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Art B Que invite

Art B Que invite

The second annual Art B Que will be held at the McCord Gallery and Cultural Center in Palos Park this Saturday, July...

Officer returns from war

Officer returns from war

Lt. Ken Wall gets big welcome back home

by Kevin Olsen
staff reporter

When 1st Lt. Ken Wall returned to Orland Park on Saturday,...

Heights Women serve lakeshore pig roast

Heights Women serve lakeshore pig roast

The skies waited until after the end of the Palos T Heights Woman’s Club’s sumptuous pig roast buffet dinner on the shore...

Two stores open doors to better health

Two stores open doors to better health

by Jesse Marx
staff reporter

Running a health foods or allergen-specialty store, by most business standards, is no easy task. The owner must get to...

Rain delay, strike slow Dist. 230 fields

by Kevin Olsen
staff reporter

Consolidated High School District 230 may be facing delays on the installation of artificial synthetic turf on the football fields at the three high schools.

A rainy start to the summer coupled with the recent labor union strike has put in doubt that the turf will be ready for the first home games in the district on Aug. 27.

District...

Cause of death undisclosed

Orland police probe ‘possible abduction’

by Jesse Marx
staff reporter

Orland Park police continue to investigate the possible abduction of an Orland Park business owner whose death was ruled a homicide last week by the Will County Coroner’s Office.

Ibrahim Nofal, 28, of Lockport, was found dead on July 17 in a park in Joliet.

Although the Will County chief deputy coroner ruled Mr. Nofal’s death a...

Healthy Answers for Life

by Carolyn Johnson

Be wary of websites with shocking health claims

Dear Carolyn,

A friend sent me a link to a website online that talked about parasites. There were some awful pictures of the things. It listed some symptoms of parasite infections like low energy, and digestive and skin problems. I didn’t really want to buy the product they were selling on the website, but...

News and Features

Local Metra Saturday service continues despite ridership drop

by Jesse Marx
staff reporter

Metra’s South West Service Line is well into its second year of Saturday service, although the line has seen lagging...

Now entering Art Garden

Art Garden committee member Maria DeCaprio-Sunta stands by the newly installed Palos Heights Art Garden sign, which she designed. The new metal sign was paid...

Outsourcing government

In another country also called America, there were no credit cards and excessive debt was seen as a character flaw In that America, my grandparents...

Court ruling questions rationale for FCC control

Inside the First Amendment

by Gene Policinski
First Amendment Center

What do you do when you hear foul language on television?

As for me, sometimes I cringe, sometimes I...

Heights Council Digest

A summary of some business conducted at the most recent Palos Heights City Council meeting.

Tiffany Shopping Center rezoning

The owner of the Tiffany Shopping Center, Route...

Classic Car lucky two

The Classic Car Event committee awarded checks and keys to a 1978 Corvette to the winners of a raffle held at the seventh annual Classic...

Heights Library book sale ahead

The Friends of the Library’s annual book sale returns next week at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. Jane Shimkus (from left)...

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