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What’s happening: Performances of ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ ‘Children of Eden’ scheduled; blood drive hosted in Maine Township

October 5, 2021 at 3:16 p.m.

Township blood drive A blood drive will take place Thursday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Maine Township Town Hall, 1700 Ballard Road in Park Ridge. The...

Maine Township Board settles litigation over assessor’s pension, will pay part of her legal fees

October 4, 2021 at 4:19 p.m.

A lengthy legal fight concerning the pension eligibility of a Maine Township elected official has ended. The Maine Township Town Board on Sept. 28 unanimously agreed to a settlement ending...

Witnesses stop burglary attempts at two Park Ridge homes; third also unsuccessful

October 4, 2021 at 3:07 p.m.

Witnesses thwarted at least two attempts to burglarize homes in Park Ridge last week, each involving what is believed to be the same car reported near the scene, police said....

Pro-vaccine Halloween ‘tombstones’ vandalized within hours in Park Ridge

October 5, 2021 at 6:08 a.m.

A Park Ridge man says he has no plans to remove a Halloween display critical of those who refuse COVID-19 vaccines, despite the display being vandalized within hours of it...

Junior Olivia Killan is named to the Maine South High School homecoming court during a school assembly on Oct. 1, 2021.

Return of Maine South homecoming a ‘royal’ celebration

October 1, 2021 at 6:12 p.m.

Canceled by the pandemic in 2020, homecoming celebrations returned to Maine South High School in a big way this year. Students came together in the football stadium on Oct. 1...

Flags fly outside Maine Township Town Hall, 1700 Ballard Road in Park Ridge, on June 3, 2021.

Require vaccinations for employees? Maine Township says no, Niles Township says yes

October 4, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.

A policy that would have made it mandatory for all Maine Township government employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 failed to generate the needed support from a majority of the...

Park Ridge not considering marijuana dispensary proposals until state licenses, now on hold, are granted

October 1, 2021 at 12:17 p.m.

Eight months after the Park Ridge City Council agreed to allow marijuana dispensaries in the city, a pause on issuing new licenses at the state level has prevented any potential...

Ken and Julie Kovacin's Halloween display on the lawn of their Park Ridge home pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of the 1921 French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

Skeletons, start your engines: Halloween display recreates 1921 Grand Prix race in France, won by an American

September 30, 2021 at 2:56 p.m.

Last year, the skeletons on Ken and Julie Kovacin's front lawn helped launch a rocket into space. This Halloween, the skeletons, which seem to have a need for speed, are...

People walk through downtown Arlington Heights on Sept. 29, 2021.

A Chicago Bears move to Arlington Heights would be a ‘win-win’ to many. But about that traffic and construction …

September 29, 2021 at 6:45 p.m.

Just days after a farewell fireworks display marked the end of a storied era of thoroughbred horse racing in Arlington Heights, residents woke up Wednesday to the news that the...

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

Computer containing patient information reported stolen from Advocate Lutheran General Hospital: Police

September 29, 2021 at 4:37 p.m.

A computer that police say contained "sensitive patient information" was reported stolen from Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge last week. According to police, the laptop was stolen from...

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