By Jeff Vorva Summer is not yet here but Palos Park’s Village Council is already getting down to business for its huge fall event. The village’s Autumn in the Park, cancelled last year because of th…
Palos Park unveils slate of coming community events
By Jeff Vorva The good news for Village of Palos Park Commissioner Nicole Milovich-Walters is that she was able to announce a series of events in the spring, summer and fall during Monday night’s sp…
Gleneagles Country Club to leave Palos Park
By Jeff Vorva The Gleneagles Country Club is a council vote away from leaving Palos Park. The Palos Park Village Council was set to vote Monday night to approve a resolution authorizing the executio…
Roofs collapse at Fitzjoy, Palos Hills Riding Stables
By Bob Bong Roofs collapsed last week at riding stables in Palos Park and Palos Hills from the weight of more than two feet of snow that had fallen since mid-January. Both Palos Hills Riding Stables …
Palos Park’s Polk wants to help seniors get COVID shots
By Jeff Vorva Palos Park Police Commissioner Dan Polk cannot guarantee that citizens will get their COVID-19 vaccination shots anytime soon. But he said he wants to help residents in the “incredibly…
Palos Park police await COVID-19 vaccinations
By Jeff Vorva The Palos Park Village Council opened 2021 taking care of some insurance business. During Monday night’s meeting via teleconference, the council voted unanimously to approve its insuran…
Palos Park adopts new crime reporting system
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…
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…
Despite pandemic, this year’s Children’s Farm rummage sale better than ever
By Dermot Connolly One sign of things returning to normal, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, was the success of the 19th annual Rummage Sale held at The Children’s Farm at The Center in Palos Park last …
Children’s Farm Rummage Sale this weekend
The 19th annual rummage sale will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Children’s Farm at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Sunday is bargain day. The Rummage S…