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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Santa returns Friday to Orland Square for the holidays
Simon is pleased to announce Santa visits for families as part of the Simon Santa Photo Experience at Orland Square. Santa will make his traditional arrival at the mall aboard a fire truck, escorted by members of the Orland Park Fire Department, tomorrow evening, Nov. 10. The Santa Photo Experience will launch upon his arrival and will be […]
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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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Veteran journalist Charles Richards, longtime owner of The Regional News, dies
By Bob Bong Charles Richards, a veteran community journalist whose family owned The Regional News from 1947 to 2014, passed away Thursday at his Palos Heights home. The Regional News was founded in 1941 and is the oldest business in Palos Heights. Its original coverage area was Palos Heights and Palos Park. Mr. Richards’ father, […]
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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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Orland Park gets ready for Halloween with Great Pumpkin Party
Orland Park was the host of a couple of pumpkin parties on Oct. 7 to get residents raring to go for Halloween. The village held a morning and afternoon session for its Great Pumpkin Party at Centennial Park and activities are geared toward kids 1-9 years old. There was plenty of fun to be had […]
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Orland Township to hold COVID booster clinic
Orland Township will be holding a COVID-19 Pfizer Booster Clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Anyone planning on attending any of the clinics should wear a short-sleeved shirt and arrive in good health. At the clinic, a team of healthcare professionals from Jewel-Osco Pharmacy will administer the COVID-19 booster vaccine to help protect against the virus. […]
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Orland to host Great Pumpkin Party on Saturday
Orland Park will host the Great Pumpkin Party from 10 a.m. to noon and again from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, at Centennial Park, 15600 West Ave. in Orland Park. Activities are geared toward kids 1-9 years old. There will be outdoor fun, goodie bags and pie pumpkins, pony rides, marshmallow toasting, hayrides, petting […]
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Orland Park: Veteran and Pekau spar for a second time
By Jeff Vorva Round two. For the second time in three meetings, Orland Park’s Diana Howard, a veteran, stopped by Village Hall to get some things off her chest during her allotted three-minute public comment session. Howard visited the Aug. 21 meeting and accused Mayor Keith Pekau, also a vet, of yelling and swearing at […]
