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Public Safety
Two tornadoes confirmed as storms slam Cook County
Local Government
Niles Village Board calls special Friday meeting after July quorum failure
The Niles Village Board scheduled a special 4 p.m. meeting for Friday, Aug. 14, after its Tuesday, July 21 regular meeting was canceled when only three of six members showed up, falling short of the four-member quorum needed to conduct business.
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Local Government
Park Ridge approves $38,500 study on police station's future
Local Government
Niles Village Board calls special Friday meeting after July quorum failure
The Niles Village Board scheduled a special 4 p.m. meeting for Friday, Aug. 14, after its Tuesday, July 21 regular meeting was canceled when only three of six members showed up, falling short of the four-member quorum needed to conduct business.
Public Safety
Two tornadoes confirmed as storms slam Cook County
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Park Ridge approves $38,500 study on police station's future
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Niles Village Board calls special Friday meeting after July quorum failure
The Niles Village Board scheduled a special 4 p.m. meeting for Friday, Aug. 14, after its Tuesday, July 21 regular meeting was canceled when only three of six members showed up, falling short of the four-member quorum needed to conduct business.
Public Safety
Two tornadoes confirmed as storms slam Cook County
Local Government
Park Ridge approves $38,500 study on police station's future
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Niles Village Board calls special Friday meeting after July quorum failure
The Niles Village Board scheduled a special 4 p.m. meeting for Friday, Aug. 14, after its Tuesday, July 21 regular meeting was canceled when only three of six members showed up, falling short of the four-member quorum needed to conduct business.
Local Government
Niles-area schools lock in crossing guard contracts ahead of new school year
East Maine School District 63 and Niles School District 71 are voting this week on crossing guard contracts with Andy Frain Services for the 2026-27 school year, continuing an arrangement that began when Niles outsourced the service in 2023.
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Two tornadoes confirmed as storms slam Cook County
Severe storms produced two confirmed tornadoes, 99 mph winds and 357,000 power outages across the Chicago area Tuesday; Cook County, including Park Ridge and Niles, was under a tornado warning, with more storms expected through the week.
Public Safety
McCook reservoir hit capacity 6 times in 2026; more storms loom
The McCook TARP Reservoir has hit full capacity six times in 2026, more than the five times it filled in the previous five years combined, as MWRD issues another overflow alert ahead of severe storms forecast through mid-week for Park Ridge and Niles.
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Park Ridge visitation honors Marine killed in Fox River crash
Friends, family and fellow Marines gathered Sunday at Ryan-Parke Funeral Home in Park Ridge to honor Magdalena Jablonska, a Des Plaines Marine veteran killed July 25 in a Fox River boating crash; her family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the alleged driver.
Community
Park Ridge Farmers Market open three more Saturdays in August
The Park Ridge Farmers Market continues on Prairie Avenue on Aug. 15, 22 and 29, running 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday through October in the market's 36th year.
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Bagel shop at Uptown Metra station one vote from opening, waiting room set to reopen
A commuter-focused bagel and coffee shop called Midwest Doughboys is one City Council vote away from opening inside the Uptown Park Ridge Metra station, a move city officials say will allow the main waiting room, closed since last winter due to vandalism, to reopen during regular hours.
Business
Jungle of Niles eyes vacant Des Plaines Kmart as eviction hearing looms Friday
With its one-week lease extension expired and an eviction hearing set for Friday, Jungle of Niles is considering the long-vacant former Kmart at Lee and Oakton in Des Plaines as a potential new home, though a Sears/Kmart holding company still holds an interest in the property.
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Park Ridge's Skoronski becomes NFL's highest-paid guard with $100M Titans deal
Park Ridge native and Maine South alumnus Peter Skoronski signed a four-year, $100 million extension with the Tennessee Titans on Friday, Aug. 7, making the 25-year-old the highest-paid offensive guard in NFL history.
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Chicago Sky's Cardoso hosts youth basketball camp at Maine West
Chicago Sky center Kamilla Cardoso hosts a $99 youth basketball camp Thursday, Aug. 6, at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, open to boys and girls ages 6-15, bringing WNBA instruction to a District 207 campus that serves Park Ridge and Niles families.
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