Park Ridge, Illinois, is a suburb of Chicago. Located 15 miles (24 km) 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]
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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.
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Dulah Marie Evans |
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February 17, 1875 |
July 24, 1951 |
Artist specializing in the American Southwest; nicknamed "The Park Ridge Modernist"; married to Albert Henry Krehbiel |
Lived in Park Ridge |
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Alfonso Iannelli |
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February 17, 1888 |
March 23, 1965 |
Artist, architect, Prairie School sculptor and designer; primary designer of the Pickwick Theater |
Co-founder of Iannelli Studios in Park Ridge |
[14][15] |
Albert Henry Krehbiel |
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November 25, 1873 |
June 29, 1945 |
Art teacher; impressionist painter and muralist; married to Dulah Marie Evans |
Lived in Park Ridge |
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Scott Mutter |
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1944 |
2008 |
Photographer specializing in photomontage |
Born and died in Park Ridge |
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Richard Nickel |
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May 31, 1928 |
April 13, 1972 |
Photographer and art preservationist focusing on the architecture of Louis Sullivan |
Lived in Park Ridge |
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John Paulding |
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April 5, 1883 |
1935 |
Sculptor |
Lived in Park Ridge |
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Frederick Richardson |
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1862 |
January 15, 1937 |
Illustrator and art teacher |
Lived in Park Ridge |
[16] |
Grant Wood |
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February 13, 1891 |
February 12, 1942 |
Painter (American Gothic) |
Lived in Park Ridge |
[7][8][20] |
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Sean Giambrone |
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May 30, 1999 |
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Child actor (Adam Goldberg in The Goldbergs) |
Lives in Park Ridge |
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Karen Black |
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July 1, 1939 |
August 8, 2013 |
Actress (Easy Rider, The Great Gatsby, Family Plot); two-time Golden Globe winner (1970, 1974) |
Born in Park Ridge |
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Gary Cole |
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September 20, 1956 |
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Actor (The Brady Bunch Movie, Office Space, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Veep) |
Born in Park Ridge |
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Ali Ewoldt |
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October 6, 1990 |
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Broadway actress (Les Misérables, 2006) |
Lived in Park Ridge |
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Harrison Ford |
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July 13, 1942 |
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Actor (Blade Runner, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, The Fugitive) |
Maine East High School alum |
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Dave Mallow |
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October 19, 1948 |
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Voiceover artist (Digimon, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, Call of Duty: Black Ops, World of Warcraft) |
Born in Park Ridge; Maine South High School alum |
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John Pankow |
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April 28, 1954 |
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Film and stage actor (Mad About You) |
Grew up in Park Ridge |
[40] |
Carrie Snodgress |
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October 27, 1945 |
April 1, 2004 |
Actress (Diary of a Mad Housewife); two-time Golden Globe winner (1970, 1971) |
Born in Park Ridge |
[18] |
Perry Caravello |
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November 17, 1963 |
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Actor (Windy City Heat) |
Born in Park Ridge |
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Ann Carlson |
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October 21, 1954 |
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Dancer and choreographer |
Born in Park Ridge |
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William P. Black |
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November 11, 1842 |
January 3, 1916 |
Lawyer; defended the anarchists accused of starting the Haymarket Riot; Union Army veteran and Medal of Honor recipient |
Lived in Park Ridge |
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Hillary Clinton |
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October 26, 1947 |
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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 States |
Lived in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum |
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Dorothy Howell Rodham |
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June 4, 1919 |
November 1, 2011 |
Mother of Hillary Clinton |
Lived in Park Ridge |
[50] |
Hugh E. Rodham |
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April 2, 1911 |
April 7, 1993 |
Father of Hillary Clinton |
Lived in Park Ridge |
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Hugh Edwin Rodham |
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May 26, 1950 |
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Younger brother of Hillary Clinton |
Lived in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum |
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Tony Rodham |
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1954 |
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Youngest brother of Hillary Clinton |
Lived in Park Ridge, Maine South High School alum |
[50] |
William Eich |
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Chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals |
Born in Park Ridge |
[51] |
Randy Hultgren |
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March 1, 1966 |
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US representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district |
Born in Park Ridge |
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Dan Kotowski |
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March 24, 1967 |
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Illinois state senator |
Lived in Park Ridge |
[54] |
Robert W. Kustra |
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March 21, 1943 |
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State senator and the 43rd lieutenant governor of Illinois |
Lived in Park Ridge |
[18][55] |
Dave Sullivan |
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December 29, 1964 |
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Illinois state senator |
Lived in Park Ridge |
[56] |
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Peter Bourjos |
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March 31, 1987 |
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Outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays |
Born in Park Ridge |
[57] |
Luke Gregerson |
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May 14, 1984 |
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Relief pitcher for the St.Louis Cardinals |
Born in Park Ridge |
[58] |
Gabby Hartnett |
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December 20, 1900 |
December 20, 1972 |
Hall of Fame catcher for the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants |
Lived and died in Park Ridge |
[6] |
Gene Rye |
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November 15, 1906 |
January 21, 1980 |
Only baseball player to hit three home runs in an inning. |
Lived and died in Park Ridge |
Jim Hendry |
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July 27, 1955 |
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General manager of the Chicago Cubs |
Lived in Park Ridge |
[59] |
Al Levine |
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May 22, 1968 |
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Relief pitcher for seven Major League Baseball teams |
Born in Park Ridge |
[60] |
Adam Rosales |
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May 20, 1983 |
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Infielder for six MLB teams |
Born in Park Ridge |
[61] |
Ron Santo |
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February 25, 1940 |
December 3, 2010 |
Hall of Fame third baseman for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox |
Owner of Santo's Pizzeria in Park Ridge |
[5] |
Luke Williams |
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August 9, 1996 |
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MLB player |
Born in Park Ridge |
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Mitchell, Michelle (24 March 1991). "Butz Day Aids Edison Park Home". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 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 ...
