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Five homeowners win Park Ridge Garden Club beautification honors
Mayor Maloney presented the Park Ridge Garden Club's 35th Annual Beautification Awards to five homeowners at the Aug. 17 City Council meeting, honoring properties across the city for standout landscaping.
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Five homeowners win Park Ridge Garden Club beautification honors
Mayor Maloney presented the Park Ridge Garden Club's 35th Annual Beautification Awards to five homeowners at the Aug. 17 City Council meeting, honoring properties across the city for standout landscaping.
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Five homeowners win Park Ridge Garden Club beautification honors
Mayor Maloney presented the Park Ridge Garden Club's 35th Annual Beautification Awards to five homeowners at the Aug. 17 City Council meeting, honoring properties across the city for standout landscaping.
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Cook County erases $1 billion in medical debt for 791,000 residents
Cook County's Medical Debt Relief Initiative has erased more than $1 billion in medical debt for over 791,000 residents, including those in Park Ridge and Niles, with notification letters arriving the week of Aug. 17 and President Preckwinkle proposing continued funding in the FY2027 budget.
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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.
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Pace student fare drops to 75 cents starting Aug. 24
Pace student fares drop from $1 to 75 cents starting Aug. 24, with free rides for all K-12 students that day, funded by the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act. The reduced fare applies year-round at any time of day, with free transfers to CTA.
Education
Nearly 12,000 kids lack measles shots as Park Ridge schools open
Cook County health officials issued a statement on the first day of school urging families not to delay or space out childhood vaccines in response to President Trump's executive order, as nearly 12,000 suburban Cook County children remain unprotected against measles.
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Park Ridge police log six arrests including elder exploitation felony
Park Ridge police made six arrests during the week of Aug. 3–10, including a Naperville woman facing felony charges of aggravated identity theft and financial exploitation of an elderly person and a Park Ridge man charged with felony drug possession and resisting an officer.
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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.
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Five homeowners win Park Ridge Garden Club beautification honors
Mayor Maloney presented the Park Ridge Garden Club's 35th Annual Beautification Awards to five homeowners at the Aug. 17 City Council meeting, honoring properties across the city for standout landscaping.
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Liponi Foundation mini golf night raises record near $16,000 for M-NASR
The Liponi Foundation's annual Mini Golf Fundraiser raised nearly $16,000 for the Maine-Niles Association of Special Recreation on Aug. 11, topping last year's record by about $4,000 with a sold-out crowd of more than 200 at Skokie Sports Park.
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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.
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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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Bears declare Hammond 'sole focus,' leaving Illinois without a deal
Bears President Kevin Warren confirmed Aug. 13 at Halas Hall in Lake Forest that Hammond, Indiana is the team's exclusive stadium target, committing $2 billion in private money while Illinois talks have stalled with no written proposal before the state.
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Park Ridge's Stewart wins national senior golf title at Pinehurst
Park Ridge resident Rick Stewart came from two shots back on the final day to capture the 75th North & South Senior Amateur Championship at Pinehurst No. 4, finishing 3 under par for a one-stroke victory.
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