1833History
== History ==
The area of Park Ridge was inhabited by the Potawatomie until they were removed in 1833.
1854Government
In 1854 George Penny established a brickworks in the area.
1910History
In 1910 Park Ridge had a population of 2,009.
1930History
In 1930 the population was 10,417.
1950History
In 1950 the population was 16,602.
1960History
In 1960 the population was 32,625, with 99.9% of the population white.
1970History
By 1970, the population had risen to 42,466.
1975Culture
In 1975, the theater was named to the National Register of Historic Places.
1980History
== In popular culture ==
=== In film ===
The 1980 film The Blues Brothers had some scenes filmed in Park Ridge, including the scene in which the brothers are first pulled over...
1981History
It closed in 1981 as the student population of Maine Township shrank.
1990Education
In the 1990 film Home Alone, Buzz McCallister wears a Maine South High School letterman's jacket.
1997History
When she visited Park Ridge on the occasion of her 50th birthday in 1997, the city renamed the southeast corner of the intersection of Elm and Wisner streets, next to her childh...
2007Education
Since 2007, WMTH Radio can be heard live on any of the district high school homepage.
2016Education
In 2016, Hillary Rodham Clinton, a graduate of the first class of Park Ridge's Maine South High School (1965) and former First Lady, was the Democratic candidate for President o...
2017History
Until 2017, it also had a restaurant of the same name next door.
2020History
== Demographics ==
As of the 2020 census there were 39,656 people, 14,384 households, and 10,323 families residing in the city.
2022Disaster
In 2022, the Pickwick Theatre was featured in the "Completely Shattered" episode (episode 1103) of NBC's Chicago Fire (TV series).