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Park Ridge’s Officer of Year faces down ‘policeman’s worst nightmare’
The objects left behind on the kitchen table made Park Ridge Police Officer Steve Tracy’s heart sink. A man’s wallet and house keys. His eyeglasses and — most troubling of all — his wedding ring. “I thought, ‘That’s really not a good sign,’ ” Tracy …
Zoning vote a victory for Whole Foods proposal in Park Ridge
The first step in bringing a Whole Foods Market to the city was finalized this week when the Park Ridge City Council approved new zoning for the property on which the grocery store is to be built. Aldermen on May 21 voted 5-1 in favor …
Niles looks to put new face on biz community
Business owner and Niles resident Joe Walsh thinks the village’s business community could use a facelift.
And while he indicated image upgrades are needed in general, any effort should start with the anchor of Niles’ business community, Golf Mill Shopping Center.
Walsh sees Niles as …
Morton Grove martial arts school wins fight to stay open
As Duck-Keun Yoon leads his class of small children running around his martial arts school, each child jumps over a large equipment bag on the padded floor.
When one of the smallest girls can’t quite make it over, he pulls her back so she can …
1.5 million people to use Midway, O’Hare this holiday weekend
About 1.5 million people are expected to pass through Chicago’s two airports this Memorial Day weekend, city aviation officials say.
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Park Ridge Community Calendar for the week of May 24, 2012
Submissions for Community Calendar are required two weeks preceding the date of publication. Send to: Mary Ann Bottari, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495.
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City of Park Ridge: The following meetings take place …
POLL: What is your most anticipated summer adventure movie?
With summer almost here, Hollywood is rolling out a host of action and adventure films guaranteed to heat up the season. Will you be standing in line at midnight, July 20 for the premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises”? Is a retooled version of the …
Teen bands from across area compete in Park Ridge
The return of Park Ridge’s annual teen band night, Bobbapalooza, was smaller than past events but still considered a success, according to its new organizer. “It went great,” said Jared Skiba, who managed the event. “It got nothing but positive feedback. The bands went extremely, …
Study says Chicago traffic congestion actually got better
Drivers in the Chicago area were stuck in traffic an average of 36 hours in 2011, 12 fewer than the 48 wasted in traffic in 2010, according to INRIX, a company that studies traffic patterns.
Park Ridge woman gets burial for MIA brother after 40 years
The Vietnam War was waging and George Macdonald knew he wouldn’t be returning home. “He gave away his track trophies and told the family he wouldn’t be coming back,” his only sister, Jeanette Frye, recounted. It was 1972 and Macdonald, an Evanston native, was heading …
Zoning vote a victory for Whole Foods proposal in Park Ridge
The first step in bringing a Whole Foods Market to the city was finalized this week when the Park Ridge City Council approved new zoning for the property on which the grocery store is to be built. Aldermen on May 21 voted 5-1 in favor …
From Maine South kid to Jersey Boy
Nick Cosgrove’s entry into the world of musical theater began on stage — and in the classroom — at Maine South High School. Six years after graduation the Park Ridge native is putting the skills he learned as a teenager into his career as a …
World War II airman to pilot Memorial Day parade in Park Ridge
As World War II raged on the other side of the world, Richard Smaus was training pilots to fly twin-engine planes in Indiana. But when the opportunity came to fly combat missions over the Pacific, the U.S. Army Air Corps pilot eagerly volunteered. “That’s where …
Park Ridge’s Officer of Year faces down ‘policeman’s worst nightmare’
The objects left behind on the kitchen table made Park Ridge Police Officer Steve Tracy’s heart sink. A man’s wallet and house keys. His eyeglasses and — most troubling of all — his wedding ring. “I thought, ‘That’s really not a good sign,’ ” Tracy …
Police Week service in Park Ridge honors sacrifices of ‘unsung heroes’
For Anthony Loffredo, an eighth-grader at Park Ridge’s Mary, Seat of Wisdom School, growing up watching his father serve the Chicago Police Department was an “inspiration.” But for a long time the teenager was largely unaware of just how dangerous his father’s job could be. …
