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The Real Park Ridge

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  • Around Town
  • The Local Angle
    • Chicago Scene
    • Feel-good Focus
    • Kid Zone
    • Park Ridge Insider
    • Recommendations
  • Eat. Drink. Shop
    • Good Eats
    • Signature Dishes
    • Shop Around the Corner
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: We’ll let you in on some of the best local dishes we tried this winter

  • Park Ridge Insider Paul Swanson

  • Inside Scoop: Park Ridge Farmers Market and Market after Dark info, Rita’s free ice day March 20, Park Ridge Park District Easter egg hunts, Maine South Parents’ Scholarship Club and Have Dreams events, Park Ridge Wine Walk and more

  • Spring faves: We asked two local boutique owners for their favorite items in the store right now

  • Park Ridge Insider Sue Tunzi

Feel-good Focus

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  • Feel-good Focus

    Feel-good focus: Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrates a meaningful 10-year partnership with Maine Township

    By Trent Modglin
    November 11, 2025
    By Trent Modglin “Never underestimate how one little thing you do for someone can impact the lives of others.” Not long into the recent ...
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  • Feel-good Focus

    Feel-good focus: Monthly Bingo Buddies events bring an afternoon of youthful exuberance and companionship to residents of the Summit of Uptown

    By Trent Modglin
    March 6, 2025
    By Trent Modglin The genesis of Bingo Buddies all started when Joseph Steinfels used to visit a friend at the Summit of Uptown, the ...
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  • Feel-good Focus

    Feel-good focus: Harp & Fiddle’s popular monthly wine dinners (the next one is Dec. 18) are a creative and delicious way to raise money and awareness for worthy causes

    By Trent Modglin
    December 15, 2024
    By Trent Modglin Publisher The Real Park Ridge Note: The Real Park Ridge magazine and Cooney Funeral Home are teaming up to sponsor the ...
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  • Feel-good Focus

    Feel-good focus: With an emphasis on promoting inclusivity for those with special needs, Meaningful Muffins by Ella raises awareness and funds for local nonprofits. And did we mention it’s operated by a 16-year-old?

    By Trent Modglin
    October 30, 2024
    “Feel-good focus” is a series of feature articles celebrating local residents who are doing good things for others By Trent Modglin It took me ...
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  • Feel-good Focus

    Feel-good focus: The family and team behind MPowered Smiles Orthodontics are no strangers to giving back to the community

    By Trent Modglin
    June 25, 2024
    “Feel-good focus” is a series of feature articles celebrating local residents who are doing good things for others By Trent Modglin Publisher of The ...
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  • Feel-good Focus

    Feel-good focus: Ash & Willow Salon’s Holly Santelli empowers young women in Bali and Guatemala by teaching them a trade they can use for a lifetime

    By Trent Modglin
    June 12, 2023
    “Feel-good focus” is a series of articles celebrating local residents doing good things for others By Trent Modglin For those of you, like myself, ...
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The Real Chicago — an eye-catching, family friendly entertainment magazine for active locals and tourists — originally launched in 2006. It now has a sister publication: The Real Park Ridge. Proud to be servicing our new home in Park Ridge, as well as the surrounding areas of Rosemont, Niles, Des Plaines, Mt. Prospect and NW Chicago.

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