Recently added articles from Park Ridge Herald-Advocate (IL):
The hectic lives of hockey moms
Sep 18, 2009; ... The posted quotations inside West Meadows Ice Arena in Rolling Meadows seemed aimed at both young hockey players and mothers. "Loyalty . . . individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a civilization work." -- Vince Lombardi "Live up to the best that ...
Light bulb, stuffed closet blamed in condo blaze
May 07, 2009; ... Items stacked to the top of a closet inside an unincorporated Maine Township condominium caught fire Sunday after a light bulb was reportedly left on while no one was at home. Fire Marshall Arnie Witzke, of the North Maine Fire Department, said items inside the packed closet, located ...
Pet of the week
May 07, 2009 ... Tara is proof that more is not better. This sweet dog should be around 95 to 100 pounds, but here she is in all her glory, all 165 pounds. Here is the challenge, all you weight watchers -- adopt Tara and let's see her "after" picture. Her "before" picture is here. Seriously, Tara ...
Hard times hit Brickton Art Center
May 07, 2009; ... The economic downturn has created new struggles for Park Ridge's Brickton Art Center. Brickton, a not-for-profit center of art education in Park Ridge since 1998, relies primarily on grants, donations, memberships and class fees to operate. But in the current economic climate, financial ...
The Rock has nothing over one real-life cab driver
May 07, 2009; ... Who can take something as cool as cab-driving and render it dull as ditch water? Walt Disney Studios. "Race to Witch Mountain" features a cabbie who drives like he's in a demolition derby, which makes the movie minor fantasy fulfillment for selected holders of hack licenses able to ...