Single write-in candidate remains in 55th District GOP primary

The ever-changing March 20 Republican primary for the 55th State Representative District is down to one write-in candidate who will need at least 500 votes to advance to the general election in November. Park Ridge resident Susan Sweeney is now the single write-in candidate in …

Third Maine South student has chicken pox

Two more students at Maine South High School in Park Ridge have contracted chicken pox, the school announced this week.

Maine South was advised Feb. 6 by the Cook County Department of Public Health that two students had recently been diagnosed with varicella, more commonly …

Could Grammy gig be Park Ridge band’s big ‘Break’?

Park Ridge rock band The Break got their start playing low-key school variety shows and church festivals.

On Feb. 12 they will have a part in the American music industry’s biggest awards night of the year, the Grammys.

The Break, consisting of Maine South High …

Emergency exercise set for Maine South

Maine South High School and city of Park Ridge public service personnel will conduct an “Active Shooter Exercise” the morning of Feb. 14 at the high school. The drill’s purpose is to gauge how Maine South and Park Ridge emergency personnel would respond to reports …

Teen driver flees scene after Park Ridge van crash

A 17-year-old Park Ridge girl was issued three traffic tickets after she allegedly drove a van over a residential lawn and then left the scene.

Park Ridge Police said a witness reported seeing a 2003 Chevy Express about 5:45 p.m. Jan. 31 driving south on …

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 …

Hip surgery won’t keep Park Ridge mayor out for long

A little hip replacement isn’t keeping Park Ridge Mayor David Schmidt down for long. Just a week after surgery to replace his right hip with an artificial joint, Schmidt was back home in Park Ridge, participating in the Feb. 6 City Council meeting via telephone …

Park Ridge aldermen write off $62K in tickets, OK new 7-Eleven

Among actions taken by the Park Ridge City Council during a regular meeting Feb. 6, aldermen: • approved a recommendation from Finance Director Allison Stutts to “write off” $61,654 worth of tickets for parking and non-moving violations that have been deemed uncollectible. Many of the …

Maine South Hawkettes finish 4th in national high kick contest

The Maine South High School Hawkettes captured a fourth-place finish at the Universal Dance Association’s 2012 National Dance Team Championship held the past weekend in Orlando, Fla.

The Varsity Hawkettes placed fourth out of 16 in the Varsity High Kick category.

The Hawkettes placed 18th …

Pink Taxi gets green light to be Park Ridge’s first cab competitor

For the first time, the city of Park Ridge is home to two licensed — and competing — taxi-cab companies. Pink Taxi was awarded a certificate of operation during the Feb. 6 City Council meeting. Aldermen approved the measure as part of the meeting’s consent …

Sen. Kirk upgraded to ‘good’ condition, watched Super Bowl

Sen. Mark Kirk’s condition has been upgraded from “fair” to “good.”

Doctors hope to be able to re-attach the 8-inch-by-4-inch section of his skull that had to be removed after he suffered a stroke two weeks ago.

Then the Highland Park Republican can begin physical …

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 …

Cook County Property Transfers for Feb. 9, 2012

Informatiion is provided by Record Information Services, P. O. Box 894, Elburn IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001

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4711 N Kewanee Ave.: Federal National Mortgage Assn to Adam Christian, $145,000, Jan. 12

4925 N Kilbourn Ave.: Savoeun Oeun to Saip Suleman, …

Gov. Quinn signs bill to allow speed cameras near schools, parks

Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday ended months of deliberation and signed into law a measure allowing Chicago to install speed-enforcement cameras near schools and parks.