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07/23/2024

If you're a Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 resident, parent or taxpayer, what's your reaction to the district's proposed $98 million referendum? It would make your property tax bill go up about $400 a year--for the owner of a home with $400,000 property value, and about $600 more per year for the owner of a $600,000 home. (info here: https://www.d64.org/2024-proposal-tax-calculator) The many benefits, including updating Lincoln Middle School and all the schools, are listed here: https://www.d64.org/ What is your reaction to the referendum? The district has been trying to lower the dollar amount of the referendum.

District 64 is an elementary school district serving students in Park Ridge, IL and a portion of Niles, IL. The District employs more than 600 staff members who provide a rich academic program and positive learning environment for approximately 4,300 students. The District operates five elementary s...

10/23/2023

Protests and rallies related to the Israel-Hamas war are hitting home right in Skokie and Lincolnwood. If you're asked to subscribe, please know this is the only way the newspaper can employ professional, independent journalists to cover local news in our suburbs. Thanks for considering, if you can.

A gunshot was fired at a pro-Palestinian counter-protest for a Solidarity for Israel rally in Skokie, per Lincolnwood police. Pro-Palestine protestors and Chicago police were pepper sprayed, according to Skokie Police.

10/10/2023

So many memories! If you're asked to subscribe, please consider in order to keep professional, independent journalists covering these suburbs. Thanks for considering.

Graziano's, a popular Niles restaurant for brick oven, wood-fired pizza and salads, pastas and entrees, is set to close Oct. 23, owners announced.

10/09/2023

This is the first we've heard of this. (You may be asked to subscribe for a small amount of money. It's how the newspaper is able to keep professional, independent journalists covering the Park Ridge area and elsewhere. Thanks for considering.)

In Park Ridge-Niles School District 64, testing shows students are starting to recover from pandemic learning loss, according to Assistant Superintendent Samantha Alaimo.

10/03/2023

There are about 100,000 Assyrians in Skokie, Morton Grove, Niles, Lincolnwood, Glenview and Rogers Park (and some in Park Ridge, too). So many have fled their homeland that few are left. There was grieving when a wedding fire killed 113--and counting. You may be asked to subscribe--please know this is the only way we can bring you independent, professional local reporting. Thanks for considering.

Assyrian Americans gathered in Morton Grove Sept. 30 for a vigil honoring victims and survivors of a fire at a wedding in their homeland in northern Iraq. The fire killed more than 100.

09/29/2023

A sauna will allow firefighters to sweat out carcinogens. Please know you may be asked to subscribe; this is how the paper can support independent, professional journalists to cover local Park Ridge-area news. Thanks for considering. (Most newspapers earn more from subscriptions than ads now.)

Consultants showed the Park Ridge City Council a draft of plans to remodel Fire Station 35, near Devon and Cumberland Avenues, at a Sept. 18 meeting.

08/22/2023

This bus will go right through Park Ridge, enabling people to get to and from O'Hare. The south end of Park Ridge already has the Blue Line, but this could be more convenient for people on the north end of town.. Please know you might be asked for a small fee to read this--it's how the Tribune is able to pay independent, professional journalism to cover the suburbs. Thanks for considering!

Pace will introduce Pulse semi-express bus service on Dempster Street, enabling those in Evanston, Skokie, Morton Grove, Niles, Park Ridge, etc.,to reach O'Hare more quickly.

07/28/2023

As always, please remember local, professional journalists are working hard to give you reliable news. It's copyrighted, so it's not legal to copy and paste this. Thanks!

Three Park Ridge teens face Kenosha County, Wisconsin, felony charges for receiving more than $10,000 in stolen goods, per a complaint which said the goods were concert wristbands.

07/15/2023

Here's the big news about the PIckwick! Please know you may be asked for a small fee to read this if you don't have a Chicago Tribune subscription--it's how the newspaper pays its professional journalists to report this news. Thanks for considering. Also, it's copyrighted (legally protected), so don't copy and paste.

Park Ridge’s Pickwick Theatre will become a venue for both live performances and movies through a partnership with the Copernicus Foundation,

06/23/2023

This man is grabbing teen girls. Please know you may be asked to pay a small fee to read Chicago Tribune/Park Ridge Herald-Advocate articles--it goes to support the newspaper's professional journalists so we can provide responsible news coverage of the area. Thanks for considering.

An unknown male subject is approaching teenage girls around Park Ridge while impersonating a police officer, Park Ridge police said in a June 23 statement.

06/21/2023

It would have been a few blocks from the first one. Please note, if you are asked for a small fee to subscribe, the Chicago Tribune/Park Ridge Herald Advocate use that to pay the professional journalists who bring you vetted local news. Thanks for considering!

Park Ridge aldermen hit the brakes on one of two approved permits for an adult-use cannabis dispensary on Higgins Road.

06/21/2023

He served at Mary, Seat of Wisdom and Our Lady of Hope.

A priest associated with Mary, Seat of Wisdom Church in Park Ridge will be reinstated after being cleared of a charge that he sexually abused a minor, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced today

06/09/2023

Here's how the trial of the off-duty Chicago police sergeant accused of wrestling a Park Ridge 14-year-old to the ground, and pinning him there, wrapped up. Also, the kid who actually stole the bike expressed great remorse.

During trial for off-duty Chicago Police sergeant Michael Vitellaro, charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct, lawyers on both sides made accusations of lying.

