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Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 officials are considering moving toward more natural landscaping practices and away from chemical herbicides.

District 64 mulls move to more organic lawn maintenance plan

May 23, 2019 at 4:47 a.m.

Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 officials are considering moving toward more natural landscaping practices and away from chemical herbicides, but the switch will likely cost the district tens of thousands...

Park Ridge Aldermen Marty Joyce, 7th Ward, and Marc Mazzuca, 6th Ward, are shown during a presentation from Christopher B. Burke about ways the city can mitigate flooding caused by sewer backups in residents’ basements.

Park Ridge aldermen consider incentives for residents to install flood control systems

May 23, 2019 at 4:46 a.m.

Park Ridge officials appeared to agree during a committee of the whole meeting Monday night that the best and most cost-effective solution to flooding caused by sewer backup is for...

A 19-year-old woman was shot in the leg this morning in Park Ridge, according to police.

Lake County teen shot in leg, ends up in Park Ridge, police say

May 23, 2019 at 4:46 a.m.

A 19-year-old woman was found shot in the leg Monday morning in Park Ridge, according to the city's police department. Officers responded to the 100 block of Meacham Avenue near...

Those in attendance observe Monday night’s Maine Township District 207 school board meeting.

Despite opposition, Maine Township District 207 approves new hybrid schedule

May 23, 2019 at 4:46 a.m.

Students and staff at Maine Township District 207 will be moving to a hybrid block schedule in the 2018-19 school year following a decision by the district's board of education...

Officials: Party bus driver in fatal accident cited; company ‘not in good standing’

May 15, 2019 at 1:23 p.m.

The person driving a party bus early Saturday morning when a 27-year-old man fell out of the vehicle and died did not have the proper license to be transporting passengers,...

Field Elementary School names new principal

May 23, 2019 at 4:46 a.m.

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 officials appointed Jason Bednar to serve as principal of Field Elementary School, effective July 1, at a special board meeting held May 30. Bednar will replace...

Des Plaines police investigating death in residential area

May 22, 2019 at 11:29 p.m.

A death investigation was under way Thursday in Des Plaines. The probe centers around a residence at the corner of Beau and Kathleen drives, police Chief William Kushner said, and...

Volunteer Mike Estes of Chicago pours a sample of Skull Hammer beer for a fest patron. The inaugural Main Street Craft Beer Fest took place May 28 in Park Ridge.

Craft beer festival draws crowds to Park Ridge

May 23, 2019 at 4:46 a.m.

Over the 35 years Karen and her husband Art Lopatka have lived in Park Ridge, she said they've seen the city gradually loosen up when it comes to alcohol. The...

Authorities investigate the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Damon Phillips in the 100 block of Madison Street in Oak Park on May 27, 2017.

‘This is not normal’: Community members gather at scene of Oak Park fatal shooting

May 8, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.

Anthony Clark said when he got a text alerting him to a shooting that occurred Saturday in the parking lot of a bank in Oak Park, he rushed to the...

Students, community members and supporters advocate for transgender students in Palatine. May 8, 2017.

Protections for transgender students remain in place at Illinois schools

May 9, 2019 at 1:54 p.m.

President Donald Trump's decision earlier this year to toss out an Obama-era directive requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and other facilities that correspond to...

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