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The Orland Park Recreation and Parks Department is headquartered at 14671 West Ave.

Column: Orland Park denies lawsuit claims that inaction led to coworker beating of gay parks worker

October 29, 2021 at 10:21 a.m.

Orland Park says it will vigorously defend the village against lawsuit claims that supervisors with the village's Recreation and Parks Department failed to address hostile workplace conditions that included alleged...

Column: Retiring Sims endorses Monica Gordon in race for Cook County Board seat

October 28, 2021 at 2:18 p.m.

A dynamic race is taking shape among formidable political players for the Cook County Board seat Commissioner Deborah Sims of Posen has held since 1994. Sims told me she is...

Mourners listen and hold candles Tuesday near Bloom High School in Chicago Heights during a vigil for Giovanni Leon, 7, of Chicago, who died after he was struck by a vehicle Saturday on Dixie Highway.

Column: Hundreds gather to mourn boy, 7, struck on Dixie Highway as he chased soccer ball

October 27, 2021 at 12:38 p.m.

A grieving mother's sobs broke the stillness as dusk settled over soccer fields Tuesday evening near Bloom High School in Chicago Heights. Cristina Leon traveled from Chicago with her husband,...

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen testifies Oct. 5, 2021, during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled "Protecting Kids Online: Testimony from a Facebook Whistleblower."

Column: Facebook Papers show Congress must do more to regulate social media

October 26, 2021 at 1:10 p.m.

Revelations that Facebook profited from divisive speech should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed discussions in groups covering the south and southwest suburbs in recent years. From...

Column: Mayors, lawmakers haul in donations and spend big for golf outings, campaign records show

October 22, 2021 at 3:29 p.m.

Many south and southwest suburban elected officials reported hefty fundraising hauls during the third quarter and robust bottom lines in their campaign war chests. Several also reported spending big money...

Sherrie Towery, president of the Rich Township High School Education Association union and a chemistry teacher, addresses the District 227 Board Sept. 28, 2021.

Column: Schools face unprecedented challenges, Rich Township superintendent says in response to safety concerns

October 21, 2021 at 3:51 p.m.

Decorum has returned to Rich Township High School District 227, Superintendent Johnnie Thomas told me the other day. Students resumed in-person classes this week. The district switched to remote learning...

Amanda Senerchia-Mauceri, executive director of Smith Crossing senior living center in Orland Park, presents a President's Volunteer Service Lifetime Achievement Award to resident Bernie Nash, 98, Monday at Smith Crossing.

Column: Leaders thank Orland Park man, 98, with national honor for volunteer service

October 20, 2021 at 2:49 p.m.

President Joe Biden and other leaders sent congratulatory notes to an Orland Park man being honored for volunteer service that has enriched lives of countless senior citizens and children. Bernie...

Locked doors shut patrons out of the Calumet City Public Library Oct. 13, 2021, at 660 S. Manistee Ave.

Column: Calumet City mayor bristles during confrontation over library reopening

October 19, 2021 at 3:09 p.m.

Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones seemed unhappy Monday when I asked when he would reopen the town's public library. "Don't you ever ask a question like that again," Jones told...

Column: Group seeks volunteers to help restore nature preserve in Matteson

October 15, 2021 at 3:55 p.m.

When you visit the Old Plank Road Prairie Nature Preserve in Matteson, you may find it hard to believe preservationists consider it one of the planet's finest black-soil prairies. You...

Mark Ramar, owner of Ramar Supplies, donated money for the much needed update of The Center's kitchen.

Column: Parents should talk to children about drugs, says grieving father of overdose victim

October 14, 2021 at 4:28 p.m.

Mark Raber of Homer Glen wants every parent to talk with their children about prescription painkillers, heroin, fentanyl and the deadly opioid epidemic. Raber, 61, and his wife, Kathy, lost...

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