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Heights police issue crime alert of thefts
For the Public Safety From the Palos Heights Police Department The Palos Heights Police Department wants to remind residents to lock their car doors/ windows and set car alarms. Please be aware, the Palos Heights Police Department has received an increase of thefts from motor vehicles in town. The thefts have been occurring in the…
Heights police probe leads to Rx forgery prison term
by Kevin Olsen staff reporter A 68-year-old Worth man was sentenced to 3½ years in prison last Thursday after he was convicted of fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs throughout the area earlier this year. James Valentine was arrested on June 16 following an investigation by Palos Heights police. After he was taken into custody, it was…
Palos Park now accepts credit card fee payments
by Kevin Olsen staff reporter Palos Park residents need no more than a credit card to make payments for most village fees after credit card machines were installed at Village Hall and the Police Department this week. Village Administrator Rick Boehm said training of village staff is completed and the machines were installed on Wednesday.…
Palos Park police begin traffic enforcement crackdown
Palos Park Police Department announced its late-night plans for Labor Day, focusing on the deadliest time of day for motor vehicle fatalities. The intensified enforcement effort against the overwhelming number of late-night impaired drivers and safety belt violators underscores the disproportionate number of traffic deaths occurring during late-night hours. According to data from the Illinois…
Two charged with burglary of home in Orland Park
by Jesse Marx staff reporter Orland Park police arrested two men and one juvenile in connection with a residential burglary last week. Moatz A. Jaber, 17, of Orland Park, and Donyae D. Mason, 17, of Orland Hills, were arrested around 7 p.m. last Thursday and charged with felony residential burglary. Police reportedly responded to a…
Orland Park police plan events for the community
The Or land Park Police Department will host a number of community events during the summer months. “We look forward to our summer events because it lets our officers meet with residents in a comfortable, relaxed setting,” said Orland Park Police Chief Tim McCarthy. Remaining events for the 2010 summer season include Trailers In The…
Orland Park sues parents of park vandalism suspects
by Jesse Marx staff reporter Orland Park village officials have filed lawsuits against the parents of three of the five minors who were charged with torching park equipment and a portable toilet, on Aug. 9, 2008, at Grasslands Park, 171st Street and Steeplechase Parkway. Police said the vandals used an accelerant to set ablaze the…
Palos Fire Dist. urges Palos Park require sprinklers in new homes
by Kevin Olsen staff reporter The Palos Park Village Council will decide in the coming months if it will adopt a new life-safety code that will require new construction of single- and two-family residences to have an interior sprinkler system. Palos Fire Protection District Chief Steve Carr on Jan. 11 outlined to the council the…
Palos Park man, 21, dies after overturning his SUV
by Kevin Olsen staff reporter A 21-year-old Palos Park man died after his vehicle crashed in Blue Island early on Sunday. Andre Reed, who was training to be a medic in the navy, lost control of his vehicle at 12:10 a.m. while traveling westbound on 127th Street near Homan Avenue, said Lisa Gordon, spokesperson for…
Palos Park COPS group earns Crime Stoppers Award
by Kevin Olsen staff reporter A group of Palos Park volunteers that take time out of their lives to ensure the safety of the village were recognized for their efforts last week. The Citizen on Patrol Service (COPS) won the 2009 Cook County Crime Stoppers Award for their proactive work with crime prevention. COPS will…
Man charged with trespass at Palos Park residence
Palos Park police arrested Michael K. Magis, 57, of Lisle, at 9:02 p.m. May 2 and charged him with criminal trespass to real property and criminal damage to property after police responded to two calls at separate times to report a man in the vicinity of the 9000 block of West 123rd Street, police said.…
Masonry planters stolen from home in Palos Park
Palos Park police are investigating the theft of four masonry planters from a residence in the 9100 block of Hillcrest Lane, police said. The 3-foot high planters, estimated to be worth $200 each, were stolen from underneath the back porch of the house between 6 a.m. April 4 and 6 p.m. April 5, according to…
Auto burglaries string reported in Palos Park
Palos Park police are investigating a string of attempted burglaries from vehicles that occurred during the night of Feb. 21 on Park Lane and in the 12600 block of 100th Avenue, police said. A resident who lives on Park Lane called the police at 6:41 a.m. Feb. 22 to report suspicious footprints in the snow…
Orland Park man indicted for alleged stabbing in Oak Lawn
by William Jones From The Reporter An Orland Park man was indicted earlier this month on five felony counts of aggravated battery for allegedly stabbing another man during a street fight in December. Bahaeddin A. Hourani, 25, was surrendered by his attorney to Oak Lawn police Jan. 7. Hourani is accused of stabbing a 22-year-old…
Phone scam fails to fool Palos Park woman; calls cops
Phony “officer” claimed her grandson needed Moneygram Palos Park police are investigating a telephone scam that targeted an elderly Palos Park woman Wednesday afternoon last week. Police said the woman received a phone call at about 1 p.m. from a man who claimed that her grandson was being held by Canadian authorities, just north of…
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Capitol News Illinois · End of Session Review The Capitol News Illinois team breaks down the highlights of the just-completed 2023 spring session.
Cannabis regulatory reform bill fails to advance in spring legislative session
By NIKA SCHOONOVER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A proposed cannabis reform bill won’t get further consideration until at least the General Assembly’s fall veto session after stakeholders failed to come to an agreement during the spring session’s final stretch. Rep. La Shawn Ford, a Chicago Democrat and the bill’s sponsor, told Capitol News…
Top Democrats announce budget ‘deal,’ but details are scant as last-minute negotiations continue
By JERRY NOWICKI, HANNAH MEISEL & PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] UPDATE: The budget was filed as a 3,409-page amendment to Senate Bill 250 late Wednesday evening. This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments as of Wednesday night. SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they’ve agreed…
Legislature approves bill to tighten restrictions on red-light camera industry
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers in Springfield have unanimously approved a measure that would place new restrictions on the red-light and speed camera industry’s involvement in state and local elections and government. House Bill 3903 would ban automatic traffic enforcement companies or their officers from donating to candidates for public…
State board of education looking for new providers in preschool ‘deserts’
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Even though Gov. JB Pritzker has yet to sign the budget bill lawmakers just passed, the Illinois State Board of Education is seeking applicants for some of the new money contained in that bill. ISBE is looking for new providers to offer preschool programs in areas…
Pritzker touts new budget’s higher education spending
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, stopping at two university campuses Wednesday to highlight the spending plan’s increased funding for higher education. “With this new budget, we’re making it possible for nearly…
Cannabis regulatory reform bill fails to advance in spring legislative session
By NIKA SCHOONOVER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A proposed cannabis reform bill won’t get further consideration until at least the General Assembly’s fall veto session after stakeholders failed to come to an agreement during the spring session’s final stretch. Rep. La Shawn Ford, a Chicago Democrat and the bill’s sponsor, told Capitol News…
Native American history, ride-share regulation measures clear General Assembly
By NIKA SCHOONOVER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Even though it became clear this week that the General Assembly’s spring legislative session would go longer than scheduled as lawmakers finalize a budget, several measures cleared the legislature by its original Friday adjournment date. Those include a requirement that schools teach a unit of Native…
Lawmakers approve measure giving utilities control over new downstate transmission lines
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — In the final hours of their spring session last week, lawmakers approved a controversial measure that would give existing power companies in downstate Illinois, notably Ameren Illinois, the first crack at installing new transmission lines. The measure applies to companies that already own or operate electric…
Budget vote brings General Assembly’s 2023 spring session to a close
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early hours of Saturday morning after the Illinois House gave its approval to a $50.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1. The 73-38 party-line vote came around 2:30 a.m.…