Kelley, Daniel J. (20 June 2011). "Lucky Strikes, Spares, Gutter Balls and Wrecking Balls". Chicago Daily Observer. Retrieved 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.
Evans, R. Tripp (2010). Grant Wood: A Life. New York, NY, USA: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 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
Mahler, Vincent A., "Vincent A. Mahler", Vita, Self, Address: Prospect Avenue Park Ridge, Illinois
Bernardo, Jim (4 April 2007). "The Man Who Would Change Microsoft: Ray Ozzie's Vision for Connected Software". Interview. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Knowledge @ Wharton). Retrieved 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.
"Dulah Evans Krehbiel". biographic sketch. Illinois Women Artists Project (Bradley University). Retrieved 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
Kamin, Blair (14 December 2010). "Sculptor Alfonso Iannelli's Park Ridge home and studio threatened with demolition". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 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.
Sun Times Media Wire (23 February 2011). "Park Ridge Votes to Protect Sculptor's Historic Studio". Fox 32 Chicago. Retrieved 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.
Barnes, David (2010). Park Ridge. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 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.
"A Journey Through The Northwest Suburbs Fun Facts". website accompanying television documentary. WTTW Channel 11, Chicago. Retrieved 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
Barnes, David (2010). Park Ridge. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 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.
Schoenberg, Nara; Patrick T. Reardon (4 March 2007). "Clinton and Obama: Park Ridge v. Hyde Park". The Swamp (Chicago Tribune Washington Bureau). Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved 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").
"World War I (Doughboy)". Fieldguide to U.S. Public Monuments and Memorials. Retrieved 1 September 2013. Designer 1 Artist/Artistic Group: Paulding, John
Michael, Vincent. "The Architecture of Barry Byrne". Graham Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2013. Felicity Rich, St. Francis Xavier Church (Barry Byrne, 1950), Kansas City, Missouri,
Wooten, Amy (31 May 2006). "Greg Glienna: Meet the Comic". Interview. Windy City Times. Retrieved 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.
Shen, Ted (18 July 1991). "Reel Life: local boys make comedy". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 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.
Jajkowski, Steve. "Chicagotelevision Alumni Club: Rich Koz". Alumni Club. Steve Jajkowski. Retrieved 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.
Johnson, Jennifer (12 July 2013). "Award-winning director credits success to Park Ridge roots". Park Ridge Herald-Advocate. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 15 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
Johnson, Jennifer. "Park Ridge Teen Trades Freshman Year for 'The Goldbergs' | 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.
Elder, Robert K. (19 September 2008). "Karen Black reflects on her life and career". interview. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 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.
Morgan, Scott C. (16 July 2011). "Park Ridge actress stars in 'West Side' tour". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL, USA). Retrieved 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.
"Harrison Ford". alumni curriculum vitae. Ripon College. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011. Hometown: Park Ridge, IL
Pfeiffer, Lee; Lewis, Michael (2002). The Films of Harrison Ford (3rd ed.). New York, NY, USA: Kensington Publishing Corp. ISBN 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 ...
"Adam Jones". Discogs. Retrieved 2 May 2012. Profile: b. January 15, 1965 - Park Ridge, Illinois
Pertone, Shana. "The Official Website". Forthought, Inc. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013. Shana Joy Petrone was born on May 8 in Parkridge, IL
"The First Lady's Biography". Biography. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Clinton-era White house website. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 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.
"William Eich". Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Retrieved 26 November 2011. Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, Eich earned a bachelor's degree from Beloit College
"Congressman Randy Hultgren". Biography. United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011. Randy was born March 1, 1966 in Park Ridge, Illinois.
Shea, John (18 June 2010). "A's Adam Rosales has Wrigley memories". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 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.
"Colin Falls". biographic sketch and college profile. University of Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2011. Hometown: Park Ridge, IL
"Maria Papasotiriou". biographic information and performance synopsis. International Skating Union (ISU). Retrieved 19 July 2011. Place of birth: Park Ridge USA
Associated Press (31 January 1982). "Title to Hamilton in Figure Skating". The New York Times. pp. 3 (section 5). Retrieved 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.
"Tom Hoff". U.S. Olympic Athletes. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.