Community Corner
In the Rear View: Ruse Burglars, House of Brides, Tax Rebate
We look back at a week of police contract news, police maybe breaking burglary ring, House of Brides moving, Drew Peterson being found guilty and the village planning a media blitz for its tax rebate program.
MONDAY
Comings & Goings: Chase Bank Coming to Tinley Park, House of Brides Moving
House of Brides has left its home in Ravinia Plaza in Orland Park and will open soon in a new location in Orland Park it says will be a Wedding Super Center.
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Lockport Grad Recalls Friends Lost to Drugs (Video)
Lisa, a Lockport Township High School graduate saw several peers succumb to drugs, some before they could graduate high school. She shared her story for several teens and adolescents at the Blink of an Eye seminar.
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TUESDAY
Kevin Skaritka, 35, will be arraigned on two felony counts of manufacturing harmful materials in connection with case unrelated to the sexual assault charges.
Families with children receiving a free or reduced price school lunch are eligible to receive Comcast broadband Internet access for less than $10 a month.
WEDNESDAY
Village is pushing residents to apply electronically for their share of a $2.5 million property tax rebate.
Man picked up after New Lenox bar fight was wanted on warrant issued in 1994.
THURSDAY
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.
Drew Peterson was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. His sentencing will be Nov. 26.
FRIDAY
Orland Park police are holding five people suspected of committing a rash of ruse burglaries in the village in recent weeks, and are looking for a homeowner who lost a $6,000 ring in a recent ruse burglary.
A University Park teenager was arrested for criminal damage after she was stopped by police after fleeing Zumiez in Orland Square Mall.
SATURDAY
Also, an Orland Park man accused of sexual assault and the Drew Peterson guilty verdict. Get the latest crime news from the south suburbs.
Prairie Godmothers founder Jackie Riffice lives by the motto of "Protecting the Planet, One Garden at a Time." She offers tips here for you to protect your garden during the winter months.
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