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The Ridge Historic District is a residential historic district in the Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois. As its name suggests, the district is centered on a ridge , making it one of the few areas of high ground in the generally flat city.
De la Peña wrote Mexican WhiteBoy in 2008, drawing on his own teenage passion for sports and Mexican heritage. [4] The novel was banned from classrooms in Tucson , Arizona , starting in 2012, when lawmakers passed laws to remove materials containing " critical race theory ," [ 5 ] until 2017, when the court ruled the law violated the ...
Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 District 64 is an elementary school district serving students in Park Ridge, IL* and part of Niles, IL. The District employs more than 600 staff members who provide a rich academic program and positive learning environment for approximately 4,500 students.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital: a major hospital and trauma center on Dempster Street, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Interstate 90 in Park Ridge; AMITA Resurrection Medical Center: a comprehensive stroke center and one of Chicago’s Emergency Medicine residency programs, just a mile north of Interstate 90 in Chicago (O’Hare area)
Though it was 30 years ago, Margarita Quiñones-Peña still remembers hugging her grandfather goodbye when her pregnant mother took her and her older sister by the hand to make their way to ...
Chicago Children’s Theatre and Minneapolis based Children’s Theatre Company co-commissioned the musical which first premiered in Chicago in the spring of 2018. [21] Playwright Cheryl West adapted the book for the stage, further developing the characters and scenarios in de la Peña’s story while still adhering to its overarching themes. [21]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chicago Ridge has a total area of 2.27 square miles (5.88 km 2), all land. [7] Located in Cook County, the village is 18 miles (29 km) southwest of the Loop. Chicago Ridge's irregular shape is bounded by Oak Lawn on the north and east, Bridgeview and Palos Hills on the west, and Worth on the south. [5]
Iván de la Peña López (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβan delaˈpeɲa]; born 6 May 1976) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career, he earned the nicknames Pequeño Buda ('Little Buddha') and Lo Pelat ('The Shaven One') due to his shaven head and slight frame.