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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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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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View MorePark Ridge library celebrates 1,800 summer readers with lawn party Aug. 22
The Park Ridge Public Library's Summer Reading Sendoff on Saturday, Aug. 22, caps a program that drew nearly 1,800 participants with free ice cream, live music, a bubble artist and gift card drawings on the library lawn.
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View MorePark 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.
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View MorePark 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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View MorePark Ridge's Concerts in the Park closes 66th season with two free Friday shows
The Park Ridge Fine Arts Society's 66-year-old Concerts in the Park series wraps its 2026 summer season with two free Friday shows at Hodges Park: the Illinois Brass Band on Aug. 7 and the Brian Patti Big Band on Aug. 14.
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View MoreNew biography explores life of Pickwick Theatre builder, Park Ridge's second mayor
A new biography titled "Hundred Cents on the Dollar" profiles William H. Malone, the developer who built the Pickwick Theatre and the Malone Fountain and served as Park Ridge's second mayor from 1912 to 1914, revealing a life far more complicated than local lore suggests.
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View MorePark Ridge library lends Roku streaming sticks with Netflix, Disney+ and more
The Park Ridge Public Library added Roku streaming sticks with Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ and other services to its free Exploration Library lending collection, available to adult cardholders for two-week checkouts.
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View MorePark Ridge Historical Society's 'Lucky Loser' raffle offers $5,000 grand prize to fund 1934 fire truck restoration
The Park Ridge Historical Society is selling 100 tickets at $150 each for an Aug. 20 "Lucky Loser" raffle at Pennyville Station, where the last ticket standing wins $5,000 and proceeds fund the restoration of the city's 1934 Lil' Pirsch fire truck.
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View MoreNew walking group launches in Uptown Park Ridge
Stroll Park Ridge has launched Park Ridge Strollers, a free Monday evening walking group with dates listed through late August at 132 S. Prospect Ave. in Uptown Park Ridge.
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View MoreCruisin' Park Ridge car show returns to library lot Friday
The Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce's Cruisin' Park Ridge classic car show returns to the library parking lot Friday, Aug. 7, running 6 to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of each month through October.
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View MoreBack to School Bash set for Aug. 27 at Prospect Park
Stroll Park Ridge hosts a Back to School Bash at Prospect Park on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., the same day District 64 students begin the new school year.
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