A duck calmy glides across the waters at Lake Katherine Nature Center Wednesday afternoon.

The Village of Palos Park held their first of two electronic recycling days on Aug. 20. Residents dropped off boxes of old computers, televisions and other assorted dust collectors. A special thanks to the volunteers for taking my old television and junior high-era boombox of my hands. The next electronic recycling day will be on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kaptur Administration Center. The program is sponsored by the village and the Palos-Orland Conservation Committee.  Wanted: Computers and parts, Monitors, Peripherals-Mice Keyboards, Printers, Fax machines, Scanners , …

Chris Hughes was sworn in as a new sergeant with the Palos Park Police Department at the Village Council meeting on Aug. 8. Hughes has been a full time officer with the department since 2004. Read more about his background and career.

Boys Scouts from Palos Heights Troop 729 returned July 31 from a 12 day, 100 mile wilderness backpacking adventure at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.  Philmont Scout Ranch, a national Boy Scout High Adventure base, is comprised of 215 square miles of rugged mountain wilderness in the Sangre de Cristo range of the Rocky Mountains.  One of the highlights of the trip was ascending Baldy Mountain, which reaches an elevation of 12,441 feet.  Training for the hike began in the spring. 

Durward Fagan was born on August 8, 1911 in Missouri. He was born before World War I broke out, before the Titanic sank and before the Panama Canal was opened.  Fagan received a civil engineering degree from the University of Missouri and moved to the Chicago area in 1934. He has lived in Palos Heights since 1940 and was a founding member of the Palos United Methodist Church. He has a love of antique cars and still toils away in his workshop building furniture and birdhouses.  Fagan has two children, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

The temperatures might have hit triple digits Thursday, but the Palos Heights Classic Car Event still managed to bring out the crowds.  Hundreds of unique cars lined Harlem Avenue as locals gawked at the rides while listening to live music and sampling bites from local vendors.  Check Palos Patch later today for full coverage of the action. 

The Palos Area Chamber of Commerce has organized a sidewalk sale in Palos Heights and Palos Park on July 14 - 16. The event features local shops offering deals and sidewalk displays. Each day there is a different activity for kids at the municipal parking lot on 122nd Street and Harlem Avenue. Visit or event calendar for more information about the featured activities.

The last day of the Palos Hills Friendship Fest is today, Sunday July 10, from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. The fest, located at 10900 S. 88th Ave., features carnival rides, art and craft booths, a petting zoo, live entertainment and much more. A fireworks display will take pace tonight at dusk.

Palos Park was a very different place in 1921. Bob DeNovo would know. DeNovo, 90, was born on June 6, 1921, in Palos Park and has called it home ever since. The community has grown and expanded around him. Throughout the years DeNovo has been a connection to the historical past of a suburb that can trace its roots back centuries.  It was in 1952 that DeNovo ran into a burning home to try and save a young girl. Her death would spur DeNovo on to help set up the first fire department in the village. On Monday, the Palos Park Mayor John Mahoney honored DeNovo with a proclamation celebrating his …

If you sell it for a $1, they will come. Jimmy John's in Palos Heights had a consistently long line today as the chain sandwich shop celebrated its customers by offering seriously discounted sandwiches. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Palos Heights residents and local workers on their lunch breaks braved the puddles to get their hand on some cheap eats.

If you saw a group of yellow-shirted runners making their way down Harlem Avenue followed by a few police vehicles, you probably wondered what all the fuss was about. Well, the fuss was about raising money and awareness for the Special Olympics Illinois. On June 8 the Palos Heights Police Department participated in the Torch Run that saw law enforcement officers across the state taking on various legs of the relay all leading up to the Summer Games in Normal. Over the past 25 years, the Law Enforcement Torch Run has raised over $22 million for Special Olympics Illinois. The Palos Heights …

The Palos Heights Farmers Market kicked off today in its new location at the municipal parking lot on Harlem Avenue and 122nd Street. Thunderstorms kept the customers away as rain poured throughout most of the morning. The Farmers Market will be held every Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the summer. Maybe next week will bring better weather.

The Palos Park Village Council recognized two new Eagle Scouts at Monday's meeting. Timothy Mazies (left), a senior at Brother Rice, and Drew Stoffel (right), a senior at Stagg, recently reached the Boy Scout's highest rank. They are the fourth and fifth scouts honored in recent months by Palos Park.

The sun sets on a beautiful spring day as the waters of Lake Katherine in Palos Heights serenely flow. If you ahve a photo you think should be featured as the Snaphot of th eDay send it to DanielL@patch.com

A municipal parking lot in Palos Heights is currently under construction on Harlem Avenue and 122nd Street. The lot is scheduled to be the site of the Farmers Market which starts up again on Wednesday, May 25. The lot will feature several planters and provide additional parking to those looking to shop along the Harlem Avenue business district. It will also be home to a mosaic mural that will be installed this summer.