Crime & Safety

SUV Crashes into Palos Heights Rec Building

The rec center will stay open, according to a report.

A Lemont man was hospitalized as a precaution Monday morning after his SUV smashed through the Palos Heights Recreation Department building on 127th Street.

The recreation center will stay open despite the damage, Sun-Times Media reports.

Police and firefighters were on scene at about 9 a.m. The SUV when it crashed through a brick wall near one corner of the building.

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No one was inside the room when the accident happened.

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