By Jeff Vorva Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau and former mayor Dan McLaughlin shared their opinions regarding the village’s business climate during a video town hall meeting and when it was over, the t…
Newman makes the rounds at Orland Metra station
By Jeff Vorva Marie Newman is making the rounds. And she has a lot of rounds to make. The new Democratic 3rd District congresswoman is overseeing a district that she says extends from “from White Sox…
‘They wanted to hurt somebody’
By Steve Metsch U.S. Rep. Marie Newman (D-3rd) was on the Capitol campus, in a safe place, when the riot broke out Jan. 6, but she’ll never forget that day. “It was very tense,” she said in a phone in…
Orland Park opposes Will County rezoning for truck facility
By Dermot Connolly The Orland Park Village Board last week unanimously passed a resolution “objecting to and protesting” the proposed rezoning of two privately owned lots located just outside the vill…
Orland Park’s Back to Normal plan calls for end to mandates
By Dermot Connolly The Orland Park Village Board formally adopted a “Back to Normal” plan Monday night to provide guidance for residents and business owners as stay-at-home orders and other state ma…
7 years in the making, Orland Park unveils nature center
By Dermot Connolly The June 3 ribbon-cutting at Orland Park Nature Center marked the official unveiling of something that village officials have been working on for more than seven years. Locat…
Orland Township food pantry receives donation from Lions Club
Orland Township was recently given a substantial donation from the Orland Park Lions Club for the Food Pantry’s Grocery Distribution to assist residents experiencing financial hardship due to t…
Palos Park switches to Smart911 alert system
Palos Park has replaced its Code-Red emergency notification system with Smart911. The program sends out weather alerts and other emergency notifications to account holders and provides ways for police…
Updated: Driver Services office moving to Orland Township
By Bob Bong The Driver Services Express office that for years had been operating inside Orland Park Village Hall will be reopening soon at the Orland Township building, which is a block away fr…
Orland Park sues Pritzker over slow reopening after shutdown
By Dermot Connolly The village of Orland Park has filed a lawsuit against Gov. JB Pritzker, asking afederal judge to overturn the executive orders he has issued relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. File…