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…
Orland Township to hold grocery giveaway on June 19
Orland Township will hold another free, drive-thru grocery distribution for township residents who are experiencing financial hardship since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, June 19, a…
Municipal buildings reopen with safeguards
By Bob Bong As part of the Phase 3 reopening of Illinois, municipal buildings are now open again in Palos Heights, Palos Park and Orland Park. Municipal buildings in all three communities reope…
Secretary of State closes Orland Park Village Hall facility
The Illinois Secretary of State Express Facility, formerly located within Orland Park’s Village Hall, will not be reopening. Secretary of State facilities across the state had been closed since mid-Ma…