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Cook County storm damage teams knock on doors through Sept. 3
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Park Ridge plans Sept. 11 memorial service for 25th anniversary
Park Ridge will hold its annual 9/11 memorial ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, outside City Hall, marking 25 years since the 2001 attacks. The service comes after the memorial site was vandalized twice in July.
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Park Ridge plans Sept. 11 memorial service for 25th anniversary
Park Ridge will hold its annual 9/11 memorial ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, outside City Hall, marking 25 years since the 2001 attacks. The service comes after the memorial site was vandalized twice in July.
Local Government
Cook County storm damage teams knock on doors through Sept. 3
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Park Ridge plans Sept. 11 memorial service for 25th anniversary
Park Ridge will hold its annual 9/11 memorial ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, outside City Hall, marking 25 years since the 2001 attacks. The service comes after the memorial site was vandalized twice in July.
Local Government
Cook County storm damage teams knock on doors through Sept. 3
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Cook County storm damage teams knock on doors through Sept. 3
Joint federal, state and county teams are going door-to-door across Cook County through Sept. 3 to assess damage from the Aug. 11–12 storms, a step toward determining whether the county qualifies for a federal disaster declaration.
Local Government
Niles trustees weigh $23.5M TIF deal for White Eagle redevelopment
Niles Village Board trustees considered a $23.5 million TIF agreement with NP Riverbank LLC on Aug. 25 for the 354-unit Riverbank development at the former White Eagle site on Milwaukee Avenue, with the vote outcome not yet publicly confirmed.
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District 64 hosts community coffee at Lincoln Sept. 10
District 64 Superintendent Dr. Ben Collins will hold an open community coffee at Lincoln Middle School on Sept. 10, giving residents a chance to talk informally with the superintendent at a building that underwent emergency fire-code repairs this summer.
Education
Maine South ranks 32nd in Illinois in U.S. News high school rankings
Maine South placed 32nd in Illinois and Maine East 103rd in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-27 best high school rankings, giving District 207 families a concrete academic benchmark as the new school year begins.
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Cook County classifies West Nile risk 'high' after four cases
Cook County health officials classified West Nile virus risk as "high" across suburban Cook County after confirming four adult cases for the 2026 season, urging Park Ridge and Niles area residents to use repellent, eliminate standing water and limit outdoor activity at dawn and dusk.
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Gaming machine burglars hit Park Ridge, Niles businesses
Burglars targeting video gaming terminals have hit Park Ridge and Niles bars and restaurants, part of a statewide wave of smash-and-grab break-ins documented at dozens of Illinois locations this summer.
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Park Ridge plans Sept. 11 memorial service for 25th anniversary
Park Ridge will hold its annual 9/11 memorial ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, outside City Hall, marking 25 years since the 2001 attacks. The service comes after the memorial site was vandalized twice in July.
Community
Park Ridge surgeons cut scarring risk in miscarriage procedure
Park Ridge surgeons Dr. Kirsten Sasaki and Dr. Charles E. Miller published a 208-patient study showing a camera-guided miscarriage technique virtually eliminates the uterine scarring that affects 17% of women after standard D&C surgery.
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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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Maine South routs Warren 54-14 in Park Ridge home opener
Maine South defeated Warren Township 54-14 on Friday in the Hawks' home opener at Park Ridge, bouncing back from a Week 1 loss to Batavia and improving to 1-1 on the season.
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Maine South hosts Warren in Park Ridge home opener
Maine South hosts Warren on Saturday, Aug. 29, in the Hawks' first home game of 2026, with both teams coming off strong 2025 seasons and carrying preseason rankings from the Chicago Tribune.
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