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By tbarry@s207.org BRONZE
Park Ridge, Illinois
The school looked extremely out of place in the neighborhood it was in. It was the kind of neighborhood where you lock your doors all the time and stay off the streets at night....
Park Ridge, Illinois
The school looked extremely out of place in the neighborhood it was in. It was the kind of neighborhood where you lock your doors all the time and stay off the streets at night....