Orland Park police chief, who once took bullet for Reagan, announces retirement
The police chief of Orland Park, who once served in the Secret Service and was shot protecting President Ronald Reagan, announced his retirement after 26 years of working in the south suburbs.
Orland Park wants to move to Phase 4 of Pritzker's reopening plan on Friday
One suburban city says it has met the requirements for the next phase of Illinois' coronavirus reopening plan, and the mayor wants to move forward.
Orland Park mayor on how they're dealing with looting, civil unrest
Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau joins Good Day Chicago to talk about his community's response to the recent rashes of looting and property damage sweeping the Chicago area.
Metra suspending service Monday, CTA stops service until Monday morning
On Sunday night, the CTA announced that all train and bus service would be suspended until Monday morning. Metra announced late Sunday that Monday's train service was completely canceled.
Numerous suburbs set curfews as officials brace for unrest
Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Tinley Park and Chicago Ridge joined the city of Chicago Sunday night in placing curfews on citizens.
South suburban stores hit by looters in wake of George Floyd protests
An Orland Park jewelry shop was among many south suburban stores hit by looters over the weekend.
Businesses in suburban Chicago ready to reopen Friday as Phase 3 begins
There was a flurry of activity in the suburbs Thursday as everything from restaurants to malls were getting ready to reopen, albeit a little differently than what you may remember.
Some Chicago suburbs want to reopen sooner than governor's 5-phase plan would allow
Some suburban mayors are critical of the current stay-at-home order and releasing their own plans to reopen sooner.
Man arriving from Germany arrested at O'Hare, charged in 2015 Orland Park home invasion
Faisal S. Radi, 35, is charged with one felony count of home invasion, Orland Park police said in a statement.
Man charged with Orland Park ruse burglary
Anthony Miller, 30, was charged with felony residential burglary for the April 14 incident, Orland Park police said.
More clinics across Illinois now offering rapid COVID-19 testing
Quick COVID-19 tests are now more readily available in the Chicago area, even if you are not working on the front lines of this crisis, and testing at one urgent care chain has yielded some interesting results.
Several pets die in Orland Park fire
Two cats and two ferrets were rescued, but three dogs and two cats died in the fire, Hanania said.
Suburbs ramp up drive-thru testing sites for COVID-19
Along with testing outside some hospitals, a northwest suburban Walmart is now becoming a designated testing site.
Orland Park teacher injured in fatal hit-and-run sues retired priest charged in crash
Elizabeth Kosteck, 54, and her husband filed the three-count suit on Feb. 14 in Cook County circuity court, naming Paul Burak and Square Celt Ale House & Grill as defendants, claiming the restaurant over-served Burak drinks before the crash.
Sprinklers saved animals in fire at Orland Park pet store: officials
Officials in Orland Park believe a sprinkler system helped save a group of critters from a fire that broke out at a pet store Monday in the southwest suburb.
Girl, 5, dies in Orland Park crash
A car traveling north on Harlem Avenue was turning left on a yellow light onto 151st Street about 9:40 p.m. when it collided with a southbound SUV, according to Orland Park police Lt. Kenneth Rosinski.
DUI charge dropped against retired priest accused in Orland Park hit-and-run that killed teacher
Prosecutors have dropped a DUI charge against a retired priest accused of running over two Catholic school teachers — killing one of them — last year while leaving a Christmas party in Orland Park.
KKK flyers found outside suburban Chicago homes
Orland Park police are investigating after Ku Klux Klan flyers were delivered to several homes in the southwest suburb.
Brothers charged in Orland Park burglary
Evangelo Neofotistos, 32, and Peter Neofotistos were both charged with residential burglary, Orland Park police said. Peter, 35, was also charged with possession of a controlled substance.
Employee from an Orland Park high school charged with inappropriate contact with child
Eric Kruger, 34, faces a felony charge of unlawful grooming after he allegedly sent “progressively inappropriate text messages” over several months to a minor who is not a student of the school, Orland Park police said in a statement.