Shout Out: Tom Tuohy, Park Ridge resident founded Dreams for Kids
Tom Tuohy is the founder of Dreams for Kids, which trains and mentors youth as social entrepreneurs, providing education, training and job skills. He grew up on the West Side...
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Park Ridge police take icy lake plunge for Special Olympics
As the temperature took a dip Sunday, so did the Lake Michigan polar plungers. But the chill didn’t faze the more than 200 people who ran into the icy water...
‘It is very cold, but it’s a thrill’: Oak Park District 97 team takes polar plunge into Lake Michigan
Both the temperatures and polar plungers took a dip on Sunday. That didn’t faze the more than 200 people who took to the icy waters of Lake Michigan in Evanston...
Lincolnwood police seeking to ‘meet the community’ at Coffee with a Cop event
Officials with the Lincolnwood Police Department want the community to come together for its inaugural Coffee with a Cop event. On the morning of Feb. 21, from 8 to 10...
Ready for the red carpet: Niles-Maine library set for Oscar Night Party
The Niles-Maine District Library invites the public to get a bit of the red carpet treatment when it hosts its annual Oscar Night Party — Go Oscar Wild. Festivities will...
Niles Township Food Pantry launches ‘wish list’ to target specific items each month
The Food Pantry Foundation has launched a new campaign designed to meet specific needs in support of the Niles Township Food Pantry. The initiative is called “Fill the Pantry,” officials...
Ridgewood High School looking to shift its approach to academic interventions
Ridgewood High School is looking to shift the model of approach taken by faculty members to intervene in the classroom when students are struggling to perform well academically. “We’re a...
Ridgewood High School math teacher named Golden Apple Award finalist
Ridgewood High School teacher Tristan Kumor was recently selected as a 2019 finalist out of a pool of 550 candidates for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. “I...
Cold Brews festival to offer beer, music, pizza and more in Morton Grove
Craft beer, pizza and music will be in the spotlight when the Morton Grove Park District and Joseph Mullarkey Distributors team up to host the fourth annual Cold Brews festival....
‘Something different, something special’: Elmwood Park eateries prepare for Restaurant Week
The village of Elmwood Park invites the community to get a taste of what its local eateries are offering at the second annual Dine in Elmwood Park, Restaurant Week, set...