An EF-2 tornado last week left devastation in its wake from Hickory Hills to Midway Airport, according to the National Weather Service.
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Palos Park looking at ideas for long vacant parcel
Palos Park wants to do something with the property on the southwest corner of 86th Avenue and 123rd street near the Plush Horse ice cream shop.
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Downtown Orland Park to add arts center, hospital expansion
The Village of Orland Park is moving forward with a major revision to its downtown master plan, positioning an expanded University of Chicago Medicine campus and a proposed performing arts center to become the core anchors of the Main Street Triangle.
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Queen of Martyrs School to close after decades of serving southwest side families
Queen of Martyrs School will close permanently after enrollment declines and financial challenges made continued operation unsustainable, officials said.
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Orland Park police kick off LaGrange Road safety campaign
Orland Park is working with Cook County, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Hickory Hills and Willow Springs to crack down on speeding motorists.
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Tinley Park Country Fest to celebrate America’s birthday
A new Fourth of July tradition is coming to the south suburbs as Tinley Park Country Fest makes its debut July 3, 4 and 5, at the 80th Avenue Metra Station in Tinley Park.
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Orland Park to acquire Riviera Country Club
Orland Park agreed to pay $2.2 million for the Riviera Country Club property in hopes of turning it into something similar to the Sportsplex.
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Melissa Etheridge kicks off Brookfield Zoo’s Roaring Nights concerts
Chicago’s wildest concert series returns this weekend as Brookfield Zoo Chicago sets the stage for its annual Roaring Nights summer concert series.
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Centennial Park Aquatic Center to reopen Tuesday
Centennial Park Aquatic Center will reopen Tuesday after a thorough review of the facility and completion of all recommended health and safety procedures.
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Palos Hills man charged in sexual assault
A 36-year-old Palos Hills man has been charged after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found that he sexually assaulted a woman he met at a concert.