By Jeff Vorva The Orland Park Police Department was lauded publicly for its swift action for the arrest of a resident involved in an alleged hate crime. Terrence P. Clyne, 68, of the 15400 block of Catalina Court in Orland Park, was arrested on January 3 and charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery and […]
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Palos Park police cadets holiday food drive underway
The Palos Park Police Cadet program annual Holiday Food Drive is underway. The cadets are looking for donations of non-perishable foods such as canned goods or boxed goods. The cadets will accept donations at the Palos Park Police Department located at 8999 W. 123rd Street. Donations are accepted through January 1. This is another way […]
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Shots fired at Orland Park home
Orland Park police responded last week to a call of shots fired at a home in the 17500 block of Coronado Drive. Police said they received the call about 10:40 p.m. on November 15. Upon arrival, officers discovered that an unknown vehicle approached a residence and fired multiple rounds from a handgun into the residence […]
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Orland Park community service officer injured directing traffic
An Orland Park Police Department community service officer was struck by a vehicle directing traffic Thursday night at Ashburn Baptist Church, 15401 Wolf Road, as parishioners were leaving a gospel music concert. As one of the community service officers attempted to stop traffic that was moving southbound on Wolf Road, the lead vehicle failed to […]
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Driver charged with reckless homicide after Orland crash
By Bob Bong A 23-year-old Broadview man has been charged with reckless homicide in a deadly crash last month at 151st Street and Harlem Avenue in Orland Park. Orland Park police responded to a report of a crash at the intersection of 151st and Harlem shortly after 4 a.m. on October 28. Upon arrival, officers determined […]
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3 pedestrians hit by vehicles in Palos Heights, 1 dies
By Bob Bong One man, one child and a visitor from England were all pedestrians struck by vehicles in the past week on Palos Heights streets. Edward Durica, 80, was killed when he was struck by a Honda Pilot while crossing Harlem Avenue in the middle of the 12300 block after dining at the Highlander […]
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Fire hits Harlem Avenue hookah lounge
From staff reports Orland and Palos Heights firefighters responded to a structure fire early Saturday morning at a hookah lounge located in a corner surrounded by forest preserve land. At 5:06 a.m. on Oct. 21, companies of the Orland Fire Protection District and Palos Heights Fire District were dispatched in response to a possible structure […]
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Orland Park police station named in McCarthy’s honor
By Jeff Vorva Tim McCarthy will always be a part of American history for taking a bullet for President Ronald Reagan in 1981 as a member of the Secret Service. Less known to the rest of the nation was his service to Orland Park as police chief for 26 years. On Oct. 23, he was […]
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Students ‘comfy’ in mock city council meeting
By Jeff Vorva Sometimes mayors are on the hot seat. But for Palos Heights Mayor for a Day Ethan Bernsee? He liked the seat just fine. “The chairs are comfy,” he said. “And it (the meeting room at City Hall) looks fancy.” The Independence Junior High School eighth-grader was the mayor in the city’s annual […]
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Palos Park joins three-county fire task force
By Jeff Vorva Palos Park first responders are now a part of the Will, Cook and Grundy County Fire Investigation Task Force. Police Commissioner Dan Polk said at the Oct. 9 village council meeting that this will beef up resources for the community. “This provides collective strength under a unified command while allowing each agency […]
