By Jeff Vorva Controversy took a back seat to snow on Monday night. Recent Orland Park board meetings have featured tension and occasional yelling but on Monday night Village Hall was calm as the Boa…
Orland Park Mayoral Race: Pekau, McLaughlin spar over mall concerns
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…
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…
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 Park may sue state over shutdown
By Dermot Connolly The Orland Park Village Board approved a controversial resolution 6-1 Monday night urging the General Assembly to make changes to Gov. JB Pritzker’s five-step Restore Illinoi…
Orland Village Board race heats up with all names back on ballot
By Dermot Connolly Voters in Orland Park can look forward to a competitive trustees race April 2 between two slates of candidates running for three seats on the village board. The names of three candi…
Orland Park Downtown Triangle moves a step closer to groundbreaking
By Dermot Connolly The developers of the remaining nine acres of Orland Park’s Downtown Main Street Triangle project said t…
Candidates named for 2019 elections in Orland Park
By Dermot Connolly The Orland Park village board elections on April 2 are shaping up to be very competitive, with two slates of candidates—one of which is endorsed by Mayor Keith Pekau, now halfway th…