By Isabella Schreck With live music and karaoke, dozens of food vendors and activities for kids, there was something for everyone at the 20th anniversary Taste of Orland. The Taste ran from Friday through Sunday, and despite a rainy Saturday and an overcast Sunday, hordes of people filled the Village Hall lot and surrounding areas. […]
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Oak Lawn: Village is in better economic health
By Joe Boyle After some difficult years due to the pandemic, the economic health of the Village of Oak Lawn is on the rise. Additional funding has gone into the coffers for the Oak Lawn police and fire pensions. Village Manager Tom Phelan admitted during the Oak Lawn Village Board meeting on Aug. 8 that they had […]
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Taste of Orland to celebrate 20th anniversary with music, fun, and food
By Isabella Schreck Live-music fanatics, foodies and car lovers will have plenty to do at the 20th anniversary of the Taste of Orland this weekend. With its usual line-up of tribute and local bands, neighborhood restaurant vendors, community groups, free giveaways, activities for kids and much more, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau said the Taste […]
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Oak Lawn’s ‘Night Out’ is community celebration
By Joe Boyle Presentations by the police and fire departments — along with food and music — were the major highlights of the Oak Lawn National Night Out on Tuesday. National Night Out is held the first Tuesday in August. The lone exception is Texas, which marks the occasion in October. National Night Out was […]
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Cook County to host Back-To-School Birth Certificate Days
With the first day of school fast approaching, the Cook County Clerk’s Office will offer extended weekend hours on select Saturdays in August for families seeking to obtain birth certificates to complete their child’s registration for school. The Clerk’s Office will be hosting Back-to-School Birth Certificate Days on Saturday, August 5, and Saturday, August 19, […]
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Bolingbrook firefighters free heron tangled in fishing line at Whalon Lake
Bolingbrook firefighters were at the right lake at the right time on Wednesday, Aug. 2, to rescue a great blue heron tangled in fishing line. Volunteer dragonfly monitors Jeanne Golec and Sharon Sullivan were kayaking at the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Whalon Lake when they saw the heron eat a fish and become tangled in […]
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Don’t forget about homeless on the Southwest Side
By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 We have talked about the plight of the migrants that have been living at the 8th District Police Station, and I’m sure you hear more daily. And it is a sad story indeed. But, as has also been said, […]
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Repairs are being made under Central Park viaduct
By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 Here’s some good news. I was driving east on 63rd Street on June 7 and saw that work is being done under the viaduct at Central Park Avenue. There was scaffolding and tarps and other equipment. It looks like serious repairs are […]
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Help clean up our neighborhoods for summer
By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 284-7394 “The Birds in our Backyards,” is the name of the new mural along the north side of Peck School. It really is a pretty mural depicting the various types of birds that can be seen in the neighborhood […]
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Garfield Ridge salutes first responders
Neighborhood Watch holds first ‘Meet Your Beat’ By Joe Boyle The Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch organization held its inaugural community event to salute police and firefighters Saturday at St. Faustina Hall. And members and residents were in agreement on one thing — this won’t be the last. The neighborhood event was provided for Garfield Ridge […]