The Orland Fire Protection District board voted in favor of a budget with $29,035,294 in expenditures. How salaries for the district’s staff will affect the budget remain to be seen until contracts are in place.
Although unemployment in Orland Park and surrounding areas are down compared to this time last year, the number of claims made by residents slightly increased from September 2012 to October in the village and nearby.
The Mokena oil tank spill indeed poses no known health risk, but officials acknowledge that someone should have notified the public.
Orland Hills’ police union attorney says the village is trying to force officers into contract demands, while the village says property tax rebates have debilitated their budget for staff, leading to the numbers and long shifts.
Police say there's need for a Retail Safety Officer to liaison between retailers in the village and the Police Department. The administrative assistant would work for the village manager.
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush hung on to his 1st Congressional District seat for another two years, but did his new constituents south and southwest of city get behind him in the election?
President Barack Obama keeps his title for the next four years, but who did Orland Park and Orland Hills choose to lead the country? We gathered precinct data to show who how our area voted.
Property tax rebate applications have been pouring in to Orland Park Village Hall, according to officials, and other news from Monday night's village board meeting.
About 15 minutes after the polls closed, news media sources put Illinois in the Obama column, giving the president 20 electoral votes.
Within the redrawn 1st Congressional District, Bobby Rush will keep his seat for two more years as suburban voters weren't enough to propel Don Peloquin to a win.
A 21-year-old south suburban woman found time to vote in her first presidential election, even as her baby was beginning to make its way into the world.
Find out latest results for the races in county, state and congressional contests and other elections that affect Orland Park.
Find coverage of the various congressional matchups throughout the Patch network.
The Republican candidate for the 35th State House District shares the challenges he has faced just to get on the ballot and campaign for the seat.
Blue Island Mayor Don Peloquin, who is the Republican candidate in the 1st Congressional District Race against incumbent Democrat Bobby Rush, shared his views on ways to simplify taxes and bolster local business.
Today is the day that Orland Park property owners can begin applying for a property tax rebate. The application period goes until Dec. 14
The Tribune dislikes Madigan, and splits its endorsements in the Southland's State House races. Hurley, Burke, Alm and Kalnicky are endorsed.
The Orland Fire Protection District are looking at relieving overtime costs by starting 11 new hires in active service earlier in November. Also, contract negotiations still continue with the district and firefighters union.
With a projection of $29,035,000 in costs for 2013, the Orland Fire Protection District is planning on spending less money next year, though big factors such as salaries are still in the works. A draft will be on display on starting Thursday.
Early voting in Cook County reached a new height Monday, with one of the busiest sites in Orland Park.
The final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22.
Heads of Tinley Park, Frankfort and Mokena endorsed Don Peloquin, the 1st Congressional District Republican candidate. Orland Park and New Lenox mayors aren’t endorsing Peloquin, but also haven’t gotten behind Democrat incumbent Bobby Rush either.
Orland Park employees expressed dissatisfaction with higher insurance premiums and a lack of retroactive pay proposed by the village in contract negotiations, now in its 17th month, but also the way the village manager spoke to them at a recent meeting.
Orland Park has settled a 16-month contract standoff with one village police union, though negotiations will continue with another.
If you have a question for the candidates, submit it in the comments section below and it could be asked during the televised Oct. 16 Town Hall Presidential Debate.
Orland Park property owners will have until Dec. 14 to submit the applications, which can be sent in online, through mail or in person at the village hall.
Richard Grabowski, the Republican candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, spoke at the Lewis/Grand Haven Candidates' Night Sept. 20.
In honor of National Voter Registration Day, we’re giving you all the information you need on how and where to register to vote.
Orland Park trustees also moved a new seafood restaurant a step forward during Monday night’s village board and committee meetings.
The video is called "Obamacare Summed Up in One Sentence" and it comes from a speech of Bellar's at a Women For Romney event on Aug. 21.
In the style of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” the Orland Township Scholarship Foundation is hosting “Dancing with the Senior Stars,” a dinner dance competition and fundraiser.
Orland Park will close part of 183rd Street until Wednesday so crews can make repairs to the roadway.
Contract talks between the Village of Orland Park and Metropolitan Alliance of Police Chapter 159 continue well past a year since the officers’ previous contract officially ended.
Special Recreation Program supervisor Kris Rau was fired in mid-November, and the distress of some of the program's participants and their family members continues.
The week for candidates to throw their hats into the rings has passed, and the choices are plentiful in the upcoming board races for village governments, fire district, schools and library.
Arrests and court cases rival big changes in state law and a new leader in an area school district, as we take a look back at the week.
In the last budget meeting before voting, village staff and trustees reviewed the impact of changes from previous workshops and found room for new requests.
With the 2010 election behind us, we take a look back at the results and a few other tales of interest.