Community
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 Soccer ref hit international realm  
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by Meg Sullivan
staff reporter
Palos Heights resident Michael Kennedy has always had a passion for sports, way back to the good old days when he and his four brothers would push two twin beds together at night and huddle around a... |
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Young man drowns in St. Xavier pond
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Trying to get volleyball out of water
by Matt Hopf
From The Reporter
An 18-year-old Chicago man drowned last week in a retention pond at Saint Xavier University while attempting to retrieve a volleyball.
Leonel Ibarra Jr. entered the retention pond... |
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Three bucks even 
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These three bucks wandered into Old Palos Heights on Father’s Day. This was the scene at 7:30 a.m. on 120th Street near 71st Avenue. They showed no fear, John Freimuth, who photographed them, reported. This is why Alderman Jean Ganp... |
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Pioneers in the Park revive lost arts 
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The rain held off for most of the day, as many families enjoyed the Pioneers in the Park event Sunday at the historical landmark McCord House in Palos Park.
Pioneers in the Park featured entertainment by McCord Gallery and Cultural Center... |
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Horse dies after struck by vehicle
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by Kevin Olsen
staff reporter
A horse was struck by a vehicle and killed Saturday afternoon in unincorporated Palos Township.
The horse bucked off a 13-year-old boy on a riding trail near Swallow Cliff Woods at 1 p.m. and... |
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Orland Fire warns of fireworks dangers
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New strategies for protecting the public from the dangers of fireworks are initiated every year by the Orland Fire Protection District, and this year is no exception.
The focus is on the Fourth of July extended holiday weekend. Festivities are expected... |
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Golfing for science in Dist. 118 
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Supporters of Palos School District 118 (from left to right) Kurt Leschkies, Yvonne Leschkies, Patricia Cooney and Tim Hennessey enjoy a day of golf at Glen Eagles Country Club in Lemont on June 6.
The Palos 118 Parent Faculty Association will... |
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Orland Fire computerizes its patient care reports
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The Orland Fire Protection District initiated a state-of-the-art electronic program to document patient care.
The new program, known as electronic Patient Care Report or ePCR, utilizes ToughBook computer tablets to record information. The alternative has been to hand write reports.
The ePCR... |
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Dinner dance honors special people at St. Coletta's 
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A very special event took place on June 7 at the St. Coletta’s of Illinois’ Vocational Workshop in Tinley Park.
The Caritas Society, an auxiliary of the St. Coletta’s of Illinois Foundation, hosted its Spring Fling Dinner Dance for the special-... |
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Patriotic dress rehearsal 
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Pupils at Christian Preschool Summer Camp celebrated the Fourth of July early with a parade last week.
Palos Heights Christian Reformed Church runs the preschool at 7059 W. 127th St. For information, contact Lynn Hollender, preschool director, at 448-0212.
Palos Heights’ Independence... |
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Poker
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by Steve Rosenbloom
The betting of a hand and the cards that hit the board might tell you one thing, but your instincts might tell you another, and a lot of the top players go with their gut. It is what... |
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AAUW honors caring survivor of horrors 
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Agatha Primorac, a Palos Heights community member, was recently honored by the Palos-Orland Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) at its annual dinner. A Branch donation was made to the Educational Foundation in her name.
Agatha was born... |
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