Established 1980

Orland Township Supervisor Paul O’Grady and Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a driver’s service facility at the Orland Township building located at 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park.

The driver’s service facility officially opened and began assisting residents on September 21. This facility provides express services like driver’s license and license plate renewals. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“It is our mission at Orland Township to do everything we can to enhance the quality of life for our residents,” said Orland Township Supervisor Paul O’Grady. “We took quick action when we learned our community was in danger of losing the driver services express facility. We are grateful that Secretary of State White and his office worked collaboratively with us to keep the facility here and add yet another amenity to the township’s wide range of programs, classes and services.”

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The Village of Orland Park’s fall seasonal activities are in motion with one successful event recently hosted, plans announced for safe and fun trick-or-treating experience and the first annual Orland Park House Decorating Contest underway. 

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Great Pumpkin Party

The Village kicked off the fall season with the annual Great Pumpkin Party on Saturday, September 26 at Centennial Park. The sold-out, outdoor event included three, two-hour sessions. An extra session was added this year to accommodate more attendees spread out over three time frames for social distancing.

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Halloween House Decorating Contest

Residents are invited to join in on the First Annual Village of Orland Park Halloween House Decorating Contest.

Those wishing to take part in the new contest can simply register online at www.orlandpark.org. All displays will be judged and photographed on Monday, October 26 at dusk. Two prizes will be awarded – Best Overall and People’s Choice (the home receiving the most “likes” on social media from October 27-29).

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Trick-or-Treating in Orland Park

Like so many activities and events that have changed this year, Orland Park families can expect Halloween 2020 to look a bit different as well. This year, the Village has approved a plan to accommodate a safe Halloween experience for both participants and non-participants.

Trick-or-treating in Orland Park is from 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 31. Those who are welcoming trick-or-treaters are asked to leave their porch lights on to indicate they are participating. 

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The Orland Fire Protection District (OFPD) responded to a 911 Fire Emergency call at about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 4, at a residential home located at 15530 117th Ave., in Orland Park. 

Arriving crews faced heavy fire coming from a one-story frame residential property. The crews quickly advanced a line to extinguish the fire, despite being in a rural, non-hydrant area. Mutual aid was also provided by fire companies from neighboring communities. The fire was quickly brought under control.

OFPD Officials said the cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported.

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The Village of Orland Park hosts ceremonies each Memorial Day and Veterans Day, inviting area families to add their veterans’ names to the village’s granite walls bordering the village’s Veterans Memorial, Ara Pace – Place of Peace. Names of newly added veterans will be announced at the village’s Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday, November 11.

Veterans Day will be observed on November 11 with an 11 a.m. ceremony at the memorial located in the Village Center at 14700 South Ravinia Avenue.

It is during the Memorial and Veterans Day Ceremonies that the newly added veterans’ names are announced publicly. This year’s event will be held with limited attendance while simultaneously broadcast live on the Village’s YouTube channel.

The last day to add a veteran’s name to Orland Park’s granite memorial for this year’s Veterans Day Ceremony is Thursday, October 15. The cost to add a name is $250, which covers the cost of engraving and maintenance of the memorial.

Orland Park’s veterans memorial displays the engraved names of veterans, living and deceased, from across the country who served in all branches and in all wars. Veterans may be living or deceased and do not have to live in Orland Park.

The form to add a veteran’s name is available on the Village’s website at www.orlandpark.org. Forms are also available at the village hall, 14700 South Ravinia. For more information regarding adding names to the wall, call Veterans Program Assistant Darryl Wertheim at 708-403-6115. 

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