Mayor David Schmidt remembered for vetoes, civic passion
Park Ridge Mayor David Schmidt's political legacy formed almost from the beginning of his first term in office: He was the first Park Ridge mayor in memory – and quite...
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Glenbrook high schools get new principals
In what could be a first for Glenbrook High School District 225, both high schools will kick off the next school year with newly-hired principals. Glenbrook High School District 225...
Glenview bans housing voucher discrimination
Glenview is aligning its fair housing ordinance with Cook County's by barring landlords from using housing vouchers as a reason to refuse potential tenants a lease. The Village Board on...
Parking fees jump at Glenbrook high schools
Glenbrook High School students who drive to school next year will pay $15 more for the privilege. Glenbrook District 225 school board members on Monday voted unanimously to raise the...
Glenbrook office renovation moves forward
Plans to finish renovating Glenbrook High School District 225's office building are all but set after the board of education agreed to put $1.9 million in contracts on track for...
Glenbrook board raises transportation fees
Glenbrook parents whose children take the school bus will have to dig deeper for the service when they register for the next academic year. Glenbrook High School District 225's Board...
Park Ridge votes to refinance downtown TIF debt
Park Ridge hopes to save up to $1.8 million over the next nine years by refinancing some of the debt incurred to redevelop its downtown. Aldermen on Monday unanimously approved...
North, northwest suburbs dig out after blizzard
After 19.3 inches of snow fell at O'Hare International Airport Sunday during a blizzard, Des Plaines, Glenview and Park Ridge residents were digging out slowly. While main streets in neighboring...
Park Ridge leaders could reevaluate relationship with library
Park Ridge aldermen on Monday agreed to take a closer look at establishing who is responsible for the upkeep of the city-owned building that houses the local public library, but...
Park Ridge could streamline cumbersome liquor licenses
A major overhaul of Park Ridge's liquor code could streamline the city's bewildering array of 22 current license classes into four and more logically align fees with actual uses. Under...