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The restored Sunny Playground gate from 1936 is displayed outside Wohlers Hall at Prospect Park, 733 N. Prospect Ave. in Park Ridge.

Park Ridge Park District marks restoration of historic playground gate at Prospect Park

September 7, 2021 at 11:58 a.m.

The Park Ridge Park District recently marked the completed restoration of a playground gate that dates back to the 1930s. Called the Sunny Playground Gate, the wrought iron arch and...

The Park Ridge Honor Guard stands before the city's 9/11 memorial during a dedication and ceremony in 2015.

Communities, fire departments host remembrance ceremonies for 20th anniversary of 9/11

September 8, 2021 at 11:07 a.m.

Area communities are marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with ceremonies and special events that are open to the public. Park Ridge: Garry McCarthy A dignitary who...

Maine East student earns second place in national graphic arts competition

September 7, 2021 at 11:10 a.m.

Designing a logo for packaged foods sold by a Niles restaurant earned a Maine East High School student a top award in a national graphic design competition. Alex Tomy, a...

Police investigate shooting of Skokie man near Lincolnwood-Chicago border

September 7, 2021 at 12:40 p.m.

Police are investigating a report of a shooting near the Lincolnwood and Chicago border. A 34-year-old Skokie man reported being shot in the area of Devon Avenue and McCormick Boulevard...

Renovations are nearing completion at the Des Plaines Theatre, which is expected to reopen for live shows in October.

Des Plaines Theatre set to reopen, after $6.6 million restoration, with live shows in October

September 5, 2021 at 5:03 p.m.

It survived a bomb and a fire, was nearly turned into a bank, and languished for years in darkness, its future uncertain. Now, the Des Plaines Theatre is being reborn....

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul leaves a message on the Vote Equality RV while former State Rep. Lou Lang looks on during the RV's visit to Park Ridge on Sept. 1.

Purple vote-mobile promoting Equal Rights Amendment makes visit to Park Ridge

September 2, 2021 at 3:48 p.m.

Forty-nine years after the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says efforts to finally make it part of the U.S. Constitution have not ended,...

Woman, 63, dies after being struck by delivery truck in Niles shopping center alley: police

September 3, 2021 at 11:21 a.m.

A female pedestrian was killed Thursday morning when she was struck by a delivery truck behind a Niles shopping center, police said. The woman was walking in the alley behind...

The Niles-Maine District Library, 6960 W. Oakton St. in Niles, on July 13, 2021.

Niles-Maine Library cuts library hours to 66 despite vote to restore them to pre-pandemic level of 70

August 31, 2021 at 5:04 p.m.

Though the Niles-Maine District Library board voted to keep library hours at pre-pandemic levels — which would be 70 hours per week — a recent decision reduced those hours to...

A developer has proposed converting vacant commercial buildings at 6605-6615 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Niles into apartments.

Niles Village Board approves conversion of vacant industrial buildings into 14 apartment units

August 31, 2021 at 3:27 p.m.

A developer's plan to convert vacant industrial buildings into apartments received approval from the Niles Village Board last week. Trustees on Aug. 24 voted 5-1 in favor of a special-use...

Extending door-to-door soliciting hours to 9 p.m. heads back to Park Ridge City Council amid objections

August 31, 2021 at 3:13 p.m.

A measure to extend door-to-door solicitation hours in Park Ridge is headed back to the City Council, with some elected officials saying they remain opposed to allowing solicitors to visit...

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