Countryside, IL

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Palos Park, IL

The meeting before Tuesday’s election in Palos Park was free of controversy. After a few recent meetings were packed with people and featured some strife, the March 27 village council meeting was packed but full of joy and accomplishments. Many were on hand from the Palos Park Woman’s Club,...

Woman’s club, cadets highlight cheerful Palos Park meeting

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Palos Hills, IL

The halls at Palos South Middle School are not as loud as they used to be. That’s because Jake Kaminski isn’t around to make the other kids laugh. Jake died earlier this month in a skiing accident in Wisconsin. His family was trying to take advantage of the long Pulaski Day weekend when tragedy struck on March 5.

Palos South friends, classmates miss Jake’s laughter

Chicago, IL

Angela Annolino-Bonk, age 61, passed away February 10. Beloved wife of Raymond Bonk; cherished daughter of the late Bettie and the late John Annolino Jr.; dear sister of the late John Annolino III (Martha), Catherine Annolino, Patricia (Wayne) Smith, Joann Ferrell and Dawn (Phil) Munoz; auntie grandma of Jordan and Noah Fecarotta; dearest aunt of Jake Annolino, Tina Herman, Angelic Chavez, Harry Jonas, Jillian Smith, Steven Smith, John Fecarotta, Jessica Ferrell, Lisa Munoz and Eric Munoz. Also survived by great-nieces, great-nephews, relatives and friends.

Obituaries March 30, 2023

Orland Park, IL

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.

Lightning starts fire in Orland Park home’s attic

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Hickory Hills, IL

Phyllis Majka, president of the Hills Chamber of Commerce, said the organization’s annual Business and Community Expo is an opportunity for everyone to gather after a long winter. The irony was not lost on Majka and chamber members that while the calendar indicates spring, snow flurries were falling outside.

Larger crowds returning to Hills Chamber Business Expo

Oak Lawn, IL

Heather McCarthy is constantly inspiring her students at Oak Lawn-Hometown to be everything they can be. As a woman and an educator, she believes all goals are obtainable. It was no surprise to her staff members or students at OLHMS, 5345 W. 99th Place in Oak Lawn, that McCarthy, of Oak Lawn, has been selected as a finalist for the 2023 Women Changing the World Awards.

OLHMS educator nominated for Women Changing the World Award

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.

Orland voters to decide who has power between mayor and village manager

Chicago Ridge, IL

The Chicago Ridge Police Department is moving ahead with plans to purchase body cameras for officers, something that has been under consideration for a few years. Police Chief Jim Jarolimek told the Village Board at its March 21 meeting that the police department received a quote that day from Motorola to supply the body cameras for $160,100.

Chicago Ridge cops to get body cameras

CHICAGO – About an hour before sunrise on a mid-January morning in 2019, two FBI agents arrived at the home of Fidel Marquez’s mother, where the longtime executive of Commonwealth Edison had been staying. The agents played a series of recordings of wiretapped phone calls for Marquez, featuring...

‘You had a choice to make’: Defense paints cooperating witness in ComEd trial as opportunistic

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Venezuelan asylum seeking families enjoy a night out at Flying High in Countryside

Twenty-three adults and 30 children of Venezuelan families seeking asylum enjoyed a fun night out on January 14 courtesy of Flying High in Countryside. The event...

Venezuelan asylum seeking families enjoy a night out at Flying High in Countryside

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