MONDAY
D135 Board Assembles Superintendent Requirements (Live Blog Transcript)
The Orland School District 135 Board of Education also approved a joint-food service agreement with District 146, and read a full policy on showing movies in classrooms. Read the live blog transcript.
Comings & Goings: Tinley Repair Shop Serves 100,000th Customer
Foundation dedicated to comforting children and teens fighting cancer moves into a new location in Orland Park.
End of the Line for Metra Commuter after 40 Years
Orland Park woman takes last ride home after 40 years of riding the rails.
TUESDAY
Adopt Me: Shadow Knows ... a Few Tricks
This pitbull and labrador mix is just waiting to be adopted.
WEDNESDAY
Ashford House 5 Lawyers Call Arrest 'Invalid'
Lawyers representing the five men accused of attacking a group of alleged white supremacists in May motioned Tuesday to suppress evidence gathered in the traffic stop that led to their arrest.
Should Gun Violence be Treated as a Public Health Issue? (Poll)
In the wake of a series of mass shootings across the country, doctors and other medical experts want to refocus the firearms discussion as a health problem. Is this a sensible approach?
THURSDAY
Police: Dunkin Donuts Employee Snagged Thousands
Local police recently arrested an Orland Park man who they said was stealing money from his work in Tinley Park.
Reptiles, Snowcones and Flags: National Night Out 2012 (Gallery)
Orland Park joined people nationwide for the National Night Out Against Crime, where neighborhoods celebrated and learned about different safety methods, from paper shredding to avoiding drunk driving and more.
FRIDAY
Plea Agreement Possible for Man Charged in Fatal DUI
Nicholas Sord, 24, of Orland Park, is charged with reckless homicide in a DUI accident that killed a New Lenox woman. Lawyers went into a conference with prosecutors and a Cook County judge Thursday.
What Will The General Assembly Discuss in Friday’s Special Session?
Local state legislators expect pension reform to be discussed, but to what extent and whether any formal voting will take place remains unclear.
SATURDAY
Court Watch: No Mistrial in Coma Beating Case
Also, an Orland Park man pleaded not guilty to a fatal DUI crash. Get the latest court news in the south suburbs.