By Jeff Vorva Palos Park’s crime rate in 2021 could go up even if it stays the same as 2020’s rate. The Palos Park Police Department, in conjunction with the FBI, will have a new data collection…
Palos Heights alderman asks for new gambling referendum
By Jeff Vorva One of the most explosive issues the Palos Heights City Council had to deal with in the 2010 decade was gambling. Council meetings in 2013 were filled with restaurant and bar owners in f…
Father and son carry on family tradition at Palos Fire District
By Bob Bong It’s not unusual for a son to follow in his father’s footprints. That is definitely the case for the Mathias family whose tradition of fighting fires for the Palos Fire Protection Distric…
Orland Park mother loses son, 11, to rare disorder
Orland Park mother loses son, 11, to rare disorder Child ‘left big impact on people’ By Kelly White Adrian Boruc was a typi…
Slime Time: Dist 118 kids shatter fundraising goal, have fun with principals
Batches of green goo were unloaded on Palos East and West Principals Mr. Robert Szklanecki and Mrs. Jennifer Peloquin-Biel March 8 and 10 for a job well-done. What did the principals do to deserve suc…
Sen. Hastings Rescues Choking Colleague
Military training ‘Came back to me’ — Hastings By Dermot Connolly Hero. That’s what state Rep. Mike Murphy (R-99th) is calling State Sen. …
Biz owners can attend Fusion 59 innovation hub March 13
Strategies, assistance, collaboration offered at Fusion 59, Trinity Christian College By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor There’s an open invitation March 13 for busi…
Abby Kasch of Palos Park is Here for the Party
Country singer hopes to cash in on ‘The Voice’ Update, April 15: Big nights tonight and next Monday for Abby. Tune in at 7 p.m. tonight a…
Palos Heights Library to celebrate 75th anniversary
The library looks ahead, not just behind By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor A horse drawn plow. Corner gas stations. A small-town ph…
Speeders Beware in Orland Park
Speeders can lose their vehicles in crackdown By Dermot Connolly Motorists speeding through Orland Park may get their vehicles impounded as part of a crackdown by police. Vehicles driven at excessive …