Orland Park News

Orland Park is officially in farmers market season again. The market is in front of the Orland Park Civic Center at 14750 Ravinia Avenue, and will be open on Fridays from 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. through October 5th.

Police arrested two high school seniors this month who they said each set off fire alarms at school during Advanced Placement tests, rendering those tests invalid.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 Sleeping with a Syringe William D. Burgy, 22, of the 17800 block of Brookfield Circle in Orland Park was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of cannabis and driving under the influence.

Brucki, 44, has worked since 1994 for the Pleasantview Fire Protection District, which serves Countryside, Hodgkins, Indian Head Park and portions of Burr Ridge and Willowbrook.

Jeannie Jiminez , 25, is wanted on a warrant for possession of a controlled substance.

June in Orland Park means a little more than an official start to summer. It is time again for Orland Days, the four-day festival that brings people together for food, rides and fun, all assembled and put on by the Orland Park Lions Club .

Now that school is out for many in the Southland, some kids and families are looking for ways to start the summer right.

A naked man holding a rosary in his right hand called for help after venturing into an Orland Park lake on Tuesday and was saved by a man and a girl.

A goup of teenagers pull an unconscious man from the water after he screamed for help saying he was drowning in Lake Sedgewick in Orland Park, Illinois, Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

The Village of Orland Park remembered fallen soldiers and honored veterans at the Orland Park Veterans Memorial Ara Pace on Memorial Day.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 Bad Day Police were called about a gym member being verbally abusive toward an employee at the Sportsplex around 8:10 a.m. Witnesses told police that a man threw weight clips against a window, and when a female employee asked what he was doing, he cursed at her and walked toward her aggressively, police said.

Korean War veteran Bill Fitzgerald, 83, of Orland Park, salutes as the national anthem plays during a commemoration ceremony at the Orland Park Veterans Memorial Sunday, May 27, 2012.

For Bryan Nooner, necessity was indeed the mother of invention two Christmases ago when the Orland Park resident had had enough of holiday lights going out.

Ken Brucki , a lieutenant from the Pleasantview Fire District, was selected to be the next Orland Fire Protection District Chief, after a lengthy search.

Even though over 120 people chose wisely to sign up for an Orland Park Patch.com newsletter and breaking news alerts , one will win the tickets.

Justin Jachimiec, the alleged wheelie-popping motorhead known better by the nickname "Orland Ghost Rider," remained in McDonough County jail Thursday awaiting trial on more charges of fleeing and eluding authorities.

An Orland Park man who works for a fire protection district in the western suburbs and has long been involved in youth sports in the village was named Thursday as the new chief of the Orland Fire Protection District.

Bill Johnson comes from a family of military men. His father, his grandfather and two of his uncles served during times of war.

Nooner, who lives in Mokena and has his home remodeling business in Orland Park, was able to capture the attention of major retailers at the show that are planning to carry the product.

Speech Screenings: In recognition of Better Speech and Hearing Month, speech pathologists with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago at Silver Cross Hospital, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox, will offer free 15-minute pediatric speech and language screenings throughout May.