Senior apartments, hotel approved by Park Ridge City Council
Plans for a senior home along Busse Highway and a Hilton hotel along Higgins Road were approved by the Park Ridge City Council at the June 17 City Council meeting....
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Park Ridge police: Vehicles burglarized, criminal damage
The following items were taken from Park Ridge Police reports. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Criminal Defacement A Park Ridge Park District employee found graffiti on...
Fourth of July celebrations in Park Ridge, Niles, Morton Grove and Skokie
The upcoming festivities are planned for 4th of July celebrations in the northern suburbs. Park Ridge The Park Ridge Park District is hosting a fireworks show at Maine East High...
A rare blue-eyed cicada was found in Niles. But thousands more could exist, professor says.
Carole Will McDonald said she didn’t think she would find a blue-eyed cicada when she went looking for one in her front yard in Niles. It was a one-in-a-million shot,...
Hallmark card and gift store owners say goodbye in Park Ridge
For 30 years, Holly Stricker said her relationships with her customers at her Park Ridge greeting card store were like those in the television sitcom Cheers. “Everybody sort of knows...
After neighbors organize block parties, Skokie invests in boosting their area
Lissa Levy, who has lived in Skokie for nine years, says she has only known a Main Street with empty storefronts and buildings in disrepair. “From what I understand from...
Skokie mayor touts village’s economy at State of Village address
Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen highlighted Skokie’s new and incoming businesses at the village’s State of the Village address. The speech was given at a Skokie Chamber of Commerce event...
Average home prices top $1 million in Park Ridge; Skokie, Niles prices also high
In this summer's hot real estate market, average home prices have risen in the north suburbs, with a longtime Park Ridge real estate agent saying this is the first time...
Park Ridge police meet with businesses, discuss unruly youth, peer juries
The Park Ridge Police Department and Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce held a special beat meeting on Friday for business owners and residents to discuss safety concerns in the Uptown...
Skokie’s first Black resident recalls real estate agent wouldn’t sell to him in 1961
When David Jones attempted to buy his first house in 1961 on Kildare Avenue, he realized that the real estate agent who gave him the key to visit the home...