06/09/2023

They're starting in just about three weeks!

Two former principals of Maine East High School will split principal duties at Maine South while District 207 searches for a permanent replacement for Dr. Ben Collins.

06/07/2023

Can you resist arrest if you didn't know the arrester was a cop? Please know you may be asked to subscribe to support independent, professional journalistic coverage of our local suburbs. Thanks if you're able to (it's cheap) and please don't copy and paste--the story is copyrighted.

Much of the second day of former CPD Sgt.Michael Vitellaro's trial focused on how Vitellaro restrained a 14-year-old boy on a Park Ridge sidewalk and whether his decision to do so was appropriate.

06/07/2023

A beloved Maine South teacher died Monday afternoon. Please note you may be asked to subscribe--it goes to support our independent, professional news coverage of the local suburbs. It's usually very cheap. Thanks for considering--you can also read it at the library, but don't copy and paste, as it's copyrighted.

Francisco Barbas, a popular Spanish teacher and athletic coach at Maine South High School in Park Ridge has died.

06/06/2023

Drama at the trial today! Please know local independent journalists write and edit these stories to professional standards; if you subscribe (it's cheap), that helps support our work. If you prefer not to, please don't copy and paste the story (it's copyrighted) but you can read the story for free at the library (in print).

Video of the incident, which circulated extensively on social media, shows former Sergeant Michael Vitellaro holding the boy to the ground with a knee on his back.

05/24/2023

The man arrested is an employee of a Park Ridge school. Please note you may be asked to subscribe. Please also know the subscription fee supports the local, independent journalists who do this important work. Thanks for considering.

An employee of a school for children with special needs in Park Ridge has been charged with sexual abuse of a child, court records show.

05/08/2023

Anyone who reveals the name in the comments may get a cow pie.

The most famous cow in the north suburbs is healthy and doing well in Woodstock, Ill.

04/28/2023

He's got the home-field advantage, that's for sure.

Current Maine South High School Principal Dr. Ben Collins has been chosen as the next superintendent of Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64.

04/14/2023

Park Ridge would be the first, or one of the first, to charge nursing homes, the attorney said.Please note: if you click on the story and are asked to subscribe, you would be supporting independent, professional journalistic coverage of your community if you do so.

Park Ridge is considering charging its six assisted living and nursing home facilities for emergency services to help cover some of its costs.

04/12/2023

Be aware--streets will be closed down for hours, and traffic is expected to be very heavy tonight for this late firefighter's wake. May he rest in peace.

Norridge will shut down Cumberland Avenue Thursday April 13 from 9 am to noon for the funeral of Chicago Fire Lt. Jan Tchoryk.

04/06/2023

Here's some background on the situation in the school district, as well as who won. If you are asked to subscribe, please know that's how the newspaper supports independent, local, professional journalists. Thanks for considering.

Eight candidates total competed for four seats on the Park Ridge-Niles District 64 Board of Education.

03/20/2023

This Park Ridge native is a "hotdogger."

Bethany Lynn, a 2016 Maine South High School alum, is driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile and stopped in Park Ridge's Uptown so people could take photos with it.

03/10/2023

Harbinger of spring?

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will open Axehead Lake, on Touhy Avenue, Park Ridge, and Belleau Lake, Des Plaines, April 1. A fishing license is required.

03/08/2023

If you are a Maine South football parent, player, former player or former parent, or have some other connection, we'd love to talk with you for follow-up stories. Please email [email protected]. Thanks.

Maine South High School’s 2022 football season results, including nine wins, were invalidated by the Illinois High School Association due to ineligible players who lived outside the boundaries of the Park Ridge school.

01/30/2023

Two resignations in one week. If you are asked to subscribe, please know that local independent journalists are working hard to bring you reliable news, and that's how they earn a living. Thanks for not copying and pasting--the material is legally protected by copyright. Appreciate your understanding!

District 64 Board of Education member Nicole Woitowich has resigned.

01/27/2023

Parents had a lot to say. Please note, if you hit a paywall, that local professional journalists are working hard to produce this content. Please don't copy and paste, as the material is copyrighted. Thanks for understanding this is how we earn a living.

District 64 parents expressed concerns and frustrations about the resignation of Superintendent Eric Olson.

01/24/2023

The Illinois legislature created the Polish-American Heritage Corridor, near the many Poles in Park Ridge and Niles.

Illinois has designated Milwaukee Avenue through Chicago and Niles as the Polish Heritage Corridor, and local Polish leaders and businesspeople say it will preserve culture, help businesses.

01/23/2023

Some big news from School District 64. If you hit a paywall, please remember that local, professional reporters and editors report these stories, and please consider supporting independent journalism by subscribing. It's pretty cheap. You can also read the story on the library's website. Thanks for considering! https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-olson-resigns-tl-0126-20230123-si5d7mha7zfg7l67gjg3hcu36e-story.html

District 64 superintendent Dr. Eric Olson is resigning.

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A group of people disrupted tonight’s District 64 School Board meeting demanding an end to mask wearing.

Hawkettes and the marching band perform during Maine South High School’s homecoming assembly today.

An emotional Garry McCarthy, a member of the New York City Police Department on Sept. 11, 2001, speaks during Park Ridge’s 9/11 memorial ceremony today outside Park Ridge City Hall.