
Public Safety
Cook County Sheriff's Police charged Nathaniel Alicea, 39, of Indiana with aggravated DUI and felon in possession of a firearm after a Sept. 15 traffic stop near Dee Road in Maine Township, where officers also found he lacked a required ignition interlock device.

Public Safety
Park Ridge police made 12 arrests between Sept. 14 and Sept. 21, including four felony cases, a school-zone speeding stop and a dual arrest on Touhy Avenue.


Public Safety
Cook County Sheriff's Police charged Nathaniel Alicea, 39, of Indiana with aggravated DUI and felon in possession of a firearm after a Sept. 15 traffic stop near Dee Road in Maine Township, where officers also found he lacked a required ignition interlock device.

Public Safety
Cook County Sheriff's Police charged Nathaniel Alicea, 39, of Indiana with aggravated DUI and felon in possession of a firearm after a Sept. 15 traffic stop near Dee Road in Maine Township, where officers also found he lacked a required ignition interlock device.

Public Safety
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.

Public Safety
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.

Public Safety
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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