Anne Lunde

Park Ridge Fire Department's new tower ladder truck. (Photo courtesy PRFD/2021) One of the major fires in recent Park Ridge history was at a gas station at 969 Northwest Highway at Oakton. The fire called for help from many area fire units in the RED Center, but the most complicated problem for the Park Ridge Fire Department was the destruction […]

Joan Mattingly (left) plays Meg Boyd, the wife left behind when her husband Robert McDonough (right) turns into a young baseball ball player, Joe Hardy, to beat the “Damn Yankees.” The St. Stephen Gaslight Players in Des Plaines will perform the Tony Award-winning musical, “Dame Yankees” the first two weekends in March in Hanley Hall at St. Stephen Church, 1835 […]

Student teams up to fifth grade competed at the Science Olympiad. More than 200 fourth and fifth-grade students from Park Ridge-Niles School Dist. 64 competed at Emerson Middle School in a return of the Science Olympiad. Students worked in teams to represent their schools in one of five events Feb. 10: Aerodynamics, Egg Drop, Mystery Box, Rubber Band Catapult, and […]

Kalo President Maria Hrycelak welcomes visitors on Jan. 20. The Iannelli head of Lincoln is at her right. An open house, hosted by the Kalo Foundation at the Iannelli studios, 255-257 N. Northwest Hwy., on Saturday, Jan. 20, provided a tour of the renovated historic facilities and the museum’s new acquisitions. “Start 2024 with a New Floor,” explained the recent […]

The Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce honored the following businesses, individuals and organizations at its annual Night of Stars Celebration last Saturday (Feb. 24) at Harp & Fiddle restaurant: COYNE & COMPANY: BUSINESS OF THE YEAR The Business of the Year is awarded to one of Park Ridge’s most dynamic business leaders who demonstrate a commitment to professional excellence, business […]

Park Ridge is celebrating the 70th anniversary of one of the city’s longest-running original variety shows, the Field School V-Show. Written, composed, directed and performed by parents, the show combines comedy sketches, skits and dances. This year’s show is headed by Ken and Phyllis Lubinski. What better way to celebrate than to create a show called “And We Turned Out […]

Bill Scharringhausen (left) and his grandfather, the family’s first Kiwanian. The Park Ridge Kiwanis Club recognized its senior member Bill Scharringhausen with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Candy Ridlbauer, CEO of Northern Illinois Raptor Rehabilitation and Education, holds Stella, a female Peregrine falcon, during the 2023 Park Ridge Park District Earth Day Celebration at Maine Park Leisure Center. (Shawn Clisham/Special to the Journal) To mark Earth Day, Maine Park, 2701 W. Sibley, Park Ridge, and its Wildwood Nature Center are planning events to share community work days […]

Entrance to Rosemont Elementary School facing Ruby Street. (Journal file photo) Rosemont School, 6101 N. Ruby St., will present its spring play, “Matilda, Jr.” on Thursday, April 18. A student performance will be held at 2 p.m. A performance for parents and the public will be at 7 p.m. Staff members on the production crew are Scott Lindstrom, Hannah Banaszak, […]

Park Ridge's Mary, Seat of Wisdom 22nd annual Blanket of Dreams workshop will take place Saturday, Nov. 23, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Clark Ministry Center, 1335 S. Clifton Ave.