Police have reopened an Orland Park Victoria's Secret PINK store after a mad rush of Black Friday shoppers this morning forced it to shut down. more ›

After months of waiting, Heather Campbell's wildest dreams came true: she made the final cut of the Hooters 2011 calendar. Campbell, who is a waitress at the Hooters location in Orland Park, had no idea she would be featured in the calendar even after what we imagine to be a stressful (but fun!) photoshoot:

She sent in a photo in May and was told a short time later she had been chosen to be part of a professional shoot with eight other women who work at Chicago-area Hooters. They met in June at a mansion in downtown Chicago, where Campbell was photographed in a bikini and in the shot that made the calendar.

An Orland Park doctor has announced plans to open up a new office, but this one with "drive-up bays." Dr. Waldemar Nowak and his wife will convert the former Vito & Nick's restaurant into the new office. Said Nowak, "This is my own idea," though he declined to say exactly what these drive-up service windows would involve. (It's hard for the ol' "turn-your-head-and-cough" routine from the driver's seat, isn't it?) The new office will also feature traditional walk-in medical appointments, too. The Orland Park Village Board's development services committee has approved the plans but the Board itself must also give its okay. We're hoping Dr. Nowak's plans include some type of limits to what can and can't be taken care of via these planned drive-thru windows because there's nothing at all worrisome about having a doctor diagnose us from a drive-thru window. Nope. Not at all. more ›

Love it or leave it, it seems a Chick-Fil-A is moving closer to Chicago with a new restaurant in Orland Park. Great, but call us when one opens that's accessible by CTA. [via Gapers Block] more ›

The aunt of the Orland Park child who was found dead on Sunday night has been charged with one charge of first-degree murder in the girl's death. Police say Nour Hadid (pictured right) beat her two-year-old niece Bhia so badly that the girl died; an autopsy ruled the cause of Bhia's death as blunt-force trauma. Police say Nour discovered Bhia unresponsive on Sunday night and told police that the girl had fallen, causing her bruises. But medical examiners counted 55 bruises on the child's body and the autopsy results were revealed on Monday. more ›

While most of the news swirls around the disappearance of Julian King, another child abduction appears to have taken place over the weekend. Toddler Nadin S. Ayesh has gone missing, the probable victim of a kidnapping by her own father, Said Ayesh. Nadin's mother alerted police when Said failed to bring Nadin to a pre-determined location in Orland Park following a court-order visit. According to the mother, Said had previously threatened to leave the country with Nadin and return to his native Jordan. Nadin's parents were never married and the custody battle commenced a year ago with a decision made in January. Said was last seen driving a silver silver-colored 2003 Saturn Ion (Dealer plate tag - 2056 DL). more ›

First it was West Nile, then Ebola, and now Legionnaire's Disease has hit the Chicago area. So far, five cases have been reported in Tinley Park and another in Orland Park. Between 8,000 and 18,000 people are hospitalized with Legionnaire's Disease each year. Tests are being conducted on produce from local grocery stores as well as water supplies to seek out a cause. At this rate, we expect to read a story about the plague hitting Bolingbrook* any day now. more ›

"Dick Dickinson seemed like your typical youth football coach." A story that starts like that is destined to take a dark turn, sort of like how all episodes of started with "it was a quiet day..." Anyway, Dick Dickinson "had a secret penchant for young boys and violent child pornography." more ›

Terrence Camodeca, Orland Park resident, and Village Trustee Pat Gira are working on making "airplane bottles" of liquor illegal in the OP. And then from there, to the county, and maybe...to the state? (Cue "Trumpets of Doom.") more ›

Probably not. But in the wake of a series of tax hikes levied around the Chicago area, it seems people are downright pissed. more ›

Update on the Waukegan explosion: Nine people were injured, at least two seriously, and one person still may be unaccounted for. [Trib] more ›

Halloween is approaching and for one lucky segment of the population, this means loads and loads of free candy. We speak here of those younger than 14, the lucky group whose costume descriptions don't usually start with "sexy" and whose only goal is to fill up their pumpkins as they trick-or-treat around the neighborhood. more ›

