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26 hurt in Bedford Park tent collapse

From staff reports More than two dozen people at an event in Bedford Park last week were injured when the tent they were meeting in collapsed. Bedford Park Police said they responded to assist the Bedford Park Fire Department at 10:44 a.m. on Thursday, September 14, in the 5600 block of West 73rd Street with…

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Former McCook police chief pleads guilty to extortion

By Bob Bong Mario DePasquale, former police chief of McCook pleaded guilty last week to conspiring with the village’s former mayor to extort two businessmen out of tens of thousands of dollars. DePasquale, 49, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit extortion during a brief hearing before U.S. District Judge Elaine Bucklo. Bucklo…

AERO opened its new school last week in Burbank. (Supplied photos)

AERO opens new facility in Burbank

By Bob Bong When Queen of Peace High School in Burbank announced it was closing in 2018, the good folks at AERO special education co-op saw a golden opportunity. They purchased the school’s 13-acre site at 7659 S. Linder Ave. in August 2019 for $3.2 million. The plan was to retrofit the high school for…

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St. Gianna Fest (formerly Queen of Martyrs Fest) kicks off fall activities

By Joe Boyle Fall begins this week but there is no shortage of activities occurring this month and next in Evergreen Park. Mayor Kelly Burke reminded residents during the Evergreen Park Village Board meeting Monday night that the St. Gianna Fest (formerly Queen of Martyrs Fest) Family Carnival will take place Friday, Sept. 22, through Sunday,…

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Oak Lawn village manager Tom Phelan receives pay raise

By Joe Boyle Oak Lawn Mayor Terry Vorderer is pleased with the overall contributions of Village Manager Tom Phelan, who will receive a merit-based pay increase. Phelan will see a 5 percent increase in pay after village trustees approved a resolution as part of the consent agenda during the Oak Lawn Village Board meeting on…

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Peaks Park improvements underway in Worth

The Peaks Park improvements are underway in Worth. Work began this month on Peaks Park, which was awarded an Open Space and Land Acquisition Development grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The improvements will include the installation of sand volleyball courts, shelter, half-court basketball court and a walking path around the perimeter of…

Orland Park veteran Diana Howard takes issue with Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau during the Sept. 18 meeting. (Photo by Jeff Vorva)

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…

Bob Starzyk (right) presented awards to longtime sponsors of the Classic Car Show. (Photo by Jeff Vorva)

Palos Heights: Classic Car Show celebrates but needs more volunteers

By Jeff Vorva When it comes to the Palos Heights Classic Car Show, there is plenty to celebrate and also plenty to worry about. The 20th running of the event took place in July and had a record 682 cars and the crowd was estimated at 6,000-8,000. Bob Starzyk, the organizer for all 20 events,…

Orland Township hosted its 11th annual Pet-Palooza on September 16 on the Orland Township grounds, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park. (Supplied photos)

Orland Township celebrates pets at Pet-Palooza

By Kelly White Orland Township knows how to celebrate its pets. The township hosted its 11th annual Pet-Palooza on Saturday, September 16, on the Orland Township grounds, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park. The free event was sponsored by Supervisor Paul O’Grady and the township’s board of trustees. “As a pet owner myself, I understand…

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Worth withdraws from Southwest Central Dispatch

By Joe Boyle The Village of Worth has officially withdrawn from the Southwest Central Dispatch system. An ordinance was approved to drop Southwest Central Dispatch during the Worth Village Board meeting Tuesday night. Another ordinance was approved to withdraw from the Southwest Central 911 system. The village had previously entered into an agreement with Southwest…

Garfield Ridge native Ryan Aderman, the new president of Clear-Ridge Little League. --Photo by Cosmo Hadac

Batting cleanup, Ryan Aderman

. By Tim Hadac Editor Clear-Ridge Reporter & NewsHound . Baseball is in Ryan Aderman’s blood. Especially Little League ball. He even talked baseball with me last week, on his 33rd birthday. The Garfield Ridge native (St. Dan’s and later St. Laurence) was just a little boy when he donned his first baseball uniform—a Clear-Ridge…

Palos Park Mayor Nicole Milovich-Walters was happy to greet attendees as they entered the Village's Autumn in the Park festival on Friday, September 15, and Saturday, September 16. (Photos by Kelly White)

