Half marathon aims for 2500 runners
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:43:52 -0800

The half marathon will again start at Palos Heights City Hall and run down Route 83 to Archer Avenue and back. Of those 655 registered so far, 298 are residents of the south suburbs; 73 from Orland Park; 27 from Palos Heights and 19 from Palos Park , ...

Prosecutors Now Say Defendant in DUI Death Case Did Not Violate Bond Terms
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:48:32 -0800

Bryan Sord said his son fell on his left hand while exercising at Swallow Cliff in Palos Park . Police said Sord was close to three times over the blood-alcohol limit on New Year's Day 2010 when he lost control of his SUV near 147th Street and Oak Park ...

Curator at the Contemporary values his Midwestern roots
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:07:05 -0800

The couple live in the Fox Park neighborhood of south St. Louis. They have two cats, Lily and Sir Alex Ferguson, both rescues. Molon is the elder of two children born in the Chicago suburb of Palos Park to Bob and Gwen Molon, who now live in Wassau, ...

Dynamic Folds and Wrinkles Workshop
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:45:50 -0800

Handouts and exercises in charcoal will be included in the workshop. Mc Cord Gallery & Cultural Center is located at 9602 W. Creek Rd. (129th & La Grange), Palos Park . For more information, call 708-671-0648 or visit www.mccordgallery.org.

Palos firehouse a finalist in kitchen makeover contest
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:58:56 -0800

Marianne De Haan made a distress call to Ikea last month to rescue the kitchen at the Palos Park firehouse where she's worked for 10 years. The kitchen is currently on advanced life support and the firefighters/paramedics are performing CPR (Cabinet ...

Palos Park Police Blotter: Attempted Home Invasion and a DUI
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:31:19 -0800

Police report information is provided by the Palos Park Police Department and other law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed ...

About Town: Norris Center opens its new education building
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:55:42 -0800

The party, featuring tea, champagne and light refreshments, will be held in Del Cerro Park , 2 Park Place, Rancho Palos Verdes. The party will honor major contributors to the acquisition and restoration campaign in 2009.

The Best Gyros in Palos : You Decide
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:32:59 -0800

The Chowdown Showdown will pit Palos , Oak Lawn and Evergreen Park restaurants against each other to decide who makes a particular dish best. Before the competition starts, we need your ideas on who our Palos representative should be.

Charity Briefs for Feb. 7, 2012
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:32:06 -0800

Since June 2000, the pantry has served more than 27000 people living in Palos Hills, Palos Heights, Palos Park , Hickory Hills and parts of Bridgeview, Justice, Orland Park, Willow Springs and Worth. However, donations have decreased over the past two ...

Chocolate Skateboards' Anderson joins push for Palos Verdes Peninsula skatepark
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:09:08 -0800

By Keith Hamm Chocolate Skateboards team rider Kenny Anderson is just one of several driving forces behind ongoing efforts to build a free, public skateboard park on Southern California's Palos Verdes Peninsula. The 35-year-old father of three, ...

Battle of the Pops: Best Gyros Around
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:01:50 -0800

This week, Patch sought out the best gyros in the Evergreen Park , Oak Lawn and Palos area for the first of our new ongoing series Chowdown Showdown. By Dan Lambert, Lorraine Swanson, and Renita Young Pappy's in Evergreen Park serves up a classic gyro ...

Sauk Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club to Hold Monthly Meeting on ...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:25:26 -0800

Palos Park , IL--(ENEWSPF)--February 5, 2012. The Sauk Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, February 13, at 7:15 pm at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. e News Park Forest is an independently ...

Around Town (North) for Jan. 29, 2012
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:48:16 -0800

Animals for Awareness, a shelter in Palos Park that takes in wild and exotic animals, will bring a variety of animals, including an alligator, parrot, snake, kinkajou and a Canada lynx. Information: (708) 422-4990. Author Event: Chicago writers Brendan ...

Task force to look into Orland and Palos fire district merger
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:30:26 -0800

PFPD covers Palos Park and parts of unincorporated Palos Township, Palos Heights and Orland Park. Hickey said he became concerned about the Palos district's ability to respond to emergencies at Carl Sandburg High School, located at 13300 S. La Grange ...

Board of Review candidates talk goals, experience
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:48:09 -0800

Morrison, a Palos Park resident, is owner and CEO of Morrison Security, a business based in Alsip. He said he has the business skills necessary to be commissioner, a job that he says is more about executive oversight than micromanagement.

Orland fire district explores merger with Palos
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:51:02 -0800

Orland district Board President James Hickey said that since a fraction of Orland Park including Sandburg High School falls under Palos ' jurisdiction, he is concerned. Maps Orland Park , IL, USA "Orland has an important stake in what happens with ...

PREPS: Area standings and CIF Southern Section polls
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:42:51 -0800

Temple City, 13. Hacienda Heights Los Altos, 14t. Covina Charter Oak, 14t. Palos Verdes, 16. Yorba Linda. 1. Mission Hills Alemany, 2. Bellflower St. John Bosco, 3. Oak Park , 4. Santa Margarita, 5. Corona del Mar, 6. Atascadero, 7. Covina Northview, 8.

Southtown Star Athletes on Campus: Finucane makes splash at University of San Diego
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:43:41 -0800

The Palos Park resident won three individual events and was part of four winning relays in helping USD to victory in the Beach Cup against in-state rivals Fresno State, Loyola Marymount, and Pepperdine. Finucane, who prepped at Stagg, captured the top ...

Dinner with Cubs radio broadcaster Pat Hughes at Palos Pk. Presbyterian
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:51:33 -0800

Chicago Cubs broadcaster Pat Hughes will appear at a dinner program open to the public at Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church, 12312 88th Ave. in Palos Park , on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 6 pm The church invites the community to an evening of ...

D118 wants Palos Heights to annex Palos South school
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:29:48 -0800

... in Palos Heights, said Mayor Bob Straz before the meeting. Dubec said Palos West Elementary School, which remains in unincorporated Cook County might want to annex to Palos Park in the future, though the school does not now share a common boundary.