News – Chicago Ridge Citizen

Art from the Heart

Oak Lawn Community High School is proud to announce that senior Rounak Yassin earned fourth place in the Advocate Christ Medical Center “Live from the Heart” art contest. The theme of the contest this year was Art from the Heart. Rounak took advantage of this opportunity to share her creativity with the Oak Lawn community. Her piece will be on […]

Dean Recognized for Excellence

Oak Lawn Community High School is proud to announce that Dean of Students Hamed Askar received an Award of Special Recognition Student Support Personnel by the Illinois State Board of Recognition. The Annual Those Who Excel & Teacher of the Year Awards celebrate classroom teachers, administrators, teams, volunteers, and school support personnel who have made lasting impacts on the students, […]

Help Make A Monstrous Impact

As spring approaches, the American Red Cross urges donors to give blood now to continue to strengthen the national blood supply. People of all blood types – especially those with type O blood – are critical to ensuring hospitals can meet the demand for lifesaving transfusions. During March, the Red Cross celebrates the volunteers and blood and platelet donors who […]

Learn How to be Prepared in a Storm

The Village of Chicago Ridge wants its residents to be prepared for severe storms and related weather conditions. They are offering a free Severe Storm Preparedness Class on Saturday, March 23, at Chicago Ridge Emergency Management, 10655 Oak Avenue, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Illinois led the nation in tornadoes in 2023, and severe weather […]

Coaches Honored at Surprise Rally

The Worth Junior High School community helped with a very special school assembly on Monday, February 19, for two soon-to-be-retired coaches, Kathryn DeRuiter and Tim Dlhy. The Rams did a surprise send-off honoring DeRuiter and Dlhy complete with band and cheerleaders. The rally was a big surprise for the coaches and the students stepped up big time, cheering for the […]

Women in Law Mentorship Program

Richards High School Youth and Government program has a new partnership with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. Faculty sponsor, Rachael Dovgin, created the partnership as a mentorship opportunity for her students. The group visited the Richards campus to mentor female students interested in pursuing careers in law and other professions. Amy Linman, a former student of Dovgin who participated […]

Library Excellence

Moraine Valley Community College’s Dr. Sylvia Jenkins Library is one of only 56 academic libraries in the country to be named a recipient of the inaugural Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award. The award was given by Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The LEAD Award honors academic libraries […]

Internet Affordability

U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) announced that 20,000 households in Illinois’ 6th District have access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet thanks to the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Broadband costs in the 6th District have been reduced by roughly $8.5 million annually and 92.7% of households in the district live in an area where an internet service provider is offering a […]

Captain Takes Well Deserved Retirement

The Chicago Ridge Fire Department is excited to announce the retirement of Captain Steve Trnka. Captain Trnka proudly served the Chicago Ridge Fire Department for 22 years, including 19 years as the Department’s Training Officer and 8 years as a member of the Pension Board. Captain Trnka began his career in the fire service over 32 years ago, working at […]

New Officer Sworn In

The Chicago Ridge Board of Trustees were pleased to welcome the newest member to the Chicago Ridge Police Force, K9 Storm. K9 Storm is a Belgian Malinois who is 3 years old. K9 Storm and his handler went through approximately 200 hours of training to prepare each other for the job. K9 Storm will be a valuable asset for the […]


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