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Newsworthy: Half Marathon Highlights Hometown Pride
Ald. Jeff Prestinario is the voice of the First Midwest Bank Southwest Half Marathon.

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Ald. Jeff Prestinario is the voice of the First Midwest Bank Southwest Half Marathon.

Palos Heights police reports, April 30 to May 6.
Local police departments are taking part in a campaign that is intended to enforce seatbelt laws across Illinois
Palos Park Police report that within the last week two different residents were approached with ruse scams. One lost $3,600 in the ruse.
The Palos Park Police Department released a surveillance photo of three young men who damaged the Metra station.
Boy Scout Troop 729 joined together with dozens of other volunteers to clean up Palos Park.
These seniors were honored for their academic achievements.
Take a look at what people are posting to Twitter and Facebook.
The building left vacant after Bakers Square left town offers a great location in the middle of one of Palos Heights' largest shopping centers. Tell us what you would like to see move in.
The First Midwest Bank Southwest Half Marathon brought almost 2,000 runners to Palos Heights and Palos Park. Scroll through the photos and add your own race day shots.
Palos Fire Chief Steven Carr and the Board of Trustees made the news this week with plans about transparency in the wake of a $1.9 million yearly increase to their budget.
Scroll through the sights of Sunday's Southwest Half-Marathon which saw 2,000 runners make their way through the Palos-area.
Irving Goldberg who founded Golden Shoes, which has been operating in Palos Heights since 1963, passed away at age 100.
The latest on severe weather warnings for the Palos area.
Help us decide who makes the best Italian beef sandwich in town.
A night out ended in two battery charges, according to police.
A night out ended in two battery charges.
The Southwest Half Marathon is still open to volunteers who want to help out at one of the area's largest events.
Help us decide who makes the best omelet in town.
Palos Heights police reports, April 17 to 22.