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The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 offices. (Pioneer Press)

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 votes to put $89 million school referendum on Nov. 5 ballot

August 21, 2024 at 10:29 a.m.

After months of floating plans for school renovations and getting feedback from community members, Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 committed to asking local voters and property taxpayers for funds to...

Vine St. BBQ Fest is coming back to Park Ridge on Aug. 24, 2024. Picture from 2023:
Matt Colleran slices rib racks held up by Ralph Barganski at the Vine Street BBQ festival and competition in Park Ridge Sept. 16, 2023. (Pioneer Press)

Vine Street BBQ Fest returns to Park Ridge Aug. 24 to raise charity funds

August 20, 2024 at 5:16 p.m.

The sound of sizzling meat and the sight of cloudy smoke will return to Park Ridge on Aug. 24 for the seventh annual Vine Str. BBQ festival and competition. Amateur...

The board of education for Maine Township High School District 207 approved a $200 million budget for the 2024-2025 school year at its board meeting on August 5, 2024.

District 207 OKs budget up $12.6 million over last year

August 20, 2024 at 6:11 p.m.

Even with COVID-19 relief money from the federal government coming to an end for school districts nationwide, Maine Township High School District 207 was able to approve a bigger budget...

Pottery Barn opened its doors at a new location at Westfield Old Orchard in Skokie at the former site of Lord & Taylor on Aug. 2, 2024 (Westfield)

New stores open at Skokie’s Old Orchard mall; more to come in autumn

August 20, 2024 at 10:25 a.m.

New stores selling furniture, mattresses, and outdoor clothing opened at Westfield Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie over the summer, and an electric vehicle dealership and an authentic Japanese restaurant are...

Skokie cyclist, 27, dies three weeks after car crash: authorities

August 19, 2024 at 4:52 p.m.

A Skokie man who was critically injured in a July traffic crash died on Aug. 15, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. According to Skokie police, the man,...

A new Crumbl Cookies location opened at 8419 W. Golf Rd, Niles on Aug. 16, 2024. The new location is near Eggholic and Patel Brothers. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Crumbl Cookies opens Niles location on Golf Road

August 19, 2024 at 11:29 a.m.

Crumbl Cookie fans were excited to visit the newly opened Niles location on Friday. On its opening day, the location drew a crowd with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and free milk...

The Sullivan Sisters played bluegrass at Skokie's Backlot Bash last year. (Pam DeFiglio, baiduhai/Pioneer Press)

Skokie to celebrate summer with annual Backlot Bash Aug. 23-25

August 20, 2024 at 12:46 p.m.

It’s that time of the year when children are heading back to school and stores are swapping backpacks for Halloween decorations, but it’s still not the end of the summer...

The salmon citrus roll is one of the specialties at Neta Sushi, 35 S. Prospect, Park Ridge. (Pam DeFiglio, baiduhai/Pioneer Press)

Second-generation restaurateur opens sushi restaurant in Park Ridge

August 14, 2024 at 10:11 a.m.

The son of a former west suburban sushi restaurant owner is going into the restaurant business for his own self. After 15 years of working at other restaurants, Min Kim...

A Park Ridge police car.
(Park Ridge Police Dept.)

Park Ridge police: Two car chases, nine cars burglarized

August 13, 2024 at 3:25 p.m.

The following items were taken from Park Ridge police reports. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding Park Ridge police received calls about a...

Park Ridge Mayor Marty Maloney at a grand opening in Park Ridge, March 5, 2022. (Brian O'Mahoney for the Pioneer Press)

Park Ridge Mayor Maloney announces re-election bid for 2025

August 13, 2024 at 10:47 a.m.

Park Ridge Mayor Marty Maloney announced his bid for re-election earlier in the summer. The mayoral election is scheduled for April 1, 2025. The Park Ridge native, who was introduced...

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