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Sandburg High buses evacuated after replica grenade found
Tribune reporterSchool buses at Sandburg High School in Orland Park were evacuated Friday afternoon when a student found a grenade on the floor of a bus at the end of the school day, police said. Orland Park police responded at about 3:10 p.m. and with assistance of...Tags: Explosions, Students, Emergency Incidents, Teaching and Learning, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Local Voices, Apr. 18
Letters to the editor from Orland Park and Homer Glen residents. Local roadways When it comes to the proposed improvements to 159th Street in Homer Glen, who knows best? Is it John Portman, the chief engineer from the Illinois Department of...
Tags: Business, Homer Glen, Illinois Department of Transportation, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Orland Park, Homer Glen police blotter: April 16
The following items were taken from Orland Park and Homer Glen police records. Orland Park A 52-year-old Crown Point, Ind., man was charged with felony theft March 22 after he allegedly returned a stolen engagement ring to a restaurant on the 16100...
Tags: Trials, Wars and Interventions, Theft, Prosecution, Drunk Driving
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Man sentenced to 30 years for sexual assault of woman, 83
Tribune reporterA 36-year-old homeless man was sentenced to 30 years today after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting an 83-year-old woman who gave him money and food. Dennis Dodson pled guilty to the attack in September of 2011. Dodson, who was homeless,...Tags: Cook County Government, Trials, Sex Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Punishment
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Man sentenced 13 years for Orland Park jewelry heist
A third man charged in a 2011 high-profile jewelry store robbery in Orland Park pleaded guilty to the crime Wednesday and will join two of his three accomplices already serving time, police said. Lance Vaughn, 33, of Chicago, entered a guilty plea to...
Tags: Trials, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Crimes
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Orland voters deliver a few Election Day surprises
Only a few sitting local officials appeared to have gained the support of Orland Park residents who took to the polls Tuesday. While three village trustees will retain their seats, it appears all incumbents in three other local races are getting the boot....
Tags: Elections, Cook County Government, Justice System, Tinley Park, Local Government
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Local Voices, Apr. 04
Nutrition education The story "Nutrition off many doctors' plates; Too few physicians doing enough to watch what you eat" (Page 1, March 26) contained a contradiction that baffled me. The content of the story describes doctors of being ignorant of...
Tags: Elections, Springfield, Interior Policy, Finance, Politics
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3 incumbents, 1 challenger vying for 3 trustee seats in Orland Park
Voters in Orland Park next week will need to decide if they want to support three longtime village trustees for re-election or support the lone challenger, whose election would surely change the dynamics of the Village Board. Trustees James Dodge, Kathy...
Tags: Elections, Business, Employment Opportunities, Parties and Movements, Local Government
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Orland Park steps up protection of pedestrians
Three years after the Illinois General Assembly passed a law intended to make stepping off street corners safer, police reports indicate some Orland Park pedestrians still prefer crossing in the middle of the block. Orland Park officials hope to...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Illinois General Assembly, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Government
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Tinley Park, Orland Park homes standing strong despite housing crisis
A recent study shows that Tinley Park and Orland Park homes have retained more value than other cities through the housing crisis although the suburbs continue to struggle after the market crash. "It's a little bit of good, a little bit of not so great,...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Frankfort, Mokena, Foreclosures, Tinley Park
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Local Voices: Orland Park
Letters to the editor from Orland Park residents: Thoughtful students Tribune columnist Barbara Brotman's "A philosophical experiment: College-level program offers students a new angle on education" (News, March 14) is a wonderful breath of...Tags: Illinois Governor, Rahm Emanuel, Executive Branch, Juvenile Delinquency, Michael Madigan
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Palos Heights police blotter: March 26
The following items were taken from Palos Heights police records. Catalytic converters were removed from two vehicles parked in a Metra lot between 8 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on March 13. A 26-year-old Maywood man was charged with speeding, improper lane...
Tags: Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Palos Heights, Prosecution, Police Arrests
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