Six years after the framers of the city of Palos Heights Comprehensive Plan recommended the implementation of a Harlem A…
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Four charged in beating in unincorporated Palos Park
Press release submitted by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office at 2:39 p.m. Friday, April 11: Four people have been charged in connection with the battery and robbery of a 19-ye…
Mayor for a Day puts kids on City Council
Twelve local eighth-graders participated in a mock City Council meeting on April 1 at Palos Heights City Hall, 7607 W. College Drive. Junior executives and their real-world counterparts include…
Half Marathon nears crunch time for volunteers
If volunteers are the lifeblood of any successful public event, then the 2014 First Midwest Bank Half Marathon could use a pint or two, quickly. According to a written status update released at…
Palos hospital Fitch ratings outlook slips from ‘stable’ condition after resignations
The ongoing exodus of members of the governing board of Palos Community Hospital and its parent, the St. George Corp., has apparently prompted the Fitch credit ratings agency to frown upon the …
Chance: Advance to Boardwalk of Palos Heights?
The proposed development of the long-fallow Crown Buick property at the northeast corner of 119th Street and Harlem Avenue will be discussed at a public hearing set for Wednesday, April 16, at …
Crisis Center for South Suburbia turns 35
There’s something about Mary’s story that brought out some emotions on Friday night – including those of Chicago Ridge Mayor Chuck Tokar. The Crisis Center for South Suburbia celebrated its 35th anniv…
‘Wet-down’ christens new Palos Fire vehicles
Firefighter/paramedic Tom O’Connor gives a strong spray of water to a new fire truck and ambulance at a “wet-down” ceremony held last Saturday at Palos Fire Protection District headquarters, 88…
Sertoma Super Sale will grace Palos Heights’ old Ben Franklin this weekend
Photos by Tim Hadac About 200 volunteers helped Sertoma Inc. prepare for its annual Housewares Super Sale, set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6, in the vacant Ben F…
Orland School District 135 Moves Paying Dividends
Seven weeks after the Orland School District 135 Board of Education accepted the resignation of its assistant superintendent for business services and then immediately split the position into t…