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Park Ridge budget plan devoid of flood control projects

June 16, 2018 at 3:31 a.m.

On the same night that New England hunkered down in the face of a monster snowstorm, Park Ridge aldermen prepared for their annual budgetary blizzard. City Manager Shawn Hamilton unveiled...

The exterior of the Youth Campus in Park Ridge is shown in this file photo.

New park at Park Ridge’s Youth Campus gets early approval

June 16, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.

Park Ridge leaders approved revamped plans for a new park at the former Youth Campus on Monday, potentially setting the stage for construction on the project to start as soon...

Park Ridge Fire Chief Jeff Sorensen, left, takes his oath of office during Monday's City Council meeting, joined by his son, Jeff, and City Clerk Betty Henneman. Sorensen was appointed last month. At the same meeting, the Park Ridge City Council also discussed refinancing TIF debt.

Park Ridge may refinance downtown TIF debt

June 16, 2018 at 3:34 a.m.

Park Ridge officials say the city can save almost $1.8 million over the next nine years by refinancing a sliver of the debt incurred to redevelop downtown — as long...

Jeffrey Julkowski, of Christopher B. Burke Engineering, reviews Park Ridge's flood control projects to date at Monday night's City Council meeting while Thomas Burke Jr., right foreground, and residents listen.

Park Ridge rejects flood control project

June 16, 2018 at 4:39 a.m.

A $48.7 million flood control plan proposed for the neighborhood near the Park Ridge Country Club is all but dead after aldermen overwhelmingly rejected its kickoff contract. Meeting as its...

Old cottage likely saved at Park Ridge’s former Industrial School

June 18, 2018 at 2:54 a.m.

Park Ridge aldermen are voting for the second time in a year on plans to turn the former Youth Campus into the city's newest large park. While the Park Ridge...

Brian Jacobi directs the Lincoln Middle School Jazz Band at Park Ridge City Hall on Monday before the City Council meeting.

TIF forces tax increase in Park Ridge as expected

June 18, 2018 at 3:24 a.m.

Park Ridge residents will dig deeper in their pockets next year to maintain city services, expand library hours and service, and pay the growing debt from the city's downtown redevelopment...

Flood plan to resurface at Park Ridge City Council

June 18, 2018 at 3:56 a.m.

A flood control plan for Park Ridge's Country Club neighborhood will return to the City Council in January, six months after aldermen put it on hold to get a second...

Park Ridge property taxes to jump 22 percent

June 18, 2018 at 4:25 a.m.

Park Ridge is poised to raise its property tax levy by more than $3.9 million, or 22 percent over last year – figures officials say they can do little to...

Members of Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers picket Park Ridge City Hall Monday, Nov. 14.

Park Ridge union members protest at meeting

June 18, 2018 at 5:24 a.m.

Some Park Ridge labor union members protested at City Hall Monday in the hours before aldermen approved spending more in legal fees related to a dispute with the city employees'...

Park Ridge tax levy outlook not as grim as expected

June 18, 2018 at 6:32 a.m.

The outlook for Park Ridge's 2014 property tax levy has improved slightly, which means the city won't have to seek the 23.22 percent hike originally planned for next month, officials...

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