Posts by Jeff Vorva
Straz breaks tie in Palos Heights consultant vote
By Jeff Vorva After a discussion and argument that lasted close to a half hour, the Palos Heights City Council voted on what appeared to be a routine item on the June 20 agenda. Mayor Bob Straz had to cast the deciding vote after a 4-4 stalemate by the aldermen to allow Tennessee-based McGrath Human…
Read MoreOrland Public Works staff air complaints to board
By Jeff Vorva Public Works workers took their grievances public. More than 50 people attended the June 19 Orland Park village board meeting and most of them were Public Works employees who have been unhappy with the way they have been treated in recent years. During a public comments portion of the meeting, six employees…
Read MoreArea Sports Roundup | Area hoops teams compete in summer showcases
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Five area girls basketball teams participated in a monster girls hoops showcase and showed their skills to college coaches during the NCAA’s live period. The first Windmill City Weekend Live Event took place June 15-17 at Batavia High School. Each team competed in a four-team pool and then playing a…
Read MorePro Sports Report | Wright injured in loss as Stars’s slide continues
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Even when things are looking better for the Chicago Red Stars, they get worse. The slumping team, which has won one of four games since May 27 while scoring two goals over that span, rang up 15 shots — six of of them on goal — and looked lively and…
Read MoreArea Sports Roundup | Autopsy determines ex-Nazareth football player had heart condition
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer The Nazareth community was saddened on Feb. 20 when it found out that graduate Ryan Keeler, who was attending and playing football for UNLV, had died in Las Vegas. It was revealed last week that the results of the autopsy performed on Keeler determined the 20-year-old UNLV football player died…
Read MorePro Sports Report | Fire appear done in Bridgeview in 2023; Messi and Miami coming to Soldier Field in October
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Things will not get Messi in Bridgeview. And it’s likely that June 6 will be the last time SeatGeek Stadium in the village hosts the Chicago Fire soccer game in 2023. With the news that soccer legend Lionel Messi was going to sign with MLS team Inter Miami, there was…
Read MoreBaseball Class 4A State Championship | Brother Rice falls to Edwardsville, takes 2nd for best finish since 1981
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Cole Van Assen helped take Brother Rice to a place it hasn’t been to since 1981. A state championship game. The Crusaders lost, 6-4, to Edwardsville in the IHSA Class 4A state final on June 10 at Duly Health and Care Field in Joliet, but it was Van Assen’s masterpiece…
Read MoreBack-to-Back Champs! Nazareth makes history with second straight title
By Jeff Vorva Despite being a beloved Hall of Fame baseball player, Jim Thome had never won a championship ring in high school or the pros. That ended on June 10. Thome is an assistant coach for Nazareth, which made history by becoming just the fifth team in IHSA history to win back-to-back baseball championships.…
Read MoreOrland Park police station to be named after former chief Tim McCarthy
By Jeff Vorva Sometime in the near future, Tim McCarthy will be driving by or visiting his old home at the Orland Park police station and he will notice something new. His name. The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees voted to name the station the Tim McCarthy Police Headquarters at its June 5…
Read MoreContruction headaches starting, splash pad coming to Palos Heights
By Jeff Vorva Road construction time is in full swing and already residents of Palos Heights are experiencing some headaches. At a brief June 6 city council meeting that had four of eight aldermen absent, Alderman Jack Clifford said that an Oak Park Avenue construction project had started and is inconveniencing residents along that street…
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