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 […]
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Crestwood to pay $1.8 million to 5 former cops who sought union
From staff reports Crestwood trustees voted last week to approve a $1.8 million settlement in a civil rights lawsuit filed by five former village police officers against the village, former mayor, the chief of police and several other high-ranking village police officials. Former part-time officers Don Preston, Joseph Cortesi, Gilbert Hueramo III and Eric Chmura; […]
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Do-it-all Chibe promoted to Palos Park sergeant
By Jeff Vorva Ross Chibe has done a variety of work in his police career in Palos Park starting at the bottom as an intern when he was still in school. No job was too small back then and no job has been too big in recent years, which included stints with a FBI task […]
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Palos Park CERT issues first Challenge Coin
From staff reports The Palos Park Community Emergency Response Team is launching its first Challenge Coin. Officer Frank Flores is inviting community members to support the Palos Park Community Emergency Response Team Challenge coin. The Palos Park Community Emergency Response Team is comprised of community members who volunteer to help the Village of Palos Park […]
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New law allows ‘helpful’ drone usage by local police
By Isabella Schreck It’s a bird, it’s a plane. … Wait, it’s a drone. Local residents may more frequently see a drone flying overhead at community events or in response to emergency situations after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the “Drones as First Responders Act” June 16. The new law allows drone surveillance for certain government-funded […]
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Palos Park police plan back-to-school campaign
From staff reports Our Back-to-school safety campaign begins in earnest with students heading back to school soon, Palos Park Police are reminding everyone to take extra steps to be safe. Commander Chris Hughes is overseeing our day shift efforts during the time of year when parents get excited and students are looking forward to going […]
