List of people from Park Ridge, Illinois explained

Official Name:The City of Park Ridge, Illinois
Park Ridge
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Coordinates:42.0119°N -87.8417°W

Park Ridge, Illinois, is a suburb of Chicago. Located northwest of downtown Chicago, it has a population of 37,775. Despite its relative small city status, Park Ridge has been home to several notable people. Among the most admired women in the world,[1] former first lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton grew up in Park Ridge and graduated from Maine South High School.[2] Actor Harrison Ford, the star of Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and The Fugitive also attended high school in Park Ridge. Ford's films have grossed over $3.5 billion domestically, making him the third-highest-grossing U.S. domestic box office star of all time.[3] Two-time Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII) Dave Butz and Hall of Fame third baseman Ron Santo, 1st baseman Detroit Tigers, 1984 World Series Champion Dave Bergman all grew up in Park Ridge.[4] [5] Major League Baseball players Adam Rosales and Luke Gregerson are from Park Ridge, and Hall of Fame catcher Gabby Hartnett moved to Park Ridge later in life.[6] More recognized by his work than by name, Park Ridge resident Grant Wood painted American Gothic, one of the most familiar images in 20th-century American art.[7] [8]

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Park Ridge, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Park Ridge, Illinois.

Academics and engineering

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Susan LindquistJune 5, 1949October 27, 2016Molecular biologist; biology professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the Whitehead InstituteBorn in Park Ridge and attended Maine South High School[9]
Political science professor; Undergraduate Program Director at Loyola University ChicagoLived in Park Ridge
Chief software architect for MicrosoftMaine South High School alum (1973)[10] [11]

Fine arts

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Artist specializing in the American Southwest; nicknamed "The Park Ridge Modernist"; married to Albert Henry KrehbielLived in Park Ridge[12]
Artist, architect, Prairie School sculptor and designer; primary designer of the Pickwick TheaterCo-founder of Iannelli Studios in Park Ridge[13] [14]
Art teacher; impressionist painter and muralist; married to Dulah Marie EvansLived in Park Ridge[15]
Photographer specializing in photomontageBorn and died in Park Ridge[16]
Photographer and art preservationist focusing on the architecture of Louis SullivanLived in Park Ridge[17]
SculptorLived in Park Ridge[18]
Illustrator and art teacherLived in Park Ridge
Painter (American Gothic)Lived in Park Ridge[19]

Art by local artists

Media and literature

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Director and screenwriter (Meet the Parents, A Guy Thing, Relative Strangers)Grew up in Park Ridge[20] [21]
Horror movie host SvengoolieMaine East High School Alum[22]
Film director and screenwriter (The Employer)Grew up in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum[23]
Sports radio personalityLived in Park Ridge[24]
20-year meteorologist for The Weather Channel and 8-year host of Your Weather TodayNative of Park Ridge[25]
National correspondent for NBC NewsBorn and raised in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum [26]
Talk show host (The Steve Wilkos Show); ex-security and co-host (The Jerry Springer Show)Lived in Park Ridge[27]

Performing arts

Acting

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Child actor (Adam Goldberg in The Goldbergs)Lives in Park Ridge[28] Park Ridge Herald-Advocate." Park Ridge Teen Trades Freshman Year for 'The Goldbergs' Park Ridge Herald-Advocate. Park Ridge Herald-Advocate, 15 Dec. 2013. Web. 05 Mar. 2014.
Actress (Easy Rider, The Great Gatsby, Family Plot); two-time Golden Globe winner (1970, 1974)Born in Park Ridge[29]
Actor (The Brady Bunch Movie, Office Space, , Veep)Born in Park Ridge[30]
Broadway actress (Les Misérables, 2006)Lived in Park Ridge [31]
Actor (Blade Runner, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, The Fugitive)Maine East High School alum[32] [33]
Voiceover artist (Digimon, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, , World of Warcraft)Born in Park Ridge; Maine South High School alum[34]
Film and stage actor (Mad About You)Grew up in Park Ridge[35]
Actress (Diary of a Mad Housewife); two-time Golden Globe winner (1970, 1971)Born in Park Ridge
Actor (Windy City Heat)Born in Park Ridge[36]

