Day: August 20, 2024

Vine Street BBQ Fest returns to Park Ridge Aug. 24 to raise charity funds

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The sound of sizzling meat and the sight of cloudy smoke will return to Park Ridge on Aug. 24 for the seventh annual Vine Str. BBQ festival and competition. Amateur chefs and pit masters will compete to see who can offer the best chicken and ribs. Proceeds from the event will go to local charities. This year’s competition will be comprised of 40 amateur teams with about four people on each team, said Jamie Rubin, the event’s coordinator and co-founder. The competition is part of the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS), and judges will decide who has the best chicken, […]

Skokie, Park Ridge, Evanston delegates thrilled to be part of GOP, Democratic conventions

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Local politicos from the Park Ridge and Skokie areas had plenty of reactions, and emotions, about attending their political parties’ conventions in Chicago and Milwaukee in this election year, when the parties officially nominate their presidential candidates. We asked area residents, including State Sen. Laura Murphy, a Democrat whose district includes Park Ridge and Des […]