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  • Park Ridge Insider
    By Trent Modglin
    September 16, 2025
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    Park Ridge Insider Jessie Brady

    What you do for a living: You can find me welcoming guests at the front desk at Fitness Formula Club. In March of 2022, just days after giving birth to our second daughter, I underwent an unexpected and life-saving brain surgery at Northwestern to remove a massive tumor. Since then, I’ve spent my days in ...
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    By Trent Modglin
    April 27, 2025
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    Park Ridge Insider Nicole Hanlon

    Park Ridge Insider Nicole Hanlon on her family operation at Triple Scoop’d, the margaritas and steak tacos at Westso in Edison Park, shopping at 2 Sisters Boutique and exploring the South Park neighborhood What you do for a living: I am an attorney specializing in workers’ compensation defense. In addition, my husband Jim and I ...
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  • Chicago Scene
    By Trent Modglin
    February 7, 2025
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    Chicago Scene: High Five Ramen, Clue — Live on Stage, award-winning ROOH adds tasting menu and James Bond exhibit extended at Museum of Science and Industry

    High Five Ramen We all know there are a few chilly nights still lingering out there, and what better way to warm up than with a nice bowl of ramen? One of our favorite hidden gems anywhere is High Five Ramen, a tiny subterranean restaurant located just underneath Green Street Smoked Meats in Chicago’s incredibly ...
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  • Chicago Scene
    By Trent Modglin
    November 11, 2024
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    Chicago Scene: Green Street Smoked Meats, Legal Sea Foods opens on the Chicago River, Midwest Coast Brewing’s new rooftop in West Town and Second City’s sparkling new revue

    By Trent Modglin Green Street Smoked Meats There’s no denying that this is one of the city’s best spots for barbecue, and we fell in love with its casual Austin vibe immediately during our first visit years ago. And we show it off whenever we have friends or relatives visiting from out of town. During ...
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  • Chicago Scene
    By Trent Modglin
    December 5, 2023
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    Chicago Scene: Guinness Open Gate Brewery opens, local 7th grader Leighton Tantillo stars in “A Christmas Carol,” Pompeii exhibit extended to January and the Magic Parlour’s new home

    Guinness Open Gate Brewery opened this fall The anticipation: Diageo, owners of the internationally renowned Guinness family of beers, took on a two-year project of renovating a 120-plus-year-old former railroad building in the Fulton Market District just north of the West Loop’s Restaurant Row. “Combining over 260 years of Irish brewing experience with American beer ...
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  • Chicago Scene
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    June 6, 2023
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    Chicago Scene: Haymarket Brewing Company in the West Loop and the Pompeii exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry

    By Trent Modglin Haymarket Brewing Company
 Co-owner Pete Crowley has been brewing beer for 25 years (and has some 75 medals to show for his skills), starting his professional career at The Flying Dog in Aspen and then eventually Rock Bottom Brewery in downtown Chicago, where he met his business partner, John Neurauter. The pair ...
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  • Chicago Scene
    By Trent Modglin
    March 27, 2020
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    Chicago Scene: West Loop hotspots — Five newish establishments worth checking out in Chicago’s hottest neighborhood

    By Trent Modglin Press Room The Publishing House, an 11-room bed and breakfast in the West Loop, opened in 2017, and its subterranean, European-style wine bar offers a selection of more than 140 wines by the bottle and 40 by the glass — all in a charming, century-old building. Enjoy a menu of season-driven fare ...
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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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Was it the outcome we were hoping for from the Bea Was it the outcome we were hoping for from the Bears? No. Definitely not. But was it a great atmosphere (with fantastic food and specials) at the @howardstreetinn for an NFL Sunday? Sure was. 80 degrees on the patio as the sun set over Tam O’Shanter Golf Course was an added bonus.
Looking for an expert in treating chronic pain? @m Looking for an expert in treating chronic pain? @mettaperspective Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine in Niles will listen to your needs, set clear expectations, and come with a proven plan for real, life-changing results.
Get the Inside Scoop from our big fall issue that’s out now: @parkridgeparks Trucktoberfest Sept. 20, Rosemont’s Family Fall Fest in @parkwaybankpark Sept. 14, @sketchbookbrew Oktoberfest celebration Sept. 19-21, @goebbertsfarm fall fun, Park Ridge Trunk or Treat, EXP virtual reality adventures comes to @villageofrosemont and Catch Me If You Can at the @marriotttheatre 

Read it all now at TheRealParkRidge.com
Save the date — Trucktoberfest 2025. The Real Pa Save the date — Trucktoberfest 2025. The Real Park Ridge magazine is proud to be the media sponsor for this fun annual event put on by the @parkridgeparks @theharpandfiddle @wehavegreatbeerpr and @mpoweredortho 

It’s a day full of live entertainment, kids activities, food, beer and contests in Hodges Park.
Local recommendations include @parkridgedentist an Local recommendations include @parkridgedentist and @juliedavisdds … shoe shopping at @dickpondparkridge … @mattsteigerrealestate … breakfast skillets at @5800northcafe … family therapy at @successfulfamiliestogether and shiny cars thanks to @elegant.mobile.detail 

Read it all here: TheRealParkRidge.com
This Saturday, it’s the eighth annual @vinestbbq This Saturday, it’s the eighth annual @vinestbbq Competition and festival in Park Ridge. Head to Hodges Park for some great food, bands, beverages, raffle prizes and a KCBS-sanctioned BBQ competition. Bonus: Your attendance will help raise money for worthy local causes like @avenuesonline and the Maine Township Food Pantry
Get ready, the fall issue of The Real Park Ridge i Get ready, the fall issue of The Real Park Ridge is here — and delivered to more businesses and more of your mailboxes than ever. We’ve more than tripled in size in five years, and with the next issue, we’ll be adding additional pages, 1,200+ more magazines in circulation, and at least two more USPS delivery routes direct to Park Ridge homes. 

Thanks for reading the largest family-friendly entertainment magazine around! And don’t forget to check out TheRealParkRidge.com to sign up for our bimonthly email newsletter, just to make sure you’re up to speed on all the events and fun things to do in the area.
There’s still time to enjoy some incredible fall There’s still time to enjoy some incredible fall weather and a great meal. 

From our summer issue — Chicago Scene: Sharing some of our favorite restaurants for dramatic views along the Chicago River like @gibsonsitalia @riverroastchi @beatnikontheriver and @lhrooftop 

Read the feature now at TheRealParkRidge.com
The fun Halloween and fall decor is out in full fo The fun Halloween and fall decor is out in full force at @raffiagifts
Wow, what a way to cap off the summer with the fin Wow, what a way to cap off the summer with the final Park Ridge Market after Dark @mad60068 from the @parkridgechamber 

Great food, drink, music, artisans, weather and, most importantly, great people! We may have needed a full day to recover, but it was well worth it. So glad we’ve made this a summer tradition in Park Ridge.
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The @parkridgeparks Oakton Sports Complex is reop The @parkridgeparks  Oakton Sports Complex is reopening to the public on Saturday, August 23. Stop by the grand opening celebration to check out this amazing facility featuring a completely renovated main rink, new studio rink, training room, indoor athletic field, concessions area and multipurpose rooms.

There is a full afternoon of activities planned starting at noon. Head to PRParks.org for more information.
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