Music

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Bass player and back-up vocalist for the 1985–1996 pop band Material IssueLived in Park Ridge[38]
Leon BerryJuly 2, 1914August 23, 1996American organistLived in Park Ridge[39]
Composer (Adventures in a Perambulator and The Song of Faith)Born in Park Ridge[40]
Guitar player for the alternative metal band ToolBorn in Park Ridge[41]
Founding member of the rock band ChicagoLived in Park Ridge
Singer ("I Want You")Born in Park Ridge[42]
Bassist for Supertramp; manager of Disturbed and Dark New DayLived in Park Ridge[43]

Politics and law

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Lawyer; defended the anarchists accused of starting the Haymarket Riot; Union Army veteran and Medal of Honor recipientLived in Park Ridge
First Lady of the United States, senator from New York, 67th U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic Party candidate for President of the United StatesLived in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum[44] [45]
Mother of Hillary ClintonLived in Park Ridge
Father of Hillary ClintonLived in Park Ridge
Younger brother of Hillary ClintonLived in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum
Youngest brother of Hillary ClintonLived in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum
Chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of AppealsBorn in Park Ridge[46]
US representative for Illinois's 14th congressional districtBorn in Park Ridge[47] [48]
Illinois state senatorLived in Park Ridge[49]
State senator and the 43rd lieutenant governor of IllinoisLived in Park Ridge[50]
Illinois state senatorLived in Park Ridge[51]

Sports

Baseball

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Outfielder for the Tampa Bay RaysBorn in Park Ridge[52]
Relief pitcher for the St.Louis CardinalsBorn in Park Ridge[53]
Hall of Fame catcher for the Chicago Cubs and New York GiantsLived and died in Park Ridge
Only baseball player to hit three home runs in an inning.Lived and died in Park Ridge
General manager of the Chicago CubsLived in Park Ridge[54]
Relief pitcher for seven Major League Baseball teamsBorn in Park Ridge[55]
Infielder for six MLB teamsBorn in Park Ridge[56]
Hall of Fame third baseman for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White SoxOwner of Santo's Pizzeria in Park Ridge
MLB playerBorn in Park Ridge

Football

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
November 4, 2022Defensive end and tackle for Washington Redskins; two-time Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII)Maine South High School alum[58]
Quarterback for Los Angeles Raiders and Cleveland BrownsBorn in Park Ridge[59]
Offensive tackle in NFL and CFLBorn in Park Ridge[60]

Hockey

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, and Colorado AvalancheBorn in Park Ridge[61]
Centre for the Vancouver CanucksBorn in Park Ridge[62]

Ice skating

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Figure skater; Greek national championBorn in Park Ridge[63]
Olympic figure skater and judge; competed in the 1976 and 1980 OlympicsLived in Park Ridge[64] [65]
Champion figure skaterBorn in Park Ridge[66]
Olympic speed skater; set the 3,000 meters world record in 1976Maine South High School alum[67]

