District 64 contest helps students learn to love science

Students were busy launching paper airplanes at a target on the floor and building tall structures using straws and pins — but it wasn’t just regular Saturday morning fun. Students in Park Ridge-Niles District 64 were competing in the annual Science Olympiad held Feb. 4 …Read More

• No ID yet on suicide victim found in Park Ridge woods

  

  A man walking his dog in a wooded area of northwest suburban Park Ridge on Feb. 2 discovered the decomposing body of an unidentified man.

• Aldermen not making any ‘Taste’ buds with contract delays

  The Park Ridge City Council this week postponed voting on a contract with Taste of Park Ridge, Inc., in order for several terms of the summer food festival agreement to be renegotiated. The delay was described as “frustrating” by the Taste Committee’s city liaison, Mel …Read More

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