Posts by Jeff Vorva
Palos Heights council mourns death of former alderman Dolores Kramarski
By Jeff Vorva Members of the Palos Heights City Council mourned the death of former alderman Dolores Kramarski at Tuesday night’s meeting. Kramarski, who spent 22 years on the council until 2021, died Nov. 2. There will be a memorial visitation from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Kerry Funeral Home and…
Read MorePalos Park hands out police awards
By Jeff Vorva There were awards aplenty on Monday night in Palos Park. Police Commissioner Dan Polk handed out several awards at Monday night’s village council meeting at the Kaptur Administrative Center. Commander Chris Hughes and Sergeant Diana Campbell earned recognition for reviewing and revising the Palos Park Police Department’s policies under the Lexipol system.…
Read MoreArea Sports Roundup: Runners sign letters, SXU heads to volleyball nationals
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Back in the early 1970s, Richards had an outstanding distance runner, Ray Giff, who went on to run at Indiana University. History has repeated itself. Richards cross country and track standout Owen Forberg put forth an all-state effort at the cross country state finals on Oct. 5, and four days…
Read MorePigskin Wrap: SXU defense can’t rest in playoff opener v. high-scoring Marian
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Saint Xavier’s defense will be put to the test in the first round of the NAIA Football Championship Series. The Cougars (9-2) drew the 11th seed in the 16-team tournament that will decide the national champion. They will visit seventh-seeded Marian (Indiana) (8-1) at 12:05 p.m. Saturday at St. Vincent…
Read MoreCasten’s DuPage advantage helps sink Pekau in Congress race
By Jeff Vorva The mayor will stay mayor. Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau has been saying all along that if he won the 6th District Congressional seat, he would not do double duty and work both jobs. It appears the Republican will only have one job after he lost Tuesday’s election to incumbent Sean Casten.…
Read MoreMorrison proud of victory but not happy with makeup of Cook County board
By Jeff Vorva Sean Morrison will go back to work on the Cook County Board of Commissioners and continue to work with just one Republican ally. And he’s not happy about that. Morrison was hoping that perhaps a handful of Republicans could knock off some Democrats Tuesday night and give a little more balance to…
Read MoreMoraine Valley home to Southland Saints of rekindled American Basketball Association
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Moraine Valley Community College is the home of the American Basketball Association’s Southland Saints. The Saints, playing in the rekindled ABA — the modern-day incarnation of the professional league that produce several future NBA stars including Julius Erving and Rick Barry — opened the season Nov. 6 and have more…
Read MoreArea Sports Roundup: Riverside-Brookfield wins first cross country state title
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Riverside-Brookfield’s boys cross country team brought home a state championship, the first championship — according to IHSA records — is the the school’s first state title an any sport. And four of the five runners who scored for the Bulldogs are underclassmen and could be back next season to defend…
Read MorePigskin Wrap: Brother Rice and Mount Carmel to meet for fourth time in two seasons
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer For the fourth time in two seasons, league rivals Brother Rice and Mount Carmel will do battle. The way the playoffs have shaken out, 24th-seeded Brother Rice (7-4) will visit top-seed Mount Carmel (11-0) at 6 p.m. Saturday in the IHSA Class 7A quarterfinals. The matchup materialized after second-round action…
Read MoreOrland Park business celebrates anniversary by donating masks
By Jeff Vorva Orland Park’s EzCloud Solutions turned 10 years old this year and its owner, Victor Kress, is giving out presents rather than receiving them. Kress donated more than $100,000 worth of TR1 Respirators/masks to members of the Orland Fire Protection District, Orland Park and Orland Hills police departments, and senior volunteers in Orland…
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