Volleyball

Notes and References

  1. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Most Admired in 2012 . . 31 December 2012 . 20 July 2013 . Clinton has been the Most Admired Woman each of the last 11 years.
  2. Book: Bernstein, Carl. Carl Bernstein . A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton . 2007 . . New York . 0-375-40766-9 .
  3. Web site: 21 March 2011. People Index. Box Office Mojo.
  4. News: Mitchell. Michelle. Butz Day Aids Edison Park Home. Chicago Tribune. 24 March 1991. 17 July 2011. Gary Possehl described Dave Butz this way: "A lot of other athletes have been hot dogs or are into drugs or steroids. Dave Butz has been a good role model. He's a native son of Park Ridge who did well." Indeed, Park Ridge officially declared March 15 Dave Butz Day ....
  5. News: Glab. Michael G.. Ron Santo: Remembering the quintessential Cub. 1 May 2012. Salon. 3 December 2010. Santo sold pizza. Owned his own pizzeria out in Park Ridge..
  6. Web site: Kelley. Daniel J.. Lucky Strikes, Spares, Gutter Balls and Wrecking Balls. Chicago Daily Observer. 20 June 2011. 18 July 2011. The former Gabby Hartnett bowling alley in Lincolnwood has been demolished ... The new Hartnett bowling alley was located on North Lincoln Avenue in suburban Lincolnwood. Hartnett, himself, had also relocated from Chicago to the suburbs and lived in Park Ridge..
  7. Fineman, Mia, The Most Famous Farm Couple in the World: Why American Gothic still fascinates., Slate, 8 June 2005
  8. Book: Evans, R. Tripp. Grant Wood: A Life. New York, NY, USA. Alfred A. Knopf. 2010. 978-0-307-26629-3. (p. 32) ... Wood left Cedar Rapids once again at the start of 1913 ... Through connections at the HAndicraft Guild, the artist joined the Kalo Art Craft Community in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge. At this large-scale studio, Wood made jewelry and chased patterns onto the handcrafted hollowware ... When the Kalo Art Craft Community dissolved in 1914, Wood and a fellow Kalo silversmith named Kristoffer Haga remained in the neighborhood to establish their own studio, the Volund Crafts Shop, Renting a large farmhouse in Park Ridge, Haga and Wood kept their shop on the top floor and shared rooms with B.B. Anderson and Daniel Pedersen.
  9. News: Susan Lindquist, Scientist Who Made Genetic Discoveries Using Yeast, Dies at 67. Grimes. William. 2016-10-28. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-10-30.
  10. News: Romano. Benjamin J.. Ray Ozzie: Collaborative leader has "coaching style". The Seattle Times. 26 August 2007. 17 July 2011. Ray Ozzie  - Chief software architect  - Age:51  - Hometown:Park Ridge, Ill..
  11. Web site: Bernardo. Jim. The Man Who Would Change Microsoft: Ray Ozzie's Vision for Connected Software. Interview. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Knowledge @ Wharton). 4 April 2007. 17 July 2011. ... Ozzie liked to build things, and was more interested in constructing model train layouts and assembling cool electronic contraptions than he was in schoolwork. He was, of course, a member of the audio-visual squad in his Park Ridge, Ill., high school..
  12. Web site: Dulah Evans Krehbiel. biographic sketch. Illinois Women Artists Project (Bradley University). 18 July 2011. Dulah and Albert Krehbiel were married in June 1906, shortly after he returned from Europe and accepted a teaching position at the Art Institute. The couple settled in suburban Park Ridge, Illinois ... Throughout the following decade Dulah exhibited her paintings in the annual members’ shows at the Arts Club. Known as the “Park Ridge modernist,” she continued to paint fantastic landscapes filled with female figures.
  13. News: Kamin. Blair. Sculptor Alfonso Iannelli's Park Ridge home and studio threatened with demolition. Chicago Tribune. 14 December 2010. 16 July 2011. Park Ridge, the northwest suburb, is best known as the one-time home of Hillary Clinton. Its fabulous, Art Deco Pickwick Theatre probably ranks a close second. But once upon a time, in the early years of the 20th Century, Park Ridge was the home of a thriving arts colony and the sculptor Alfonso Iannelli, best known for his collaborations with Frank Lloyd Wright, was one of its central figures. .
