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Shed fire spreads to Orland Park home
A fire believed to have started in a backyard shed quickly spread to the adjacent home Monday night in Orland Park. Orland Fire Protection District firefighters responded to a 911 call at 10:41 p.m. Monday in the 9800 block of Avenida Del Este. Firefighters said when they arrived there was heavy smoke and fire coming……
Read MoreCunningham, McGovern face off in 18th Senate District
By Joe Boyle State Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18th) has said that taking on crime and keeping constituents safe is a top priority in his district. However, Republican Christine Shanahan McGovern, his opponent in the Tuesday, Nov. 8, general election, also said that crime needs to be held in check but believes Democrats are not doing enough to……
Read MoreWorth Library presents sleep like a baby program
By Kelly White National Sleep Foundation guidelines advise that healthy adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep per night. However, that’s easier said than done. To help its residents get more snooze time, was the Worth Public Library, 6917 W. 111th St., with a program called, Sleep Like a Baby. “I know a……
Read MorePalos Hills brings back Haunted Hayride
By Kelly White Palos Hills is taking residents on a Halloween adventure through the city. The city’s Resource & Recreation Department hosted a Haunted Hayride on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, at Bennett Park, 10810 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills. The event was paused during the pandemic, but city officials were happy……
Read More36th House District: Burke challenged by Robbins police chief
By Dermot Connolly State Rep. Kelly Burke (D-36th), of Evergreen Park, is running for her seventh term in the General Assembly and has a Republican opponent for the first time since 2012. Robbins Police Chief David Sheppard is running against her in the November 8 general election. Both are seeking to represent the 36th District,……
Read MoreOrland Park business celebrates anniversary by donating masks
By Jeff Vorva Orland Park’s EzCloud Solutions turned 10 years old this year and its owner, Victor Kress, is giving out presents rather than receiving them. Kress donated more than $100,000 worth of TR1 Respirators/masks to members of the Orland Fire Protection District, Orland Park and Orland Hills police departments, and senior volunteers in Orland……
Read More35th Illinois House: Hurley, Hebein square off again
By Dermot Connolly The Nov. 8 election will see state Rep. Fran Hurley (D-35th) running against Republican candidate Herb Hebein, for the second consecutive time. Hebein, a retired Chicago police officer, would like to improve on his results on his first run in 2020, when Hurley received 64 percent of the vote. First elected in……
Read MoreShepard students chosen for ILMEA district festival
Shepard High School choir students Aidan Reilly (Bass 1), Carson Steele (Bass 1), Alejandro Gutierrez (Tenor 1) and Ellie Davidson (Soprano 2) and band student Gabriella Scalzo last weekend earned selection to the Illinois Music Education Association District 1 Choir. “These students started working on their all-district auditions at the start of the school year,……
Read MoreHastings presents $610,000 state grant to Orland Fire to enhance 911 system
State Senator Michael Hastings joined officials of the Orland Fire Protection District on October 20 to announce the award of a $610,000 State Grant to enhance the district’s regional 911 emergency system and “save more lives.” Fire Chief Michael Schofield and several Battalion Chiefs joined District Trustee Craig Schmidt who said the grant will help speed up 911 emergency communications among……
Read MoreLicense-plate reader leads to arrest in Palos Heights
By Jeff Vorva Chalk one up for the Flock camera. Palos Heights Alderman Robert Basso told the city council on Tuesday that a license plate-reading Flock Safety Camera that was installed months ago has resulted in an arrest. “We have one camera up and running and the police have already solved a break-in robbery in……
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