Heather Cherone

Isabelle Nigro speaks to the Park Ridge village board, requesting approval for her Niles business, Salon M, to move to Uptown.

Park Ridge weighs what businesses should be okayed for Uptown; grants tentative approval for hair salon

August 13, 2019 at 12:07 p.m.

The Park Ridge City Council voted 5-2 last week to tentatively approve a request from the owners of a Niles salon to move to a commercial stretch of Uptown Park...

Park Ridge officials applaud Michael Frazier, 17, center, for helping to save a fellow student at Maine South High School in April.

Park Ridge firefighters surprise student, 17, with scholarship for efforts saving another student’s life

August 13, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

Michael Frazier, 17, wasn't nervous before starting CPR on a fellow Maine South High School student who collapsed while jogging around the school's track in April. But Frazier, a recent...

Bringing back pools to Oakton Park and expanding the amount of ice for skaters were among the top suggestions generated by a group of about 40 citizens during a Park Ridge Park District brainstorming session on the future of the 16.5-acre park.

Park Ridge Parks mulls payment to promote idea of potential referendum, tax hike to renovate Oakton Park

August 5, 2019 at 10:49 p.m.

The Park Ridge Park District Board is weighing whether to hire a firm to convince voters to increase their property taxes, for the purpose of renovating Oakton Park in Park...

Chief School Business Officer Luann Kolstad told the Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board that the tentative 2019-20 budget contains "good news."

School District 64 approves tentative ‘good news’ budget

July 16, 2019 at 3:18 p.m.

Flush with more property tax revenue than expected from new construction, the Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 school board approved a tentative budget Monday for the 2019-20 fiscal year, which...

The Park Ridge Niles School District 64 school board began crafting the district's 2019-2020 budget on June 11.

District 64 officials get first look at new budget

June 18, 2019 at 5:24 p.m.

The Park Ridge Niles School District 64 school board got its first look recently at the draft operating budget for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1. District 64...

District 64 foundation funds technology-focused projects

June 3, 2019 at 5:19 p.m.

The Park Ridge-Niles District 64 Elementary Learning Foundation has awarded $21,500 in grants focused on science, technology, engineering and math projects as well as coding designed to expand the district's...

District 64 board endorses plan to level auditorium to free up space at overcrowded Washington Elementary

May 28, 2019 at 9:51 p.m.

The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board endorsed a plan last week to level the floor of the auditorium at Washington Elementary School to allow it to be used for...

Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 headquarters, 164 S. Prospect Ave.

District 64 board taps four new principals to lead Franklin, Washington, Emerson, Lincoln schools

May 28, 2019 at 5:05 p.m.

The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Board of Education hired four new principals earlier this month, giving the district a full slate of administrators to start the new school year....

District 64's Special Olympics team and coaches gather on the field at Prospect High School to celebrate the opening ceremonies at the Spring Games.

Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 students gather for Special Olympics spring games

May 9, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.

Seven students from Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 competed Sunday in Special Olympics Illinois' Track and Field Spring Games, celebrating months of hard work on the track at Prospect High...

District 64 Board President Rick Biagi administers the oath of office to Tom Sotos, Denise Pearl, Carol Sales and Rebecca Little.

New District 64 board members seated; special education committee to be discussed

May 9, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.

Three new members — all women — joined the Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Board of Education at a special meeting Monday night. It is the first time in 12...

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