Park Ridge city officials rebuff task force offer
From property tax revenue to road salt storage to stormwater detention, the city of Park Ridge and the Park Ridge Park District have issues and apparently don't even agree about...
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Park Ridge’s O’Hare study request sent to vote
Park Ridge's request for an environmental review of O'Hare International Airport's runway construction project got a boost at a raucous and contentious regional O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission meeting. The commission...
Medical marijuana dispensaries issue sent to Park Ridge City Council
The Park Ridge planning and zoning commission is passing back to aldermen the question of whether to amend the city's zoning code to allow medical marijuana dispensaries one month after...
Park Ridge officials hear update on Touhy Avenue viaduct
Repairs to the aging Touhy Avenue railroad viaduct can't begin until the Illinois Department of Transportation approves plans to divert street traffic during construction, officials have said. But, as Public...
Park Ridge may raise meter rates
Park Ridge residents and visitors may need to enjoy the city's 25-cents-per-hour parking rate while they still can. That fee, which officials say is among the lowest in the North...
Park Ridge residents decry taxes without services
Almost 2,500 Park Ridge residents who live in condominiums or in developments pay property taxes to the city but don't receive the same public works maintenance as others. In such...
Park Ridge reconsiders new red light cameras
Park Ridge aldermen tapped the brakes on allowing the city's red light camera operator to ask state transportation officials for approval of new red light cameras. Red Speed Illinois, the...
Park Ridge tackles costs of stormwater projects
Residents in Park Ridge's Mayfield Estates neighborhood might be asked to help cover part of the cost for a proposed $3.3 million flood control project. "I think the only way...
Park Ridge looks for new finance director
Park Ridge is looking for a new finance director after the Monday resignation of Kent Oliven, who nursed the city's fiscal health through a year and a half of budget...
Park Ridge mulls medical marijuana regulations
Medical marijuana dispensaries would be allowed in certain Park Ridge business districts under a zoning code change proposed recently that officials said would let the city regulate them as much...