Recap of Top Summer News Stories of 2024 – Chicago Southland

Published: 30 September 2024
Written by Stephanie Pyrzynski
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Categories: Chicago Southland, Tinley Park News

Summer 2024 has been really interesting locally here in Chicagoland. And with the unusually persistent temperate weather finally letting up as we enter the month of October, this felt like the perfect moment to recap all the top stories you may have missed.

Whether you’ve been away on a long trip since school let out—or simply enjoying being present in the real world, these are the stories you want to take a look at.

May 2024’s Top Chicago Southland Stories

  1. Litigious Tinley Park Resident Eberhardt Stopped
  2. South Side Podcast Wins Peabody & Pulitzer – May 6, 2024
  3. DuPage Forest Preserve on Colbert – May 9, 2024
  4. Slammers Open up at Home – May 10, 2024
  5. Northern Lights – May 10
  6. Sugar Ray performing at Pierogi Fest – May 10, 2024
  7. New: Bengston SummerFest – May 10, 2024
  8. Museum of Science and Industry Name and Logo Change
  9. Tinley Middle School Tuba Player at Sox Game
  10. 1st International Celebration at Millennium Elementary
  11. New Tinley Park Life Amplified Community Art Design By Artist Gabby Ciuteikis
  12. Flossmoor in Chicago Mag
  13. Frankie’s Ristorante Expands Patio – May 17, 2024

  14. Gas ‘n Wash, Orland Bakery, and More Start Construction At La Grange Rd and 183rd
  15. Renovations of Stone Park Approved, Scheduled To Begin In Fall (2024)
  16. Southland Tourism Showcase Event – May 23, 2024
  17. Track: Tinley Park Hurdler Gabby Graham Wins State Title
  18. Visit Chicago Southland President Jim Garrett Retires
  19. Joliet Star Wars Day
  20. Rare Blue Eyed Cicada Spotted at Orland Grassland
  21. Village of Prland Park Receives Local Tourism Grant to Promote Centennial Park West Concerts – May 29, 2024
  22. Largest Water Park in Illinois Reopens – May 30, 2024

June 2024’s Top Chicago Southland Stories

  1. Highway Noise Bill Legislation Passes – July 1, 2024
  2. Smokey Robinson rescheduled concert to July in New Lenox Due to Weather
  3. Calumet Fisheries Reopens After Being Closed More Than Six Months
  4. Netflix Original Movie “The Michael Airhart Story” Highlights Taste For The Homeless Founder
  5. Founder of Chicagoland Angelo Caputo’s Fresh Markets Passes Away
  6. Visit Chicago Southland Appoints Mary Patchin as new President & CEO
  7. Brass Tracks Jazz Orchestra to North & Maple Weekly Residency
  8. TNT Dance Moves To New Space
  9. Will County Forest Preserve Board Invests $50 Million For Preservation, Restoration
  10. 1st Ever Tinley Park Green Awards Announced – June 11, 2024
  11. Six Flags and Cedar Fair Merge
  12. Jack in the Box Restaurants Coming To Countryside, Lake in the Hills, Tinley Park, Carol Stream, Naperville, Plainfield and New Lenox
  13. Joliet Plans Downtown Revitalization with City Square, Chicago Street Improvements and More
  14. New Kids On the Block Band Open Tour in Tinley Park

July 2024’s Top Chicago Southland Stories

  1. Lincoln Way D210 Superintendent Walks Free Due To Health Issues – June 28, 2024
  2. Kim Kislowski Named Executive VP of Chicago Southland Visitors Center and Toursim Bureau
  3. Nearly Three-Dozen Chicago-Area Mariano’s, Jewel Stores Sold in Kroger-Albertson’s Merger Quest
  4. Largest Property Tax Increase In 30 Yeara, South Suburbs and South Side Get Brunt – July 7, 2024
  5. Choose Chicago Celebrates Historic Route 66 in New Marketing Campaign
  6. Long Vacant New Lenox Spot Sold – July 17, 2024
  7. Legendary Oak Park Comedian Bob Newhart Passes at 94
  8. Portillo’s Annoucnes Location Coming to Orland Park by 2025
  9. First Tornado In Downtown Chicago Since 1876 – July 19, 2024
  10. Mom Sues Park District and Village of Tinley 1 Year After Child Drowned at White Water Canyon
  11. Southwest Suburb Natives Head To Paris Olympics
    • Orland Park Native Evita Griskenas
    • Riverside Native Dana Rettke
    • Palos Heights Native Ryan Murphy
  12. Tinley Park Legend Patrick E. Rea Passes – July 27, 2024
    • “Lifelong resident, friend, trustee and clerk of Tinley Park died this morning……Patrick E. Rea. Retired Brigadier General from US Army, 40+ years trustee and clerk of Tinley Park, Grand Master of the Knights Templar, philanthropist, and, most importantly, a friend to many people worldwide.” — Ed Zabrocki, Mayor of Tinley Park
  13. Quantum Computing Heads to U.S. Steel South Works Site
  14. Tinley Park Family Band Member and Music Educator Jenny Ketchmark-Liska Passes, 44

August 2024’s Top Chicago Southland Stories

  1. Blues Brothers Convention Dedicated to Belushi Widow Judy
  2. Underground Railroad Project Tell Stories of Freedom Seekers Through Northwest Indiana – August 5, 2024
  3. New Location For Crisis Center of South Suburbia – August 7, 2024
  4. Valporaiso’s Kin Khao Thai & Sushi Featured on America’s Best Restaurants – August 7, 2024
  5. IVF Legislation Passed By Hastings – August 3, 2024
  6. Edwards Realty Announces 140,000+ sqft Downtown Orland Park Project – August 10, 2024
  7. Forest Preserve Board Approves Key Acquisition To Expand McKinley Woods – August 9, 2024
  8. Frankfort Spirits Co-Founder Designs Chicago Glass For Belgian Beer Company Duvel – August 14, 2024
  9. Timbers Cemetery Haunted House Announced 2024 As Last Halloween – August 15, 2024
  10. Tinley Park Library Announced Renovation After 20 years – August 20, 2024
  11. La Grange Park Waiola Redesign Set – Augst 21, 2024
  12. Doyle Constructed Amazon Fresh Finally Opens – August 22, 2024
  13. New Sierra Store in Tinley Park Brookside Marketplace Opens – August , 2024
  14. Sultan Sweets Shop Opens In Homer Glen – August 28, 2024
  15. LGM Balloon Decor, LLC Selected As Part Of Team That Creates Balloon drops at the Democratic National Convention

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