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Park Ridge Police Chief Frank Kaminski suggested to Park Ridge-Niles District 64 officials that the school district consider paying for a police officer to be stationed at Lincoln Middle School for at least four hours per week.

Parents concerned after learning District 64 student was accused in Maine South threat

May 23, 2019 at 9:48 a.m.

Park Ridge Police Chief Frank Kaminski suggested to Park Ridge-Niles District 64 officials during a Monday night board meeting that the school district consider paying for a police officer to...

Judge won’t reduce bail for Norridge woman charged with attempted murder

May 9, 2019 at 6:55 p.m.

Citing concern for the public's safety, a Cook County judge on Tuesday denied a request to reduce bail for a Norridge woman charged with the attempted murder of her husband....

District 64 students honored as ‘exemplary ethical leaders’

May 23, 2019 at 9:48 a.m.

Four Park Ridge-Niles District 64 middle school students were honored at a recent board of education meeting for being "exemplary ethical leaders." Each year, the district recognizes four students as...

Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 officials are looking for data on how a proposed development in Park Ridge will affect the district's bottom line and its enrollment numbers.

Study to address proposed Park Ridge development’s impact on District 64

May 23, 2019 at 9:48 a.m.

Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 officials are looking for data on how a proposed development in Park Ridge will affect the district's bottom line and its enrollment numbers. District 64...

Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus were detected in Northbrook for the first time this summer, according to the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District.

Northbrook mosquito tests positive for West Nile Virus

May 14, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus were detected in Northbrook for the first time this summer, according to the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District. A batch of mosquitoes collected a...

2 hospitalized after ammonia leak causes explosion at Elk Grove food plant: officials

May 23, 2019 at 4:39 a.m.

An explosion caused by an ammonia leak at a food manufacturing plant Friday morning in Elk Grove Village caused two people to be hospitalized, forced the evacuation of dozens of...

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 elected officials and administrators are shown during a meeting held June 26.

District 64 administrators highlight student growth through teaching strategies

May 23, 2019 at 9:47 a.m.

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 administrators said the elementary and middle school district is making gains in student academic growth, and those achievements can be attributed to teaching strategies that differentiate...

Veterans from Summit of Uptown in Park Ridge are treated to rides on a 1942 Boeing-Stearman by Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation.

Sky high: Park Ridge veterans savor chance to fly in vintage military plane

May 23, 2019 at 9:47 a.m.

Several Park Ridge veterans in their 80s and 90s waited excitedly and anxiously on June 27 at the Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling for their chance at an opportunity to...

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 board Vice President Rick Biagi listens to the district's chief business official Luann Kolstad during a discussion about the Cook County prevailing wage at a board meeting June 26.

District 64 board reluctantly gets on board with county’s prevailing wage

May 23, 2019 at 9:47 a.m.

Officials on the Park Ridge-Niles District 64 Board of Education flirted during the June 26 meeting with voting against adoption of the Cook County prevailing wage — a move that...

District 64 parent and a member of the local group Go Green Park Ridge, Shannon Donley, speaks June 26 during a Park Ridge-Niles District 64 Board of Education meeting.

Green light: District 64 backs plan to switch to more natural approach to lawn care

May 23, 2019 at 9:47 a.m.

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 officials approved a plan Monday night to switch to more natural lawn care procedures throughout the district, thereby satisfying concerns raised by parents who took issue...

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