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Hickory Hills Speedway sells $200K Powerball ticket
Christmas has come early for a lucky Illinois Lottery player who purchased a Powerball ticket for the December 3 drawing at the Speedway at 8000 W. 95th St. in Hickory Hills. That ticket and two others sold in Illinois are each worth $200,000. The winning tickets matched four numbers and the Powerball, plus they added…
Read MoreCasten votes to approve marriage equality
From staff reports Last week, amid extreme and continued threats to Illinoisan’s personal freedoms, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten voted to send the Respect for Marriage Act to President Biden’s desk. This landmark legislation takes several key steps to defend marriage equality: officially repealing the “Defense of Marriage Act,” upholding couples’ right to equal protection under federal law and…
Read MorePalos Heights Television Channel 4 Dec. 15-21
On Comcast cable station Channel 4, December 15, 2022 through December 21, 2022. All shows can also be seen by going to Youtube.com/PHTV4 Palos Heights City Council Meeting Financial News Spotlight: Chicago Christian H. S. Boys Soccer Spotlight: Shepard H. S. Girls Basketball Spotlight: Shepard H. S. Boys Basketball Around Palos: the Center Winter Events,…
Read MoreCupich to celebrate Simbang Gabi Mass Friday night at St. Germaine in Oak Lawn
The Archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate its 37th annual Simbáng Gabi novena starting on Thursday, Dec. 15, through Friday, Dec. 23. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, will celebrate Simbáng Gabi Mass at Our Lady at St. Germaine, 9711 S. Kolin Ave., in Oak Lawn on Friday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. Sponsored by…
Read MoreKindergartners get early lesson in Mustang Pride
Mustang Pride starts at an early age in the Evergreen Park community. During the final week of October and first week of November, Evergreen Park Community High School student leaders, along with Principal Bill Sanderson, visited the four Evergreen Park District 124 elementary schools to personally deliver T-shirts that read “EPCHS Future Mustangs – Class…
Read MorePalos Hills, Hickory Hills mayors optimistic about business growth
By Joe Boyle The mayors of Palos Hills and Hickory Hills said the emergence of new businesses and programs are an indication that both communities are looking forward to better days. Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett and Hickory Hills Mayor Mike Howley both presented their “State of the Cities” addresses Tuesday night at the Hickory…
Read MoreTri-State Tollway lane closures Friday night over I-55
Overnight lane closures are scheduled this weekend for concrete work on the northbound Tri-State Tollway (I-294) over I-55. Traffic delays are expected. Beginning at 8 p.m. on tonight, December 9, and continuing until noon on Saturday, December 10, traffic on northbound I-294 between 75th Street and Joliet Road, traffic will be reduced to a single lane.…
Read MoreComings & Goings: Grand opening today for Bourbons Smokehouse at Sheep’s Food District
By Bob Bong Sheep’s Food District in Orland Park may have something for everyone under one roof. Sheep’s is affiliated with the White Sheep, a breakfast and lunch restaurant at 14435 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park. But while The White Sheep is open only for breakfast and lunch and closes daily at 3 p.m.,…
Read MoreMan charged in fatal Oak Lawn shooting outside hospital
By Bob Bong Oak Lawn police say a fatal shooting outside of Advocate Christ Medical Center early Saturday morning stemmed from an earlier double homicide near 87th and Green streets. Marques Rose, 36, of the 8100 block of South Winchester in Chicago, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder for the shooting death…
Read MorePekau has mixed reactions to SAFE-T Act changes
By Jeff Vorva In response to criticism during the election campaign, the Illinois General Assembly has made some changes to the SAFE-T Act. Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, one of the act’s harshest critics, is not completely satisfied. Pekau has voiced criticism of the law, especially its no bail provision that kicks in on January…
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