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🌱 Patch AM: Park Ridge community reflects on life of trailblazing graduate Maria Curtis

Be sure to catch This week, food events delivered to you from Quartino, Urbanbelly, Smoque BBQ, & more! on the Park Ridge Patch calendar

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Greetings Park Ridge! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Park Ridge community reflects on life of trailblazing graduate Maria Curtis
  • Park Ridge sophomore helps Ohio grab gritty overtime road win

Also on today's calendar: This week, food events delivered to you from Quartino, Urbanbelly, Smoque BBQ, & more! and 2 more events.

Find out what's happening in Park Ridgefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Park Ridgefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 24 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 29, low: 15.
  • Saturday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 28 and low of 18 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• They said she didn't belong, but Maria Curtis built a full life in Naperville (chicagotribune.com) — A longtime Naperville resident with Down syndrome spent her final years at Park Ridge Healthcare Center, where she died Dec. 13 at age 62. Her life story traces a groundbreaking path through local schools, jobs, and supportive housing, showing how family advocacy and community programs helped her thrive despite early pressure to institutionalize her.
   

• Ranallo & Tabeling Record 20 Point Performances, Ohio Women's Basketball Earns Overtime MAC Victory at Central Michigan (ohiobobcats.com) — Park Ridge gets a brief shout-out in Ohio University’s women’s basketball recap, noting a sophomore from Park Ridge who helped lead the team in rebounding during an 85-83 overtime win at Central Michigan. The detailed game story highlights key scorers, clutch shots, and the Bobcats’ upcoming home matchup against Akron on Jan. 3.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday January 1
  • Sesiones de GED con UIC Center for Literacy
    Back of the Yards Branch Library 4650 South Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609
    5:00 pm
  • Village Board Meeting
    Schiller Park, IL Calendar , 9526 W. Irving Park Road , Schiller Park
    7:00 pm
  • Plan Commission
    Skokie Village Hall , 5127 Oakton Street , Skokie
    7:30 pm
    • Friday January 2
  • Film Screening: Same Kind of Different as Me (2017)
    Back of the Yards Branch Library 4650 South Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609
    10:00 am
  • New Year's Story Time
    McKinley Park Branch Library 1915 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609
    10:30 am
  • Community Rising Concert with Wendy and DB
    West Belmont Branch Library , 3104 North Narragansett Avenue , Chicago
    11:00 am
  • Film Screening: Knives Out (2019)
    West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
    12:00 pm
  • Film Screening: Dog Man (2025)
    McKinley Park Branch Library 1915 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609
    12:00 pm
  • Hot Chocolate and Chill
    Chicago Bee Branch Library 3647 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609
    2:00 pm
  • Drop-In Gaming Hours
    Chicago Bee Branch Library 3647 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609
    2:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • BHHS Chicago Hosted The Sunshine Kids for Annual Teen Getaway to Chicago
    Chicago real estate brokerage Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, and its philanthropic arm, the Kindness Foundation, hosted The Sunshine Kids... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Ground stop at airport in Chicago, Illinois.
    8:56PM on Dec 30: Inbound aircraft to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) are being held at their origin, and a ground stop has been issued… (Nextdoor )
  • Jersey Mike's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Park Ridge. Apply here.
  • Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Des Plaines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Park Ridge here.

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