with breaking into Lincolnwood condo building, using postal key to steal mail

District 207 graduation ceremonies will return to Rosemont Theatre; were held on-campus last year

Taste of Park Ridge to return to Uptown this summer after two-year hiatus, organizers say

Park Ridge Park Board votes to place $31.7 million Oakton Park referendum on November ballot

East Maine School District 63, Niles District 71, District 219 shift to remote learning; Districts 64 and 207 continue in person

Man robbed of wallet, struck in head by three teenagers in Niles

School news: District 207 students selected for musical festivals; Maine East teacher wins Outstanding Educator award

Park Ridge mayor looks ahead to 2022, asks residents to ‘work together’ during divisive time

Maine Township Board votes to increase tax levies after years of cuts