Jennifer Johnson

Children approach Santa outside Park Ridge City Hall on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 at the start of the 2nd annual Santa Parade hosted by the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce.

Santa rides around Park Ridge in a Studebaker during 2nd annual holiday parade

December 14, 2021 at 3:35 p.m.

For the second year in a row, Santa made the rounds of Park Ridge aboard a vintage automobile, greeting families along the way. The Santa Parade, hosted by the Park...

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

Niles-Maine Library trustee files lawsuit alleging fellow trustee was ‘illegally appointed’

December 14, 2021 at 12:09 p.m.

A member of the Niles-Maine District Library Board is suing another board trustee, alleging that her appointment earlier this year was illegal. Trustee Joe Makula alleges that Trustee Becky Keane...

Woman robbed at knifepoint in Niles after being approached in a store: Police

December 14, 2021 at 3:26 p.m.

A woman was robbed at knifepoint when she agreed to give a ride to two men who claimed to be stranded at a Niles shopping center, police said. The 37-year-old...

Park Ridge police block a portion of Vine Avenue near the entrance to the Park Ridge Police Station during an investigation on the morning of Dec. 10, 2021.

Armed man threatens neighbor, claims he planted bomb, barricades himself with gun: Park Ridge police

December 14, 2021 at 12:24 p.m.

An armed man barricaded himself inside a multi-unit residential building near the Park Ridge Police Station and claimed a bomb had been planted in the building Friday, Park Ridge police...

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

Park Ridge City Council rejects real estate office for prominent Uptown space on Touhy corner, says retail should go there

December 9, 2021 at 1:46 p.m.

A real estate firm's request to open an office in Park Ridge's Shops of Uptown has been denied a second time. On Dec. 6, the Park Ridge City Council, by...

Field Elementary School, 707 Wisner St. in Park Ridge.

Park Ridge City Council defers approval of temporary mobile classrooms at Field School, tells district to notify neighbors

December 9, 2021 at 10:40 a.m.

A plan to add a temporary mobile classroom building on the grounds of Field School in Park Ridge next spring hit a snag with the Park Ridge City Council this...

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Santa rides around Park Ridge in a Studebaker during 2nd annual holiday parade

Niles-Maine Library trustee files lawsuit alleging fellow trustee was ‘illegally appointed’

Woman robbed at knifepoint in Niles after being approached in a store: Police

Armed man threatens neighbor, claims he planted bomb, barricades himself with gun: Park Ridge police

Park Ridge City Council rejects real estate office for prominent Uptown space on Touhy corner, says retail should go there

Park Ridge City Council defers approval of temporary mobile classrooms at Field School, tells district to notify neighbors

Niles police release surveillance images of vehicle that fatally struck pedestrian on Thanksgiving eve

‘She’s an icon among us’: Niles VFW helps World War II veteran Bette Horstman celebrate 100th birthday

Niles police: 12-year-old posted school shooting threat on social media app

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