Beecher Date: July 4 Time: Dusk Location: Fireman’s Park, 675 Penfield St Bridgeview Date: July 3 Time: 9:15 p.m. Location: Commissioners Park, 8100 S. Beloit Avenue Brookfield Date: July 4 Time: Dusk Location: Kiwanis Park, 8820 Brookfield Avenue Kankakee Date: July 4 Time: Dusk (show is about 25 minutes long) Location: Kankakee Community College, 100 […]
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Oak Lawn man sentenced to 50 years for Summit man’s murder
An Oak Lawn man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the August 12, 2020, murder of Johnny Portalatin, Summit police said.
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Palos Hills couple dies when carbon monoxide fills camper
A Palos Hills couple died earlier this month when carbon monoxide from a generator filled their camper while they were staying at a campground in northwest Indiana.
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Orland Park police traffic stops surge in May
Police Chief Eric Rossi said during Monday night’s village board meeting that traffic stops for speeding and other moving violations in May were up 142 percent from last year.
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Orland Park police crack down on seat-belt use
Orland Park police are teaming up with law enforcement agencies across the state for the 2026 “Click It or Ticket” campaign running June 19 through July 6 for the Independence Day period.
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Towns clean up after ‘double whammy’ of storms whip area
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.