Igor Studenkov

Fest will be held May 30 on the south side of the park, near soccer fields

Ald. Fred Sancehz (middle) who chairs the Procedures & Regulations Committee of the Whole, was among the majority of the elected officials who worried that relaxing the electric sign ban would be a slippery slope and hurt Park Ridge's character (Photo by Igor Studenkov/Journal & Topics Reporter) All but one Park Ridge alderperson said that they want to keep the […]

Police officers deal with more stress and trauma than most of their neighbors just by the nature of their job -- something that Anthony Varchetto, co-founder of Rosemont-based Blue Star Security and head of Protos Security’s off-duty division, knows well. “Law enforcement is a noble profession, but it takes a toll on the officers,” he reflected. “Trauma and stress over the course of their career can be detrimental to someone's health. [That level of stress] is not normal, right? A normal person doesn’t experience those incidents. Which, at the time, you might not think it affects you, but in the long term it does.”

Pace Bus Route 330, which connects the Rosemont Blue Line “L” station to the O’Hare Multi-Modal Facility and serves most of Rosemont south of I-90, will start operating slightly earlier and continue operating later into the evening under a pilot service change that takes effect this Sunday (May 31).

Three independent candidates filed to run for 4th Congressional District, potentially setting a six-candidate race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Chicago).

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Train service on the Union Pacific Northwest Metra line was temporarily disrupted Monday afternoon (June 1) after a train struck a pedestrian near Patton Avenue in Arlington Heights.

Chicago Transit Authority is getting extra funding for security and service improvements – including bus and el train service on the West Side.

The Maine Township High School Dist. 207 Board of Education voted unanimously on Monday (June 1) to spend $30.71 million to improve athletic fields at all three of its high schools. After months of discussions, the district landed on Option B, which will include fewer improvements than more expensive Option C, but more improvements than the baseline Option A.

The Park Ridge Police Department sent out a community alert last Wednesday (May 27) regarding a man allegedly trying to lure a Maine South High School female student into his car as she was walking home.