A Palos Hills man was charged with multiple felonies for fleeing police and crashing into multiple squad cars in southwest suburban Orland Park.

Prosecutors have dropped a DUI charge against a retired priest accused of running over two Catholic school teachers — killing one of them — last year while leaving a Christmas party in Orland Park. Rev. Paul Burak no longer faces the alcohol-related charge in connection to the Dec. 4 hit-and-run that killed Margaret “Rone” Leja, according to Cook County records….

Orland Park police are investigating after Ku Klux Klan flyers were delivered to several homes in the southwest suburb. Plastic bags with “three different cards and flyers containing hate speech” were delivered to three Orland Park homes Jan. 5, according to a statement from the village of Orland Park. A village spokeswoman confirmed the papers were KKK literature. “At this…

Police in suburban Orland Hills responded to a multi-vehicle accident that closed down a stretch of 159th Street Monday afternoon. According to authorities, police from Orland Hills and neighboring Orland Park responded to the crash just before 3 p.m. Monday. Police say that 159th Street will be closed between 88th Avenue and 91st Avenue for several hours as they investigate…

Two brothers were charged in connection with a burglary that happened in southwest suburban Orland Park. Evangelo Neofotistos, 32, and Peter Neofotistos were both charged with residential burglary, Orland Park police said. Peter, 35, was also charged with possession of a controlled substance. Officers responded Nov. 11 to the 8700 block of Henry Street where they found a washer and…

An Oak Forest man who worked at Sandburg High School in Orland Park has been charged with inappropriate contact with a child. Eric Kruger, 34, faces a felony charge of unlawful grooming after he allegedly sent “progressively inappropriate text messages” over several months to a minor who is not a student of the school, Orland Park police said in a…

Friends and loved ones gathered Tuesday to say goodbye to the teacher who was killed in the Orland Park accident. Funeral services were being held and NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the details.

A retired priest charged in a deadly hit-and-run that killed an Orland Park teacher as they left a Christmas party last week appeared in court Tuesday, the same day the beloved teacher is laid to rest. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has the latest details.

Fr. Paul Burak, 73, a retired pastor of St. Michael Parish in Orland Park, was charged with aggravated DUI and leaving the scene of an accident.

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Friends and family paid their respects to a suburban teacher killed in a hit-and-run incident. Educators united Monday to talk about the impact she had on her students. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

The retired priest charged with a deadly hit-and-run that killed one teacher and injured a second as they were leaving a Christmas party in Orland Park told police he “blacked out” before the crash, and didn’t know how it happened, court documents revealed. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

In court Saturday, prosecutors revealed the actions taken by the retired priest who has been accused in a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed one teacher and injured a second in Orland Park. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

The retired priest charged with a deadly hit-and-run that killed one teacher and injured a second as they were leaving a Christmas party in Orland Park told police he “blacked out” before the crash, and didn’t know how it happened, court documents revealed.  Rev. Paul Burak, 73, the retired pastor of St. Michael Parish in Orland Park, was charged with...

The retired priest charged in a deadly hit-and-run that killed a teacher leaving a Christmas party in Orland Park appeared in court Saturday as prosecutors revealed new details about the crime. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Authorities identified and charged a former priest Saturday in the deadly hit-and-run that killed one teacher and injured a second as they were leaving a Christmas party in Orland Park earlier this week, police said.

NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria has the latest on the fatal incident that took place Wednesday night at an Orland Park mall.

A suspect was in custody Friday night for the deadly hit-and-run that killed one  teacher and injured a second as they were leaving a Christmas party in Orland Park earlier this week, police said.  The incident took place at around 8 p.m. Wednesday night, according to police, who said the two women were walking out of the Square Celt Restaurant, located...

Police in Orland Park have launched a desperate search for the suspect in a hit-and-run who killed a teacher and injured a second while they were leaving a holiday party. NBC 5’s Michelle Relerford reports.

The search continued Friday for the driver who struck two teachers leaving a staff Christmas party in Orland Park earlier in the week, killing one and injuring the other. Lauren Petty reports.