The Maine South Music Boosters have announced the school’s fall Concert Series schedule. Performances by the Orchestra, Jazz & Concert bands, a Choir concert and Band-O-Rama are scheduled between October 29 and November 7, 2009.
For additional information, please go to www.mainesouthmusicboosters.org or call 847.692.8240
The Park Ridge Ministerial Association sponsors Sunday Night Suppers, every Sunday beginning September 13, 2009. Doors open at 5:45 with a nutritious meal served at 6 p.m. The suppers take place at St. Paul of the Cross Church, 320 S. Washington in Park Ridge.
For more information call 847.825.7605.
The Park Ridge Civic Orchestra has announced the schedule for its sixteenth season of concerts at the Pickwick Theatre in Uptown Park Ridge. The season includes five scheduled concerts, the first being held on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. In addition, there are three special events planned; Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker on December 12th, the 13th Annual Tea on Saturday, November 21st and the PRCO’s 9th Annual Gala on February 27, 2010.
For additional information, please call (847) 692-PRCO or (847) 823-8861
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital will open its new patient tower in 2009. With the growth of the hospital there is a need for additional volunteers. Volunteers receive an orientation and training before stepping into their important roles of providing service to the thousands of patients and visitors who pass through the hospital each year.
If you are interested in volunteering at Lutheran General Hospital, just call Volunteer Services at 847.723.6105 or visit www.advocatehealth.com and click on volunteers.
Effective October 5, 2008, Sunday hours in the post office’s outer lobby will be discontinued. Weekday and Saturday service will continue under current hours.
Customers can purchase stamps by phone at 1-800-STAMP24, at Chicago area Jewel and Dominick’s stores, Sam’s Club and Costco warehouse stores. In addition, 24/7 Automatic Postal Centers are available in selected other suburban community post offices which can handle weighing packages and purchasing postage. Area communities with this service include Des Plaines, Mt. Prospect and Glenview.
Every Wednesday
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Ann Limjoco from the office of Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky will answer your personal questions about immigration, visas, social security, veterans’ benefits, and more! Just drop by; no appointment needed.
The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) is collecting out of date prescription and non-prescription drugs for disposal. The program is for residentially-generated unused prescriptions, expired over-the-counter drugs, and needles known as “sharps”. No commercial or institutional waste will be accepted and IDs will be checked.
Please check your medicine cabinets for out of date medications. They may be dropped off in Community Preservation & Development, Park Ridge City Hall, 505 Butler Place, Park Ridge, IL from 8:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. on the following dates:
Thursday, August 7
Thursday, September 4
October 2
November 6
December 4
Free to County Residents
With the Cook County Prescription card, free to Cook County residents, you can save money on many of your prescription purchases. Any county resident without prescription coverage can use this program. For more information.
The cards are now available at Park Ridge City Hall and at the Park Ridge Public Library, Reference Department, second floor.
Park Ridge prohibits discrimination in real estate transactions and in lending practices based on race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, parental status, military discharge status, source of income or housing status.
Click here for the City’sFair Housing Ordinance (Refer to 14-14-1)
The ordinance creates a Fair Housing Commission charged with the duty of enforcing Park Ridge’s Fair Housing Ordinance. Grievances are heard first by the City Manager and are then reviewed by the commission, which may be called upon to render a decision and possibly impose a fine on behalf of any person who feels that he/she has been aggrieved by violation of the ordinance.