  14. Web site: Sun Times Media Wire. Park Ridge Votes to Protect Sculptor's Historic Studio. Fox 32 Chicago. 23 February 2011. 16 July 2011. A would-be developer's request to rezone a piece of Park Ridge property where sculptor Alfonso Iannelli once lived and worked was turned down ... Alfonso Iannelli, who is perhaps best known for his art deco work on Park Ridge's Pickwick Theatre, lived and worked at his studio from about 1920 until his death in 1965. It was here he also designed sculptures for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair and the Rock of Gibraltar relief on the Prudential building in downtown Chicago. His wife, Margaret, an illustrator, also lived and worked at the 225 N. Northwest Highway address for a short time..
  15. Book: Barnes, David. Park Ridge. Chicago, IL. Arcadia Publishing. 2010. 978-0-7385-8435-5. (p. 103) In 1897, Frederick Richardson, an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) moved to Park Ridge to claim the hand of Josephine Wells ... two of Richardson's painting students Albert H. Krehbiel and Dulah Marie Evans, married and moved to Park Ridge to join the emerging artists colony..
  16. Web site: Jensen. Trevor. Scott Mutter, 1944-2008: Photographer's montages included Wrigley Field lighted by fans' flashlights. Obituary. Chicago Tribune. 13 March 2008. 16 July 2011. Scott Mutter fit photographs together to produce montages that held fast in people's minds ... Mr. Mutter, 64, was found dead Saturday, March 8, in his Park Ridge home, said his brother ....
  17. Web site: A Journey Through The Northwest Suburbs Fun Facts. website accompanying television documentary. WTTW Channel 11, Chicago. 16 July 2011. Famous people from Park Ridge include: Karen Black, Oscar nominee for her role in Five Easy Pieces ... Robert W. Kustra, Illinois State Senator, twice voted Lieutenant Governor of the state of Illinois ... Carrie Snodgrass, television and film actress ... Captain William P. Black (1842 - 1916) ... Richard Nickel, who photographed the architecture of Louis Sullivan.
  18. Book: Barnes, David. Park Ridge. Chicago, IL. Arcadia Publishing. 2010. 978-0-7385-8435-5. (p. 104) One of three prominent sculptors to make his home in Park Ridge was John Paulding, although he kept his studio in Chicago..
  19. Web site: Schoenberg. Nara. Patrick T. Reardon . Clinton and Obama: Park Ridge v. Hyde Park. The Swamp (Chicago Tribune Washington Bureau). 4 March 2007. 7 July 2013. Other Famous Residents: Harrison Ford, Chicago Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry, James Pankow (founding member of the band Chicago), Grant Wood (who painted "American Gothic")..
  20. Web site: Wooten. Amy. Greg Glienna: Meet the Comic. Interview. Windy City Times. 31 May 2006. 17 July 2011. Park Ridge native Greg Glienna sure knows how to make people laugh. He's known best as the mastermind behind the hilarious comedy Meet the Parents..
  21. News: Shen. Ted. Reel Life: local boys make comedy. Chicago Reader. 18 July 1991. 17 July 2011. Ever since his childhood in Park Ridge, Greg Glienna has pictured himself as a director of comedies. At age eight he, with the help of his best friend, Jim Vincent, made his first film in Super-8..
  22. Web site: Jajkowski. Steve. Chicagotelevision Alumni Club: Rich Koz. Alumni Club. Steve Jajkowski. 2 May 2012. Koz cut his teeth in broadcasting at WMTH, a small low-powered non-commercial FM station operated by the students of Maine High School (now Maine East) in Park Ridge..
  23. News: Johnson. Jennifer. Award-winning director credits success to Park Ridge roots. 15 July 2013. Park Ridge Herald-Advocate. 12 July 2013. After appearing on the Maine South High School stage in the mid-1990s in plays like “The King and I,” “Will Rogers Follies” and “Working,” the Park Ridge native’s real passion became the theater. https://archive.today/20130717080006/http://parkridge.suntimes.com/news/21235703-418/award-winning-director-credits-success-to-park-ridge-roots.html. 17 July 2013. dead.
