Orland Park’s cost to clean up from the two tornadoes that touched down in the village within the last two months could top $1 million.
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Orland Park thanks Lowe’s for storm recovery efforts
Lowe’s employees fanned out across Orland Park after two tornadoes hit the village within eight weeks, handing out 300 buckets of cleaning supplies and cases of water.
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Northwestern Medicine announces plans for cancer hospital in Orland Park
Northwestern Medicine announced Monday it is moving ahead with plans to build a new 150,000-square-foot cancer institute in Orland Park, marking one of the most significant healthcare investments the village has ever seen.
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Orland Park moves ahead with BP site purchase
At its August 3 meeting, the village moved forward with the revised purchase agreement for the BP property at 9401 W. 159th St.
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Orland Park to resurface streets with Rebuild Illinois funds
The village of Orland Park is using nearly $1 million in Rebuild Illinois funding to restore and resurface portions of village roads to their former luster.
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Orland Park cites first responders for tornado response
Officials later issued a proclamation making August National Emergency Management Awareness Month.
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Orland Park names Wehmeier Portraits as business of the month
Wehmeier Portraits, a longtime photo studio in Orland Park, was named the Village’s August 2026 Business of the Month at Monday night’s Village Board meeting.
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Orland Park shows off planning initiatives at community open house
To manage this evolution, the village administration partnered with the urban planning and design firm Houseal Lavigne to draft a brand-new blueprint.
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UPDATE: Police ID pedestrian killed in Orland Park as Palos Hills man
A pedestrian was fatally struck Monday morning during a three-car crash near Orland Square Mall, police said.
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Men charged with stealing booze
Max Triplett, 40, of the 1600 block of Buena Vista Drive, Chicago Heights, was charged May 31 with retail theft after police said he stole four bottles of alcohol valued at $14 from Jewel. He had the bottles inside his coat pockets when police stopped him walking northbound on 94th Avenue, police said. Matthew Kerouac, […]