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Worth approves $590,000 for street repairs
By Joe Boyle A variety of projects ranging from street repairs and a new pump station for the golf course have been approved for the Village of Worth. A bid was awarded to Lindahl Brothers during the...
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Mayor says Centennial Park West concert snafus ‘easily solvable’
By Jeff Vorva The weather gods hit Orland Park’s Pat Benatar concert with their worst shot. A major storm took place July 13 when the event at the refurbished Centennial Park West was scheduled to open...
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Comings & Goings: Portillo’s coming to Orland Park
By Jeff Vorva After the Orland Park Village Board voted Monday night to allow for a special use program, it set the wheels in motion for a Portillo’s Hot Dogs drive through to be built at 20 Orland...
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Palos Park encourages residents to unplug
By Kelly White The Village of Palos Park encouraged residents to unplug their devices for a day at part of Unplug Illinois on Saturday, July 13. The day is a state-wide effort, started in 2014, to...
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Rihanna to open Savage X Fenty store in Orland Park on Friday
By Bob Bong By SIGMA – Vimeo: Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Barbados superstar Rihanna will open her first Savage X Fenty store in Illinois on Friday morning in Orland Square Mall in Orland Park. The singer,...
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Bridgeview family loses two pickup trucks, but house is saved
This home in the 7400 block of Sholer Avenue in Bridgeview lost an evergreen tree to Monday night’s tornado. By Steve Metsch A Bridgeview family in the 7400 block of Roberts Road knows first-hand the...
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EF1 tornado barrels through Justice and Bridgeview
An uprooted tree caved in the back of this garage in Justice late Monday night. (Photos courtesy of Justice Public Works) By Carol McGowan An EF1 tornado, packing winds of 90 miles per hour, swept...
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Pritzker turns thumbs down on Johnson demand
. By Rich Miller . An oft-repeated $1.1 billion demand from Chicago’s mayor would actually wind up costing state taxpayers $5.5 billion. And Gov. JB Pritzker is turning a big thumbs down. Chicago...
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The best pols are easy to attack
. By Ray Hanania . I was first introduced to Mike Madigan in 1978 by then Mayor Michael A. Bilandic. The amayor told me, a cub reporter at the time, to keep an eye on him because he was a “rising...
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Smith Village residents and employees celebrate 100 years of senior living
By Kelly White Residents at Smith Village residents and employees celebrated the 100th year of the senior living community by forecasting the future. Hundreds of Smith Village residents and employees...
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Oak Lawn Library hosts Jazz Music Legends of Oak Lawn
The Oak Lawn Public Library’s “Jazz Music Legends of Oak Lawn” exhibit will be on display at the library, 9427 Raymond Ave., Oak Lawn, throughout 2024 and into the Spring of ’25, and celebrates one of...
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Green Hills Library collecting back-to-school supplies
By Kelly White It may still be summer but the Green Hills Public Library District is preparing students for their return to the classroom. The library, 10331 Interlochen Dr., Palos Hills, is hosting a...
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Players from Nazareth and St. Rita taken in 2024 MLB draft
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Three players from the area were selected in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft, which took place July 14-16. Pitcher Ryan Smith, who graduated from Nazareth in 2021 and...
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Gotham tops Red Stars in PKs after scoreless draw
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent It’s rare to see the Chicago Red Stars participate in shootouts because NWSL regular-season games end in regulation, so fans got a treat on July 20. Gotham knocked off the...
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XposureRuns seeks to raise profile of high school hoops players
By Xavier Sanchez Correspondent While some people are leaving Illinois in search of opportunities elsewhere, some are coming to the state and creating their own opportunities for themselves and others....
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Obituaries July 25, 2024
CONCEPCION ARELLANO Concepcion Arellano passed away July 12, with his loving family at his side. He was the beloved husband for over 50 years to Fidelia; loving father of Angelica (Antonio) Rincon,...
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Andy’s Frozen Custard to open Friday in Garfield Ridge
By Bob Bong Andy’s Frozen Custard will open its first store in Chicago Friday morning in the Garfield Ridge community. The store at 5446 S. Mulligan Ave. will hold its ribbon cutting and golden scoop...
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Evita heading to the Olympics … again
By Jeff Vorva Evita Griskenas, of Orland Park, will compete in her second Olympics, representing the United States in rhythmic gymnastics in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Griskenas, a Sandburg...
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Hating all the hate in politics
. By Ray Hanania . There is too much hate in the American presidential election and honestly, it is sickening. We’re Americans. We’re supposed to be the role models for the rest of the world and the...
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