Palos Park celebrates fall with annual festival

By Kelly White Palos Park is ready to celebrate the changing leaves, chillier weather and start of autumn. The village welcomed the season in just a little early with its annual Autumn in the Park festival on Friday, September 15, and Saturday, September 16, on the Village Green at 8901 W. 123rd Street. “This is…

Minutes before last week’s Local School Council meeting at Hancock High School, several dozen teachers, parents and students staged a protest at the school’s 64th Place entrance. They chanted their support of Principal Vanessa Puentes and demanded that the LSC reverse their vote not to renew her contract. --Greater Southwest News-Herald photo by Cosmo Hadac

‘We want to know why’

. Frustration mounting over Hancock principal’s ouster By Tim Hadac Frustration over the apparent ouster of Hancock College Prep High School Principal Vanessa Puentes appeared to grow this week, in the wake of a marathon Local School Council meeting that failed to yield answers many teachers, parents, students an Clearing community members sought. “We want…

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Bursting with color and pride

Select dancers from Ballet Folklórico Estrella del Mar recently had the honor to perform with The Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage. They, in turn, joined the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance and Cuerdas Clásicas at the event Somos Un Solo Pueblo, México y Puerto Rico. Showing a burst of…

The Lyons Mustangs will hold the last fundraiser of the year on Saturday. (Photo by Steve Metsch)

Lyons Mustangs fundraiser is Saturday

By Steve Metsch The Lyons Mustangs Athletic Club is hosting its third annual September to Remember from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Live music will be provided by Da Good Times Band, starting at 3:30 p.m., said Mark Anderson, a lifetime member of the Mustangs. The Mustangs’ clubhouse is at 4047 Leland Avenue in Lyons.…

Kendall Coyne Schofield inked a three-year deal with Minnesota in a new women's hockey league. (Photo by Jeff Vorva)

Area sports report: Coyne Schofield signs three-year pro deal

By Jeff Vorva The new Professional Women’s Hockey League is forming, and Palos Heights native and Sandburg graduate Kendall Coyne Schofield will be a part of its historic first season. Schofield was one of the first three players to sign for the Minnesota franchise, a trio that also features fellow U.S. Olympians Kelly Pannek and…

Alyssa Naeher and the Chicago Red Stars will be back at SeatGeek Stadium on Sept. 17 for the first time since Aug. 5. (Photo by Jeff Vorva)

Red Stars return to SeatGeek but long-term future a question mark

By Jeff Vorva After a long absence, the Chicago Red Stars will finally be playing a game at SeatGeek Stadium again. The Red Stars host Angel City at 5 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Bridgeview facility for the first time since Aug. 5. International breaks and other scheduling quirks have kept the team away from…

Evergreen Park senior running back Antonio Clay-Jones breaks the plane for another touchdown in a 27-20 win over Reavis. Photo by Xavier Sanchez

Antonio Clay-Jones carries Evergreen Park past Reavis

By Xavier Sanchez Correspondent No deficit in sports is too great to overcome unless the double zeros on the clock are reached. Unfortunately for Reavis High School, that was the situation in their Week 3 matchup with Evergreen Park High School. Despite every Reavis Rams (1-2) effort to overcome their deficit, the Evergreen Park Mustangs…

The 1983 Marist wrestling state championship team was inducted into the high school’s Athletics Hall of Fame on September 1. (Photos by Jason Maholy)

Marist adds 5 athletes, wrestling team to sports Hall of Fame

By Jeff Vorva The Marist Athletics Hall of Fame is pretty crowded, with 111 individuals or teams recognized. But there is always room for more. Five more individuals and one team were honored Sept. 1 at halftime of the Brother Rice-Marist football game, won by the RedHawks in thrilling fashion, 30-24. Peter Bilecki, who graduated…

Palos Hills Mayor Jerry Bennett cuts the ribbon to celebrate the official grand opening of Turkish House on August 5. On hand for the ceremony were (from left) employee Ayhem Abutahoua, Ruby, the Palos Hills mascot; Ald. Mike Price (1st), and Sundus Abutahoua, one of the owners. (Photos by Joe Boyle)

