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Park Ridge, Illinois

By Cynthia M Piccolo

Park Ridge is an affluent suburb of Chicago, set along the Des Plaines River. Park Ridge is part of Cook County, and is located 15 miles (24 kilometers) northwest of downtown Chicago and 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) northeast of O'Hare Airport.

The community of 37,775 was founded in the late 1800s, and was originally a brick making center. Today, it contains primarily residential and public lands. The community has been home to many famous people, but perhaps its most famous former resident is former First Lady and current senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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Websites for this City

Government: City of Park Ridge

Tourism:

• Park Ridge Community Information & Visitors' Guide

• Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau

Weather: The Weather Channel

Rentals: Places4Rent.com

Real Estate:

• Realtor Association of NorthWest Chicagoland

• Chicago Association of Realtors

Hotels: Chicago CTB (Accommodations)

Local News:

• Park Ridge Journal

• Chicago Sun-Times

• Chicago Tribune

Local Transit:

• Metra (Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation)

• Regional Transit Authority

Public Schools:

• East Maine School District 63

• Maine Township High School District 207

• Park Ridge-Niles School District 64

Colleges + Universities:

• Chicago State University

• City Colleges of Chicago

• Concordia University River Forest

• DePaul University (Chicago)

• Dominican University (River Forest)

• Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago)

• Loyola University Chicago

• Maccormac College (Chicago)

• North Park University (Chicago)

• Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago)

• Northwestern University (Evanston)

• Oakton Community College (Des Plaines)

• Prairie State College (Chicago Heights)

• Robert Morris College (Chicago)

• Roosevelt University (Chicago)

• Rush University (Chicago)

• Saint Augustine College (Chicago)

• Saint Xavier University (Chicago)

• Triton College (River Grove)

• University of Chicago

• University of Illinois at Chicago

More Information:

• Park Ridge Community Network

• Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce

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Park Ridge, Illinois

This affluent Chicago suburb is the former home of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Population: 37,775

Location: Located 15 miles northwest of downtown Chicago.

Lifestyles: Four Seasons

Metro area: Chicagoland

State: Illinois

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