Lee V. Gaines

Dajae Coleman is shown in a family photo. Dajae was murdered at age 14 in 2012.

Killing of Dajae Coleman, 14, horrified Evanston; 5 years later trial begins

May 13, 2019 at 3:03 a.m.

It has taken five years for the man accused of killing 14-year-old Dajae Coleman to stand trial — long after the shooting shocked Evanston and long enough ago that Dajae's...

Mr. K Garden and Material Center, 1440 W. Higgins Road, Park Ridge.

District 64 study shows impact of proposed development at Mr. K site in Park Ridge

May 23, 2019 at 9:50 a.m.

A study commissioned by the Park Ridge-Niles District 64 Board of Education concluded that the impact of a proposed development, which includes a mix of residential and office space on...

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 board members and administrators discussed proposed salary increases for administrative and nonunion staff members during a meeting held at Lincoln Middle School on Aug. 28.

District 64 holds off on superintendent’s request for pay hikes to administrators

May 23, 2019 at 9:50 a.m.

Concerns about the data used to address proposed salary increases for administrative employees at Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 prompted the district's board of education to defer a vote on...

A town hall panel on race took place Aug. 30 at the Oak Park Public Library.

‘Hope amidst a backdrop of hate’: Panelists tackle racial issues at Oak Park town hall

May 8, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

A man stood up in the middle of a packed conference room Wednesday at the Oak Park Public Library and demanded that more be done to expose the identities of...

(From left to right) Park Ridge Police Chief Frank Kaminski and Niles Police Cmdr. Robert Tornabene speak to the Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Board of Education on Monday night.

School resource officers to be stationed part-time at District 64 middle schools

May 23, 2019 at 9:49 a.m.

Uniformed school resource officers will be stationed part-time at Lincoln Middle School in Park Ridge and Emerson Middle School in Niles beginning in mid-September. The Park Ridge-Niles District 64 Board...

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

District 64 officials scramble to find solution after adding 5th-grade section at Roosevelt Elementary

May 23, 2019 at 9:49 a.m.

Nearly two dozen fifth-graders did not have a classroom or dedicated teacher when they showed up to Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge for the first day of school on...

Dozens gathered for an open house event held Saturday at the Islamic Foundation North Mosque as part of the first National Open Mosque Day.

Lake County mosque opens doors to non-Muslims: ‘There are so many things in common between us’

May 15, 2019 at 6:24 p.m.

Shaykh Azfar Uddin, the imam at the Islamic Foundation North Mosque, said when the prime minister of Spain called the recent deadly terror attack in Barcelona an example of "jihadi...

Parents are shown at a Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 meeting at Jefferson Elementary School.

District 64 approves unspecified ‘settlement’ with student accused in Maine South threat

May 23, 2019 at 9:49 a.m.

Officials on the Park Ridge-Niles District 64 Board of Education unanimously approved what they're calling a "settlement agreement" between the district and a student accused of threatening to bring a...

Various entrants' barbecue chicken is seen on a judging plate during a competition event in Park Ridge on Aug. 12.

Barbecue bash: Teams vie for top honors at Park Ridge competition

May 23, 2019 at 9:49 a.m.

When he was growing up in Park Ridge, RJ De La Cruz said nothing like last weekend's barbecue competition existed in the city. When RJ and his brother, Rommel De...

Members of the Park Ridge Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed revised plans for a development proposed for a property at 1440 W. Higgins Road, which is currently home to the Mr. K Garden and Material site, at a meeting on Aug. 8.

Park Ridge plan commission not satisfied with developer’s plans for site of landscaping business

May 23, 2019 at 9:49 a.m.

Officials on the Park Ridge Planning and Zoning Commission said they're still not fully satisfied with a revised concept for a town house development proposed for a commercial stretch of...

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