By Jeff Vorva Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau joined a group of several other Chicago-area mayors in Springfield last week to try to get back more Local Government Distributive Fund money. Area mayors have been complaining that the state has been taking money away from local communities and town bosses wanted their voices heard. “We […]
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Orland Park police participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
The Orland Park Police Department will join law enforcement agencies across the country for the annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Residents are encouraged to drop off no longer needed prescription medications to the Orland Park Police Station from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The station is located at 15100 S. […]
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Baseball | Sandburg drops two of three after hot start to season
By Steve Millar Correspondent Colin Kissane has played a big role in Sandburg’s fast start, producing some big hits out of the middle of the order. Kissane, who was injured for much of last season, is making up for lost time. He came through with an RBI double and a sacrifice fly as the host […]
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Orland Park residents vote to keep manager form of government
By Jeff Vorva Close to 10,000 voters weighed in on the Orland Park question regarding the village’s form of government and most of them want things to stay the same. The question on the April 4 ballot read “Shall the Village of Orland Park retain the managerial form of government?” The current form of government […]
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Lightning starts fire in Orland Park home’s attic
By Bob Bong A lightning strike Sunday afternoon caused a small fire in the attic of an Orland Park home in the 13200 block of Harvest Crossing in the Silo Ridge subdivision. Officials of the Orland Fire Protection District said the fire started around 5 p.m. Sunday when a storm rolled through the area. The […]
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Orland voters to decide who has power between mayor and village manager
By Jeff Vorva There is no mayoral election going on in Orland Park this year but this has the feel of mayoral elections from the recent past. Keith Pekau’s foes are coming out in full force this year, comparing him to Lori Lightfoot and Vladimir Putin, which he doesn’t appreciate, by the way. At issue? […]
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Yarbrough and O’Grady join elected officials to recruit Election Day workers
Facing a critical shortage of election poll workers, Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough on Tuesday joined Orland Township Supervisor Paul O’Grady and Maywood Library Board Director Erica Sanchez to ask suburban residents to heed the call, help their local community, and get paid to volunteer as poll workers for the upcoming April 4 Consolidated […]
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At Stagg, bald is beautiful for St. Baldrick’s Foundation
By Dermot Connolly Students and staff at Stagg and Sandburg high schools raised thousands of dollars for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation on St. Patrick’s Day, with many going all out and getting their heads shaved. Leah Ellis, a counselor at Stagg, has been coordinating the Palos Hills school’s participation in the annual fundraiser for the […]
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Centennial Park West band shell project ready to roll
By Jeff Vorva A project that has been 20 years in the making finally is good to go. The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees voted Monday, March 20, to give a green light to the Centennial Park West project. The revamped park will have a permanent stage to host three major concerts a […]
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Casten still learning the lay of the land in the south suburbs
By Jeff Vorva Sean Casten is getting to know his new mayors. Casten, the Democratic Congressman of the revamped 6th District, has been spending a lot of time meeting 40 mayors in recent weeks after he was sworn into office in January. Casten beat out Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau in the November election, but […]
