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12/02/2024

Annual Toy Drive
November 17 through December 22

The library will be accepting all new unwrapped toys. Worth Township will then distribute all donations to area families in need. Drop off your donations to the Patron Services Desk. For more information contact us at 708-371-5666 x 141.

12/02/2024

❄ Today’s the Day: Empty the Shelters™ - Holiday Hope Starts Now! ❄

Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) is thrilled to announce that BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters™ - Holiday Hope event is officially underway! Starting today through December 17, adoption fees are waived for all pets at CACC.

📅 When: December 1-17
📍 Where: CACC, 2741 S Western Ave, Chicago
❤️ Special Adoption Offer: Adoption fees waived for ALL pets!

While adoption fees are waived, the adoption process remains the same. This includes completing the necessary paperwork, meeting approval requirements, and ensuring a great match for you and the pet.

This is your chance to bring home a furry friend and make this holiday season unforgettable. Every adoption means one more pet gets the loving home they deserve—let’s make it happen, Chicago!

🕛 Adoption Hours:
Daily from 12 PM to 7 PM (Please arrive by 5:30 PM if ready to adopt that day).

Stop by today and meet your new best friend. Let’s make this the most heartwarming holiday season ever for our amazing shelter pets!

💖 Be a hero—give the ultimate gift this season: a home for the holidays.

12/02/2024

🎅🎄 Supervisor Paul O'Grady & Orland Township Present: Family Bingo With Santa! 🎄🎅

Bring the whole family for a jolly evening of Bingo with Santa at Papa Joe's Italian Restaurant! Enjoy games, delicious pizza, and festive fun for everyone. 📸 A photographer will be on-site to capture memories with Santa, so don’t forget to dress in your holiday best!

📅 Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
🕒 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Papa Joe’s Italian Restaurant, 14459 La Grange Rd., Orland Park, IL

🎟️ Tickets:

Adults: $20
Kids: $15 (ages 3 and under are free)
Ticket includes game cards, dinner (Papa Joe's pizza, salad, and pop).
Tickets are on sale now at Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park. 🎟️

Children MUST be accompanied by an adult. Join us for a festive evening of holiday fun and prizes with Santa himself!

11/08/2024

🎁🌟 Join Orland Township in Making a Difference This Holiday Season! 🌟🎁

Orland Township’s 2024 Holiday Program is here, dedicated to bringing food, new toys, and clothing to families in need. Here’s how you can help spread holiday cheer and support those in our community!

Ways to Contribute:

Donate non-perishable food, gift cards, new clothes, and new toys (please check food expiration dates).

Adopt-A-Family Program: Sign up to make a family’s holiday brighter by providing new toys and clothing. Perfect for groups, workplaces, and churches!

Giving Tree: Stop by to pick up a tag with a gift request for a child or teen, and return gifts by Dec. 6.

Shop through our Amazon Digital Toy Drive (Nov. 6 - Dec. 11) to send items directly to Orland Township!

📅 Donation Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Extended hours: Dec. 2-5, 5-7 p.m.

📍 Donation Drop-off Location: Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park

Help make the season special for those in need—donate today! For more information, visit us or call (708) 403-4222.

11/08/2024

This Monday, November 11 in Markham. Call the City of Markham with any questions: 708-331-4905

11/07/2024

Local Author Event in Orland Park This Weekend:

Local writer and poet, Mary E. Haque’s book, Painting the Sky with Love, is a celebratory embrace of love, tenderness and warmth. Inspired four years ago amid political unrest, the author penned a timeless message of love and unity. This wonderful picture book was recently selected by the Illinois Reading Council, Category B-2nd Grade for the Illinois Reads Program.

Meet the author, Mary E. Haque at Barnes & Noble Orland
Park, 160 Orland Park Pl., on Saturday, November 9, from 1-3 p.m. Painting the Sky with Love can also be purchased on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Target, or wherever books are sold. Painting the Sky with Love, is published by Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan.

A writer and poet, Haque prefers to capture the essence of the natural world, coupled with elements of love and peace, and connecting readers to these topics. Her poems have been featured
in numerous journals, travel books and more. The author also enjoys spending time with family, and reading poetry from famous poets of the past.

Tatiana Gardel is a Brazilian-born illustrator whose work has been recognized by the society in New York and American Illustrations.
Her art is inspired by her culture, her love for nature, and by mythology and childhood memories.

07/11/2024

We've been nominated for the Southland's Best Chamber of Commerce for 2024! You can vote for us daily by texting ""444"" to 708.766.8867 or visit the link in the comments below. Fun fact... you can text AND click the link below so we can earn double the votes!!! Thank you for your support! Voting ends 7/21.

07/11/2024

Tomorrow is the last day to apply!

07/10/2024

BOIL ORDER REQUIRED DUE TO WATER MAIN BREAK IN PARTS OF BEVERLY, MORGAN PARK, AND AUBURN GRESHAM

CHICAGO – Due to a leak on a high-pressure water main inside the Roseland Pumping Station, water pressure to parts of Beverly, Morgan Park, and Auburn Gresham was impacted from approximately 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9. The water main is back online and fully pressurized.

Out of an abundance of caution and in consultation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Chicago Department of Water Management is issuing a boil order for drinking and cooking water for those impacted areas.

Until further notice, the buildings and homes located east of Sacramento Avenue, north of 119th Street, west of I-57, south of 87th Street, and southwest of Beverly Avenue are under a boil order.

Residents should bring water to a full rolling boil for at least five minutes to ensure it's safe for consumption. Boiled water may be stored at room temperature or refrigerated in a closed container until needed.

This includes water for drinking, making ice cubes, washing foods, washing dishes, brushing teeth, or any other activity involving water consumption. Water for laundry, watering lawns, and taking showers do not need to be boiled.

If you live in the affected area and would like to pick up free bottled water, it is available at Ridge Park, located at 9625 S Longwood.

This order will be rescinded as soon as the Chicago Department of Water Management’s water testing verifies that it is safe to drink.

04/16/2024

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