  24. News: Goldsborough. Mike. WBBM's Mike North lists 2 lots in Park Ridge: 'Monsters and Money in the Morning' co-host selling lake parcels for $1.1 million each. Chicago Tribune. 9 May 2010. 17 July 2011. Mike North, the ... and his wife, Be-Be, were all set to build their 9,000 - square - foot dream house on a secluded lake in Park Ridge when they had a change of plans ... Once that happened, the Norths lost interest in building a new house on Murphy Lake. They now plan to stay in their longtime Park Ridge home and, as a result, have the two lakefront lots for sale at $1.1 million each..
  25. Web site: Marshall Seese, "Your Weather Today" Co-Host, Will Retire From The Weather Channel In November. press release. The Weather Channel. 21 July 2008. 17 July 2011. A native of Park Ridge, IL a suburb of Chicago, Seese graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign - Urbana..
  26. News: Nidetz. Steve. Networks Make Sure We'll All Get Our Fill Of Figure Skating. Chicago Tribune. 4 February 1994. 17 July 2011. Reporter Janet Shamlian, who joined the station's news staff Nov. 1, competed nationally while growing up in Park Ridge.
  27. News: Kogan. Rick. Mr. Tough Love: On His Tv Show, An Ex-cop Uses Skills He Learned On The Beat. Chicago Tribune. 23 November 2008. 17 July 2011. Before one recent taping of his syndicated television show, Steve Wilkos sits behind his desk in the NBC Tower ... He lives in Park Ridge with his wife, Rachelle ....
  28. Johnson, Jennifer. "Park Ridge Teen Trades Freshman Year for 'The Goldbergs'
  29. Web site: Elder. Robert K.. Karen Black reflects on her life and career. interview. Chicago Tribune. 19 September 2008. 16 July 2011. Park Ridge native Karen Black ("Five Easy Pieces") will attend the Naperville Independent Film Festival and screen a documentary about her career called "Woman at Work." In this interview, Black, 66, reflects on her Midwestern childhood, career and dedication to Scientology..
  30. Gary Cole: Biography, Latest News & Videos. TV Guide. 21 May 2012. Birth Place: Park Ridge, IL.
  31. News: Morgan. Scott C.. Park Ridge actress stars in ‘West Side’ tour. Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL, USA). 16 July 2011. 16 July 2011. Carol Lawrence created the role of Maria in “West Side Story” on Broadway in 1957 ... Yet, when it comes to stage portrayals of Maria in the first part of the 21st century, Park Ridge - born Ali Ewoldt will probably be the actress who has clocked up the most performances in the most places..
  32. Web site: Harrison Ford. alumni curriculum vitae. Ripon College. 16 July 2011. Hometown: Park Ridge, IL. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927042129/http://www.ripon.edu/library/archives/exhibits/hford.htm. 27 September 2011. dead.
  33. Book: Pfeiffer, Lee. Lewis. Michael. The Films of Harrison Ford. New York, NY, USA. Kensington Publishing Corp.. 2002. 3rd. 0-8065-2364-6. If Ford wasn't enamored of his limited vision of the working world, he at least excelled in his schoolwork. Growing up in the Chicago suburbs of Park Ridge and Morton Grove ....
  34. Web site: Dave Mallow. CBS Interactive Inc. 21 May 2012.
  35. Web site: John Pankow Video Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi. Online Video Guide. OVGuide. OV Guide.. 2 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120712015351/http://www.ovguide.com/john-pankow-9202a8c04000641f8000000000581d78. 12 July 2012. dead.
  36. Web site: Kill Tony . #435 - THE BIG THREE (LIVE) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/kouP-okBg6c . 2021-12-19 . live. . 25 November 2020 . 2020-02-10 . 74,234 views; +1200; -138; Streamed live on Feb 10, 2020.
