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Two SIU students from suburbs killed in Carbondale crash

Francis Martinez, 18, of Des Plaines, and Wolfgang Gustaveson, 19, of Park Ridge, were killed when their truck collided with another truck, Carbondale police said.

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Park Ridge crash leaves driver dead, power out

Shalom Peters, 37, of Morton Grove was driving east on Oakton Street when he hit two utility poles near Grace Avenue about 2:35 a.m. Tuesday, Park Ridge police said.

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Family of teen sues Chicago police officer who knelt on 14-year-old boy’s back to restrain him

Video of the confrontation between the officer and the teen in Park Ridge went viral last summer, showing the office holding the boy to the ground with his knee on the boy’s back.

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Off-duty cop found not guilty of battery, misconduct in confrontation with teen in Park Ridge

Cook County Judge Paul Pavlus said he didn’t find the testimony of the boy or his friends who witnessed the confrontation credible.

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Heifer goes on the lam in north suburbs! But don’t have a cow — the cops caught it.

The heifer was part of a high school senior prank gone wrong, police said. Rita Thorpe, 81, knew it was safe to come outside when she heard the mooing. “I texted my kid and said, ‘How many cops does it take to catch a runaway cow in Park Ridge?’” she…

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Maine South shuts down Bolingbrook’s high-powered aerial attack

Maine South shut out the Raiders 24-0 in a Class 8A first-round playoff game Friday in Park Ridge.

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Key figure accused of embezzling from failed Bridgeport bank lost $1 million at casinos, sources say

Authorities are trying to determine whether the money Marek Matczuk lost gambling came from the millions he never repaid Washington Federal Bank for Savings.

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Park Ridge Council rejects Harrison Ford statue, citing expense and actor’s sentiments towards Chicago suburb

CHICAGO — Park Ridge aldermen Monday rejected a pitch to erect a statue of acclaimed actor Harrison Ford in the city, citing the high cost of the project and Ford’s lukewarm relationship with the city.

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Prospect takes down Maine South in a thriller: ‘This is a defining moment for our program’

Prospect quarterback Brad Vierneisel says that things “got a little cloudy” during the biggest play of the game Thursday in Park Ridge.

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Bet on it: Meet Todd Fuhrman, the Vegas nights’ goalie

Born in Park Ridge, hockey-loving Fuhrman has been honing his betting skills since he was 8.

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Park Ridge custodian charged with secretly recording in grade school

The custodian recorded a female staff member inside the restroom of Washington Elementary School, Park Ridge police said.

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Park Ridge family says off-duty Chicago cop pinned 14-year-old boy on the sidewalk and pressed knee against his back

The family said it believes the incident last Friday evening was racially motivated. The boy is of Puerto Rican descent and the man was white.

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New revelations in Bridgeport bank failure case: CEO’s wife told police of ‘illegal activity’ 5 years before shutdown

Five years before Washington Federal Bank for Savings was ordered closed because of massive fraud, CEO John F. Gembara’s wife told police she planned to call the FBI on her husband, newly obtained records show.

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Chicago chiropractor took on the American Medical Association in the mid-1970s

Chester Wilk, who was 91, died Thursday at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

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In Park Ridge, Metra service resumes after pedestrian hit by UP-NW train. In Chicago, body found near Metra Electric tracks at 51st Street

The person struck in Park Ridge was able to walk to an ambulance. It was unclear if the person found dead in Chicago had been hit by a train, a Metra official said.

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Park Ridge 6th graders win NASA competition with alligator-shaped space junk collector

The inaugural NASA TechRise Student Challenge is intended to inspire a deeper understanding of space exploration and expose students to careers in science, technology and space exploration.

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Skokie man shot and killed on driveway in Park Ridge

Officers responded to call of gunfire Tuesday evening and found the man lying on a driveway in the 200 block of North Grace Avenue, police said.

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