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🌱 Patch AM: 1,600 Citations, 3 DUI Arrests, 78 Other: Orland PD Releases Results Of Year's Worth Of Traffic Safety Pushes

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In today's newsletter:

  • Orland Park police reveal results of yearlong traffic crackdown
  • How you can chase the elf at Centennial Park this December

Also on today's calendar: Enjoy tapas and paella at home from Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! Order by 10am. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Friday: Clouds and sun with a shower, temps: high: 70, low: 57.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 1,600 Citations, 3 DUI Arrests, 78 Other: Orland PD Releases Results Of Year's Worth Of Traffic Safety Pushes (patch.com) — Orland Park drivers are seeing the impact of a yearlong traffic safety crackdown, with police issuing nearly 1,600 citations, three DUI arrests, and dozens of other arrests between October 2025 and September 2026. Funded through a statewide IDOT program, the campaigns targeted impaired, speeding, and distracted drivers to reduce serious crashes on local roads.
   

• Orland Park approves Catch the Elf run for December (southwestregionalpublishing.com) — Orland Park's village board has approved the Catch the Elf 5K and 10K, set for Dec. 16 at Centennial Park with a kids race, Santa visit, and charity toy drive. Runners will try to beat a head-start "elf," with proceeds supporting the local Toy Box Children's Charity and prizes for top finishers.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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