The sidewalk on the north side of 123rd Street is closed between South Woodland Trail and 8322 W. 123rd Street while IDOT does repairs in the area.

Mark your Calendar with our 2023 Chipping Dates

The Village chipping service for public-owned residential streets will begin in April and run until October over the following weeks. The chipper will alternate its starting location (east or west side of the Village). For more information, including chipping regulations, visit our website.

Weeks beginning on the East side of the Village

• April 10
• May 22
• July 31
• September 25
• October 30 (Final Chipping Week of the season)

Weeks beginning on the West side of the Village

• May 1
• June 19
• August 28
• October 9

Building Attendant Position

The Recreation Department is looking for Building Attendants. The primary responsibilities of the building attendant are to engage in general maintenance and cleaning of Recreation Center, surrounding grounds, Village Green, and Centennial Park Set-up and take down for rentals/programs, including preparing equipment, and set-up for facility and outdoor rentals.

Visit the link for a full job description as well as where to apply.

The League of Women Voters of the Palos Orland Area is moderating a candidates forum for the mayor of Palos Park. It will be held on Tuesday, March 14 at Stagg High School (8015 W. 111th Street) in the media center. Please enter using the North door (N-1) along 111th Street and go to the second floor.

If you wish to submit a question prior to the forum, please email it to:

palosorlandlwv@gmail.com with Palos Park in the subject line.

The candidates are Ronette Leal McCarthy and Nicole Milovich Walters

Any other questions, please email the League.

RELIEF HELP FOR THE EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS OF TURKEY AND SYRIA

*Donations will be accepted until Friday, March 17th

The Village of Palos Park, through the efforts of Commissioner Milovich-Walters, has organized a drive to collect items to be sent to victims of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Items can be dropped off at the Village Hall (8999 W. 123rd Street) or Recreation Center (8901 W. 123rd Street)

Items needed (all either new or gently used and CLEAN)

• Winter clothing for adults and kids of all genders.
• Coats, boots, raincoats, pullovers,
• Trousers, shirts, gloves, scarves, hats,
• Socks, underwear,
• Tent, tent bed, blanket, sleeping bag, thermos,
• Flashlight, power bank, generator,
• Baby food, diapers,
• Cleaning, and hygiene supplies.

Collected items will be gathered and brought to an area site for shipping.

If you would like to make a monetary contribution toward the Turkey/Syria Earthquake relief, donations can be made through the following organizations:

• International Rescue Committee at https://www.rescue.org/
• UNICEF at https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/Syria-Turkiye-earthquake

Cook County Board of Elections

Mail in Ballot Applications are now available for the Suburban Cook County General Election on April 4, 2023. Mail ballot applications must be completed and submitted to Cook County elections by Thursday, March 30, 2023. To receive your ballot faster, apply online. Contact Cook County Clerk's Office at (312) 603-0946 for any other questions.

First Installment Cook County property taxes Due Date Pushed to April 3

Cook County property owners will have an extra month to pay their First Installment property taxes this year, and their bills are already available online.

Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB 5189 into law last month making Monday, April 3, 2023, the new due date. Property taxes are mailed twice a year. First Installment bills are usually due on March 1, and are 55% of the previous year’s total amount. Click here for more details or to read the full release.

Register today for the Palos Park Doggie Dash 5k/1-Mile fun Run/Walk

The Village of Palos Park's Recreation and Parks Department is thrilled to welcome its two and four-legged friends for a day full of fun. The race course highlights the unique features of this small Village in the southwest suburbs of Chicago with its rolling hills, mature trees, and quiet streets. After the race, the festivities ramp up on The Village Green for a post-race event dedicated to our pets. The post-race village will feature food, local pet-themed vendors, a 'Pup Parade' with prizes for best costume, cutest pup, best personality, and more. For more details or to register, click here.

One Mind Campaign

The Palos Park Police Department continues their efforts centered around providing mental health training for all their officers and partnering with agencies to ensure people with mental illness have access to the right resources for help. Palos Park’s efforts are part of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) One Mind Campaign.

Over the past several years, mental health continues to be a focus just about everywhere: jobs, education, the pandemic and law enforcement. Chief Joe Miller said, "We are meeting people and talking with people every day, but what we don't know initially is the type of person they are as far as if they're suffering or going through any sort of mental health crisis." Things like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia play a role in our being proactive in offering and implementing mental health assistance options and training initiatives for all of our patrol staff.

Partnership allows us to give people with mental health conditions, or those going through a mental health crisis, the help they need to get better. Palos Park’s One Mind initiative requires we commit to best practices to increase successful interactions between police officers and those with mental health conditions.

Palos Park ensures all officers follow model policies to address officers’ interactions with individuals with mental health conditions and ensure that all PPPD officers receive mental health awareness training and the more intensive crisis response training.

This spring Palos Fine Arts will be offering multiple awards of $1,000.00 each to high school students in their Junior or Senior year who reside within the boundaries of High School Districts 230 or 218.

The scholarship requirements and application are available at palosfinearts.org. The application deadline is April 7, 2023. For more information contact Kathy Williams at 630-209-1357 or kathyjowilliams624@gmail.com

Cook County is proud to partner with Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago to provide veterans with free indoor and outdoor home repairs. Currently, $1.25 million has been allocated to improve at least 30 veteran-owned homes over the next two years. The veteran home repair program focuses on warm, safe and dry priorities or the need for home modification improvements.

For more information and to apply, visit: cookgov.me/vahomerepair

By supporting a local business, you're showing you care about the community you live in. You're able to put money back into your community for you and the other people who call it home too. It gives your local economy a chance to thrive.

Visit our website for a listing of Palos Park businesses.

Look at everything that's happening this year in The Park!

Comcast in the Village

UPDATE: OCTOBER 14, 2022

Comcast is continuing their expansion into Palos Park. They have been working to remove old equipment and install new. The grid above shows the areas where they are installing their system. This does not include connection to homes as of yet. We will continue to update residents as we receive information from Comcast.

Subject: Comcast is turning Palos Park into a “Gig City”

Comcast has announced plans to expand its network into Palos Park. When the expansion is complete, all of Comcast’s Xfinity Internet plans will be available here. Xfinity Internet can deliver residential download speeds up to 1.2 Gbps. The network expansion will also bring Comcast’s other residential services, from Xfinity Mobile and Xfinity TV to Xfinity Voice (home phone) and Xfinity Home (home security), to Palos Park as well. Comcast Business‘ suite of connectivity, communications, networking, cybersecurity, wireless and managed solutions will also be available when the expansion is complete.

The expansion project is expected to begin in October. We’ll provide updates on the project’s progress and let you know when services become available.

For more information visit our website.

Shop The Park

Palos Park has a variety of local restaurants and food establishments to help you celebrate the holidays, whether you are in the mood for American, Chinese, Italian, Thai, or seafood. Many of the restaurants offer delivery and carry out services, as well as great casual dining.

Restaurants | Palos Park

For a full listing of all Palos Park Businesses to do your holiday shopping, visit our website.