No #*&@ing Joke: Swearing Now Legal In Park Ridge
If you stub your toe or get into a heated cell phone conversation on the streets of Park Ridge, you are now free to use whatever language you want to express your frustration.
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If you stub your toe or get into a heated cell phone conversation on the streets of Park Ridge, you are now free to use whatever language you want to express your frustration.
The police department in Park Ridge is trying to straighten out its record with Google.
Park Ridge officials want the Illinois Department of Transportation to remove the honorary "Jim Hendry Way" sign on Northwest Highway.
Southbound Cumberland Avenue in Park Ridge was blocked as the morning rush began Monday morning, following a water main break.
About 170,000 customers still remained without power Wednesday afternoon following the storms earlier in the week.
Metra trains on the Union Pacific / Northwest Line are moving again after a person was found near the tracks in northwest suburban Park Ridge.
Seven people are injured after a three-car crash in Park Ridge overnight, which followed a chase that went on for several miles.
Pieces of the World Trade Center are being shipped to fire departments, municipalities and various organizations around the world through the Sept. 11th Families' Association and the New York and New Jersey Port Authority.
Park Ridge's Pickwick Theatre holds local and national designation as a historic building, but some very modern upgrades could be on the way.
Long designated as a Tree City USA, north suburban Park Ridge is about to lose some of its greenery due to an invasion by the infamous emerald ash borer.
The New Regal Theater on 79th Street and the Prentice Women's Hospital in Streeterville have made the list for this year's 10 most endangered historic places.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has been hit with a lawsuit after a premature infant was allegedly given more than 60 times the amount of sodium as prescribed by the doctor.
Two visitors from France apparently didn't realize that that the more than 400 gift cards they allegedly stole from a Park Ridge grocery needed to be activated to be worth anything.
The City of Park Ridge is taking legal steps to get the manager of a strip mall to remove some storefront signs that are raising eyebrows.
A police misconduct lawsuit in Park Ridge has been dismissed, less than two months after it was filed.
Fingerprints left at two crime scenes in northwest suburban Park Ridge led to the arrest of a south suburban man who has allegedly admitted to committing at least 75 burglaries in the Chicago suburbs.
A dropped cell phone was blamed for a crash involving three parked vehicles along a street in the north suburbs.
Students at northwest suburban high school were sent home early Wednesday due to flooding in a portion of the building.
Some Park Ridge residents who want to preserve their city's art history say an anonymous donor is helping their effort.
Two middle school students have been charged with harassment in an alleged case of cyberbullying against a female classmate.
A 17-year-old Park Ridge girl was arrested for allegedly bringing brownies laced with marijuana into Maine South High School.
A north suburban police chief is waiting for the Cook County State's Attorney's office to conclude a criminal investigation of alleged misconduct before determining whether an internal investigation is in order.
Maine South High School in Park Ridge faces possible sanctions, over counterfeit sideline passes after its football team won its third consecutive state championship this weekend.
Jason Leavitt is a Park Ridge police lieutenant. He's been a cop there for 16 years. But on Monday, Leavitt stood before a judge, charged with beating two teenagers four years ago. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
A Park Ridge police lieutenant has been indicted on multiple charges of battery and official misconduct for allegedly beating two teenagers who damaged his personal car four years ago.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the White Sox 1-0 on Saturday to snap Chicago's four-game winning streak.
A boil order in the west Chicago suburb of Cicero ended Saturday evening after two days.
All service on the Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line was to be suspended all day Sunday.
A man was left in critical condition after being stabbed during a fight in Chicago's Gold Coast Saturday night.
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires was back to choking Chicago air on Sunday after a break for the first part of the weekend.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez ended her Democratic primary campaign for Wisconsin governor Friday, citing financial problems she said would distract from an election Democrats need to win.
President Trump delivered a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House. Here are the facts behind some of his claims.
State Rep. Carol Ammons is charged with multiple counts of wire fraud, making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, is also accused of aiding in attempts to cover up the alleged crimes.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce if he'll seek re-election next year, but a new poll reveals he faces a tough road ahead if he does run for another term.
Chicago Public Schools officials on Wednesday announced plans to lay off hundreds of teachers and other staff and impose five furlough days to help close a $732 million deficit for next school year.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
Rogers Park Business alliance executive director Sandi Price joins us from the Glenwood Sunday Market to explain what makes the market special for the Rogers Park community, and how it helps those in need.
While running errands downtown Monday, Suzanne Le Mignot ran into Darren and Melody Mitchell, a Chicago couple with a lovely story, while Mary Kay Kleist took note of the renowned Barry Butler’s photo of the Chicago skyline in smoke on Thursday.
A boil order in the west Chicago suburb of Cicero ended Saturday evening after two days.
The suspension was due to construction the Canadian National Railway is undertaking at a crossing in Des Plaines.
A man was left in critical condition after being stabbed during a fight in Chicago's Gold Coast Saturday night.
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires was back to choking Chicago air on Sunday after a break for the first part of the weekend.
The officer appeared for his first court hearing on the charges and was released pretrial, with conditions by the judge.
CPD says a brief physical struggle broke out with the man, during which the man's gun went off, hitting him in the leg.
A boil order in the west Chicago suburb of Cicero ended Saturday evening after two days.
All service on the Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line was to be suspended all day Sunday.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
Haze from Canadian wildfire smoke that has settled in Chicago on Thursday is directly connected to climate change, according to experts, who said days like this could be more problematic moving forward.
A pair of jewelry importers have been charged in federal court in Chicago with smuggling millions of dollars in gold jewelry into the U.S. to avoid taxes, schemes uncovered by a federal task force that has surpassed $1 billion in recoveries and penalties over the past year.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the White Sox 1-0 on Saturday to snap Chicago's four-game winning streak.
Bedard, 21, had been a restricted free agent.
Michael Busch homered, and Miguel Amaya and Pedro Ramirez had two RBIs each to help Chicago win for the third time in four games.
Chicago Sky beat Los Angeles 96-82 on Friday night.
Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead three-run homer, Bailey Ober struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings and the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Friday night.
A man was left in critical condition after being stabbed during a fight in Chicago's Gold Coast Saturday night.
Chicago police said the suspect entered the business, demanded money from the register and then shot the victim.
A Chicago teen said she was punched in the face and robbed of her phone charger while heading to a CTA Red Line stop downtown earlier this week.
Ronald L. Fischer, who was featured on "America's Most Wanted," fled Rhode Island during his criminal trial for first-degree sexual assault in 2005.
Three men were hurt and one was killed in a shooting in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood Thursday night.