Turkish House offers imported and handmade items

By Joe Boyle A new business has opened in Palos Hills that should attract coffee lovers everywhere. The official grand opening for the Turkish House, 10703 S. Roberts Road, took place August 5 as the owners and employees welcomed local dignitaries and customers. Balloons were up throughout the store and signs were posted outside indicating that the…

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As state Supreme Court weighs another BIPA lawsuit, lawmakers mull child data privacy framework

As state Supreme Court weighs another BIPA lawsuit, lawmakers mull child data privacy framework

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] In Springfield on Thursday, the medical industry went to court. The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pair of class action suits brought by two suburban nurses, Lucille Mosby and Yana Mazya, who allege their employers violated the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, a landmark 2008…

State’s high court opens new interactive learning center

State’s high court opens new interactive learning center

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – In 1946, the Illinois Supreme Court heard a case that would eventually become a landmark in American legal history. The public school district in Champaign, like many other districts in Illinois at the time, allowed a group of local religious leaders to use their schools to…

Biden administration responds to calls from Pritzker, other leaders, for help in migrant crisis

Biden administration responds to calls from Pritzker, other leaders, for help in migrant crisis

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Department of Homeland Security will speed up the processing of work authorizations for asylum seekers and extend Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan migrants, actions that could help thousands of migrants who have arrived in Illinois in recent months. Those moves were announced by the Biden…

Former Illinois State Police trooper who pleaded guilty in relation to deadly crash postpones hearing

Former Illinois State Police trooper who pleaded guilty in relation to deadly crash postpones hearing

By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Matt Mitchell, the former Illinois State Police trooper who caused a high-speed, distracted-driving crash that killed sisters Kelli and Jessica Uhl, has asked to delay his Sept. 20 hearing for the reinstatement of his driver’s license. Henry Haupt, a spokesperson for Illinois Secretary of State Alex Giannoulias, said…

As SAFE-T Act goes live, murder suspects previously eligible to post bond are held in jail

As SAFE-T Act goes live, murder suspects previously eligible to post bond are held in jail

By BETH HUNDSDORFER & HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] In courtrooms around the state early this week, judges conducted the first hearings under a new system that determines whether a defendant will be jailed while awaiting trial based on dangerousness and risk of fleeing prosecution, rather than their ability to post bail. The abolition…

New State Police rules for assault weapons permits will take effect Oct. 1

New State Police rules for assault weapons permits will take effect Oct. 1

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans who own weapons that can no longer be purchased or sold in the state under its new assault weapons ban will soon be able to register those weapons so they can legally keep them. The law, officially known as the Protect Illinois Communities Act, bans…

Ahead of cash bail’s end, state’s replacement pretrial justice system takes shape

Ahead of cash bail’s end, state’s replacement pretrial justice system takes shape

By JERRY NOWICKI & HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Beginning Monday, state courts in Illinois will be prohibited from jailing individuals who are accused – but not convicted – of crimes simply because they cannot afford to post bail while they await trial. Monetary bond will be abolished in favor of a system that…

Disparately resourced public defenders prepare for the end of cash bail in Illinois

Disparately resourced public defenders prepare for the end of cash bail in Illinois

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Illinois on Monday will become the first state to fully abolish cash bail through an act of the legislature — a major criminal justice overhaul spurred by the advocacy of a progressive faction of the Democratic Party that’s grown increasingly powerful in recent years. The reform goes into…

Illinois House Speaker’s staff could test limits of Workers’ Rights Amendment

Illinois House Speaker’s staff could test limits of Workers’ Rights Amendment

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Efforts to form a union by staff in House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office could provide an early and unexpected test of the new Workers’ Rights Amendment to the Illinois Constitution. Brady Burden, a staffer in the speaker’s office who is part of the organizing committee…

‘Thunderdomes of controversy and strife:’ Giannoulias testifies before U.S. Senate committee

‘Thunderdomes of controversy and strife:’ Giannoulias testifies before U.S. Senate committee

By JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias was in Washington, D.C. this week to testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee regarding a new state law aimed at deterring book bans. LISTEN TO THIS STORY: Capitol News Illinois · IL Secretary of State testifies before U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee…

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