  37. News: Breslauer. Jan. Ann Carlson's Happy Moving Between Different Worlds : The CalArts/Alpert Award winner returns to L.A. with her eclectic dance and performance works. Los Angeles Times. 11 May 1995. 19 July 2011. The works are also personal. "I grew up with a lot of animals and there was a special, revered place for them," says Carlson, who was raised in Park Ridge, Ill..
  38. News: Delgado. Jennifer. Recording Academy taps Park Ridge band to play Grammy Awards party. 2 May 2012. Chicago Tribune. 7 February 2012. “You can date our era by how skinny our jeans are,” joked Ansani, 17, the group’s bassist, whose father belonged to the band Material Issue..
  39. Heise, Kenan, and Tribune Staff Writer. “Leon C. Berry, 82, Roller Rink Organist.” Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2021, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-08-27-9608270120-story.html.
  40. Web site: Inventory of the John Alden Carpenter Papers, 1890 - 1964, bulk 1900 - 1950. biographic sketch. Newberry Library (Chicago, IL, USA). 2004. 18 July 2011. John Alden Carpenter was born in Park Ridge, Illinois in 1876..
  41. Web site: Adam Jones. Discogs. 2 May 2012. Profile: b. January 15, 1965 - Park Ridge, Illinois.
  42. Web site: Pertone. Shana. The Official Website. Forthought, Inc.. 21 July 2013. Shana Joy Petrone was born on May 8 in Parkridge, IL. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012092705/http://www.shanapetrone.net/about_shana.html. 12 October 2013. dead.
  43. Web site: Kessler. Mike. Crime Of The Century to Breakfast In America to Park Ridge. Chicago Tribune Local (Park Ridge). 22 March 2011. 17 July 2011. Dougie was born 60 years ago in Scotland on March 24, 1951. He became a bass guitar player. He joined a rock group. He sold millions of records. He won Grammy Awards. He retired. He moved to Park Ridge..
  44. Book: Bernstein, Carl . Carl Bernstein . A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Clinton . registration. 2007 . 18, 34. . New York . 0-375-40766-9 .
  45. Web site: The First Lady's Biography. Biography. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Clinton-era White house website. 18 July 2011. Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1947. The daughter of Dorothy Rodham and the late Hugh Rodham, she and her two younger brothers, Hugh and Tony, grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, as part of a close-knit family.. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165942/http://clinton2.nara.gov/WH/EOP/First_Lady/html/HILLARY_Bio.html. 27 September 2011. dead.
  46. Web site: William Eich. Wisconsin Court of Appeals. 26 November 2011. Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, Eich earned a bachelor's degree from Beloit College.
  47. Web site: Congressman Randy Hultgren. Biography. United States House of Representatives. 17 July 2011. Randy was born March 1, 1966 in Park Ridge, Illinois.. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316203201/http://hultgren.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=63. 16 March 2012. dead.
  48. Web site: U.S. House, Dist. 14: Randy Hultgren. biographic & political position sketch. Chicago Sun-Times. 17 July 2011. Born in 1966 in Park Ridge, Senator Hultgren graduated from. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101022020533/http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/questionnaires/2749604,14CDHultgren.article. 22 October 2010.
  49. Web site: Senator Dan Kotowski (D)  - Previous General Assembly (96th) 33rd District. Illinois General Assembly. Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System. 3 May 2012. Biography: Born and raised in Chicago, Dan lives with his wife, Anne, and his sons, Nate and Cooper, in Park Ridge, Illinois..
  50. News: We don't need a lieutenant governor. 3 May 2012. Daily Herald. November 11, 2010.
  51. Jones. Sandra. 40 under 40: Dave Sullivan. 3 May 2012. Crain's Chicago Business. 19 November 2001. 'I had to deal with a lot of different personalities,' says Mr. Sullivan, a Republican from Park Ridge..
  52. Web site: Peter Bourjos. statistical & biographical information. Major League Baseball. 25 Feb 2014. Born: 3/31/1987 in Park Ridge, IL.
