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Park Ridge creates its first historic district

The Park Ridge City Council approved the city's first-ever historic district designation for five Spanish Colonial Revival homes in the Spanish Town neighborhood and a Verizon Wireless cell tower lease at the Dee Road train station at its Sept. 8 meeting.

Local Government

Park Ridge council votes on first historic district Tuesday

The Park Ridge City Council will vote Tuesday, Sept. 8, on whether to approve the Spanish Town Historic District, the city's first-ever historic designation covering five 1927 homes. The Committee of the Whole will also take up traffic calming and pest control.

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Education

District 207 committee reviews 2027 health insurance Sept. 18

Maine Township High School District 207's Finance Committee meets Friday, Sept. 18, to discuss the 2027 health insurance renewal and appoint a township trustee.

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Education

District 207 college fair brings 136 schools to Maine West

Maine Township High School District 207 hosts its annual College Fair and Postsecondary Expo on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, with about 136 colleges and 42 other exhibitors expected.

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Public Safety

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Park Ridge police cite two juveniles for underage e-bike riding

Park Ridge police issued municipal code citations to a 14-year-old and a 10-year-old for underage e-bike operation on Sept. 5, with both juveniles scheduled for an Oct. 13 hearing.

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Public Safety

Des Plaines officer fatally shoots man on Touhy Avenue

Des Plaines police fatally shot 21-year-old Ayham Babidi during a domestic disturbance response in the 2000 block of Touhy Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 9, closing the major corridor for hours and prompting an independent investigation by the Major Case Assistance Team.

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Niles library hosts fall plant workshops, photo contest

The Niles-Maine District Library is offering free fall gardening programs including a harvest photo contest with a Sept. 30 deadline, seed-saving and houseplant workshops, and a community plant swap on Oct. 4.

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Community

Park Ridge history buffs brave rain for Hodges Park tour

Umbrella-toting residents joined a walking tour of the Hodges Park neighborhood on Sunday, Sept. 13, learning about mayoral homes, park memorials and a long-demolished 1873 hotel.

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Cook County gas hits $4.52, tops Chicago metro before Labor Day

Cook County gas prices hit $4.52 per gallon ahead of Labor Day weekend, the highest in the Chicago metro and 20 cents above the Illinois average, with global supply disruptions driving record fuel costs.

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Business

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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Maine South climbs to No. 8 in Illinois Media poll

Maine South moved up two spots to No. 8 in the Week 4 Illinois Media Class 8A football poll after a 41-7 CSL-opening win over Maine West, and faces undefeated New Trier on Friday, Sept. 11.

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Maine South's Skoronski signs NFL's richest guard deal

Maine South graduate Peter Skoronski signed a four-year, $100 million extension with the Tennessee Titans on Aug. 7, making the Park Ridge native the NFL's highest-paid offensive guard at $25 million per year.

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