Park Ridge
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Cook County’s new top prosecutor continues to target retail theftJun 13, 2025 4:30 am - The renewed focus on retail theft from Cook County’s top prosecutor has gone national. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced this week that a nationwide campaign, spearheaded by her office to target organized retail theft crews, has led to more than 500 arrests since May 30.
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Evanston activist announces bid to replace Rep. Schakowsky in CongressJun 12, 2025 11:28 am - The Democratic field for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat continues to grow. Evanston activist Miracle Jenkins has officially thrown his hat over the wall, annou...
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Baseball: Libertyville powers its way past Maine South, advances to 4A state tournamentJun 09, 2025 10:26 pm - Josh Holst just needed to take a deep breath. The Libertyville ace was standing in the mound in the bottom of the first. Two runs were already across the plate, the bases...
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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital opens retail pharmacyJun 09, 2025 1:30 pm - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has opened a new retail pharmacy in Park Ridge.
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Assessments rise 18.5% for single-family homes in Maine TownshipJun 09, 2025 10:42 am - The property tax assessment for a median single-family home in Maine Township is up about 18.5% from three years ago, according to the Cook County Assessor’s Office.
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Coroner: 12-year-old boy died of drowning in Willow SpringsJun 07, 2025 5:14 pm - A 12-year-old boy died Friday night from a drowning incident at Camp Bullfrog Lake in Willow Springs, authorities said.
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Baseball: Stojakovic plays hero role in Maine South’s sectional championshipJun 07, 2025 5:00 pm - Both teams were looking for a hero Saturday afternoon when No. 3-seeded Maine South faced No. 1 New Trier in the Class 4A Loyola baseball sectional championship game. The...
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Softball: Mundelein drops heartbreaker to Loyola in thrilling sectional finalJun 07, 2025 2:52 pm - A pitchers’ duel morphed into a game of inches and marked a bittersweet ending to Mundelein’s state tournament hopes as the Mustangs (22-11) dropped a 2-0 decision to Loy...
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Bottlenose dolphin born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, and baby is ‘very strong’Jun 07, 2025 2:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago is celebrating its first bottlenose dolphin birth in more than a decade.
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Softball: Hersey rallies but can’t topple Loyola in sectional semifinalsJun 05, 2025 9:39 pm - Putting the ball in play is easier said than done, especially against Loyola’s hard throwing right-hander Hunter Lewis, a Northwestern commit. Hersey struggled over the ...