  53. Web site: Luke Gregerson. statistical & biographical information. Major League Baseball. 27 May 2012. Born: 5/14/1984 in Park Ridge, IL.
  54. News: Keilman. John & Van Dyck, Dave. Cubs general manager Jim Hendry gets own street in Park Ridge: Rod Blagojevich renames stretch of Northwest Highway as Honorary Jim Hendry Way. Chicago Tribune. 9 January 2009. 17 July 2011. Gov. Rod Blagojevich decreed that a stretch of Northwest Highway in Park Ridge would henceforth be known as Honorary Jim Hendry Way. When the Illinois Department of Transportation mounted the signs on some of its signal posts last month, the Cubs general manager, who is a resident of the northwest suburb, knew nothing about them..
  55. Web site: Al Levine. statistical & biographic information. Major League Baseball. 27 May 2012. Born: May 22, 1968 in Park Ridge, IL.
  56. News: Shea. John. A's Adam Rosales has Wrigley memories. San Francisco Chronicle. 18 June 2010. 17 July 2011. Adam Rosales' Wrigley experiences date to his childhood. It's where he saw his first big-league game, sitting in the upper deck. "Sat right up there. Must've been 4 or 5 years old," said Rosales, who grew up in nearby Park Ridge. .
  57. Web site: Colin Falls. biographic sketch and college profile. University of Notre Dame Athletics. 19 July 2011. Hometown: Park Ridge, IL.
  58. Web site: Dave Butz, two-time Super Bowl champion with Washington, dies at age of 72 . 2023-12-30 . NFL.com . en-US.
  59. Web site: Jeff Francis. statistical & biographical information. National Football League. 27 May 2012. Born: 7/7/1966 Park Ridge, IL.
  60. Web site: Chris Perez . justsportsstats.com . July 23, 2015.
  61. Web site: Craig Anderson. statistics & biographical information. National Hockey League. 27 May 2012. Birthplace: Park Ridge, IL, United States.
  62. Web site: Jeff Rohlicek. statistics & biographical information. National Hockey League. 27 May 2012. Birthplace: Park Ridge, IL, United States.
  63. Web site: Maria Papasotiriou. biographic information and performance synopsis. International Skating Union (ISU). 19 July 2011. Place of birth: Park Ridge USA.
  64. Web site: 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships: Panel of Judges: Championship Men  - Short Program. listing of U.S. Championship Judges. United States Figure Skating. 2008. 17 July 2011. Technical Specialist: David Santee, Park Ridge, IL.
  65. News: Associated Press. Title to Hamilton in Figure Skating. The New York Times. 3 (section 5). 31 January 1982. 17 July 2011. Scott Hamilton, ... won a gold medal for the second straight year at the national figure skating championships ... David Santee, 24, of Park Ridge, Ill,, was third..
  66. News: Elfman. Lois. Deanna Stellato has found fulfillment off the ice. 28 May 2012. Ice Network, LLC. 2 May 2010. wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Figure Skating. She returned home to the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge and tried to rest the injury.
  67. News: Janofsky. Michael. '88 Winter Olympics; U.S. Skater Tries Again. 1 May 2012. The New York Times. 12 February 1988. There's Nancy Swider-Peltz, a 31-year-old distance racer from Park Ridge, Ill., the oldest member of the United States Olympic speed-skating team and the first to make the team four times..
  68. Web site: Sarah Zelenka . usrowing.org . 28 July 2012 . Birthplace: Park Ridge, Ill. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729203958/http://www.usrowing.org/Pressbox/AthleteBios/SarahZelenka.aspx . 29 July 2012 .
  69. Web site: Adam Wolanin. Allvoices. Allvoices, Inc. 1 May 2012. https://archive.today/20120717055326/http://www.allvoices.com/people/Adam_Wolanin. 17 July 2012. dead.
  70. Web site: Tom Hoff. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426184930/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/HO/Tom-Hoff.aspx. dead. April 26, 2012. U.S. Olympic Athletes. United States Olympic Committee. 1 May 2012.

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