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A First Lady Comes Home

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 1997 hometown celebration in Park Ridge, Illinois, launched an unprecedented political career and a neighborhood frenzy.

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Jennifer Taylor
Nov 15, 2023
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Sue Saccomanno holds a picture taken of her and Hillary Rodham Clinton during Clinton’s 50th birthday celebration in her hometown of Park Ridge, Illinois. The Saccomannos live across the street from Clinton’s childhood home. (Photo: Jennifer Taylor)

This is the second and final part of the story “Park Ridge Is the ‘Village’ That Helped Raise Hillary Rodham Clinton.” Read the first part here.

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