Oak Forest officials just realized one unseemly result of the state-wide smoking ban set to take effect January 1: throngs of angry, drunk, cold smokers loitering outside bars. In order to avoid an uprising, or at least to steer clear of unsightly smokers’ tents popping up on their well-tended streets, the local council is taking up the issue. Aldermen are looking into setting rules for would-be structures that may pop up 15 feet away from... more ›

Chances are that if you frequent a tavern, you'll eventually find yourself in the middle of a beer promotion, usually entailing scantily clad women giving away free beer and tchotchkes you normally wouldn't buy with money found on the street. However, you were taught not to look a gift horse in the mouth, and free beer is free beer. Such was the case of Ed Evashenke, a retired machinist collecting disability, living on a fixed... more ›

Tonight is AMPED! Columbia College’s Third Annual Battle of the Bands which is part of an ongoing series that invites participation from area high school students interested in arts and communications majors. Six bands comprised of local students will be competing at Hothouse for the princely sum of a $50 gift certificate per band member and, of course, the bragging rights of being Chicago’s best band! Chicagoist will be there as a “celebrity judge” to... more ›

Frozen bike via Thee Erin. more ›

From The We Never Thought We'd See This Happen Desk, the Sun-Times reports that two Chicago police officers were towed last week for parking illegally. The department later sent a memo to officers warning them about parking in handicapped spots or in front of hydrants. more ›

Oh, Illinois. You so crazy. more ›

On Wednesday it was discovered that an Orland Park firefighter was arrested for felony theft for falsely claiming he was fighting for the military in Iraq. Lawrence Masa was actually working for a private security firm in Iraq and was being paid quite well. During this time Masa made approximately $190,000 as a firefighter and $200,000 as a private security worker. Yesterday, Steven Slawinski, a Lemont Firefighter, was accused of the same crime. Slawinski, a... more ›

Chicagoist tends to turn a skeptical eye towards marriage. We don't go in for the whole practice of blowing two months' salary on a ring, we refuse to pay a small fortune on a dress we'd wear once, and IOHO, the societal pressure is just madness. Plus there's the matter of who to marry in the first place. One woman in Tinley Park probably wishes she'd never married Joseph Lyon, whom she later divorced and at whose hands she wound up the victim of horrifying revenge. more ›

Strolling through our neighborhood the other day, we noticed this t-shirt in a window display. While we were a little put off by the lack of nuance and somewhat obnoxious tone of the shirt, turns out, Naperville may not be such an awful place after all. more ›

Is it just us, or has this been a really long week? No? Just us? Well our partners in stupid sure managed to get a lot done this week. And for that we thank them for a job well done. We’re all about efficiency. Whether you’re filling out a spreadsheet or committing a felony – work smart people! A 32-year-old Rolling Meadows woman managed to raise all sorts of hell Monday evening, and during the... more ›

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Why do you suppose the Chicago Palestine Film Festival isn’t listed on the main page of The Gene’s website? Or in the navigation bar on their calendar page? It only appears there when you click on one of the films featured in the fest. We contacted The Gene offices and the genetleman there said he had "no idea" why it wasn't there. When we pressed further he said they probably just ran out of room--a reasonable answer. Yet there's space enough on the main page to promote the European Union Film Festival which wrapped up three weeks ago and room in the navbar for the Michael Mann tribute which has been over for two weeks. more ›

Around 6:45 last night, a woman found an abandoned baby on the 5300 block of West Thomas Street. The woman and her niece heard crying sounds coming from the bushes and investigated, thinking it was a cat. Instead they discovered a newborn baby girl--umbilical cord still attached--wrapped in a white blanket and stuffed inside a plastic bag. The infant was taken to the hospital and treated for hypothermia and dehydration but is listed in stable condition. more ›

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In Southwest Suburban Orland Park, Village Board Members voted 7-0 to allow construction of a new mosque that will accomodate up to 500 worshipers, "because it is the right thing to do." The mosque is the first non-Christian house of worship to be built in the suburb, and it wasn't without strong protest. more ›