PHOTOS: 2024 Orland Township Pet-Palooza
Thousands, including pets of all stripes, filled the area around the Orland Township offices Sept. 21 for Pet-Palooza. Organizers also took time to remember one of their own, who spent countless hours on the annual event.
2024 Orland Township Pet-Palooza
Roy DiGangi of Band Sundance dresses in the spirit of Pet-Palooza.
2024 Orland Township Pet-Palooza
Jim Rallis of Band Sundance and a longtime music director at Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School in Orland Hills, belts out a tune at Pet-Palooza on Sept. 21 in Orland Park.
2024 Orland Township Pet-Palooza
Visitors sample the fare — and make donations — at Pet-Palooza.
2024 Orland Township Pet-Palooza
Not every superhero had paws at Pet-Palooza.
2024 Orland Township Pet-Palooza
The plastic pool area was a popular spot for hot dogs at Pet-Palooza.
2024 Orland Township Pet-Palooza
Visitors ride a train throughout Pet-Palooza.
2024 Orland Township Pet-Palooza
The memory of Orland Township staff member Robin Kassis was strong at Pet-Palooza.
2024 Orland Township Pet-Palooza
Bobby Sianis of Bobby’s Ultimate Dog Training may have the world’s biggest parrot-wannabe on his shoulder as Lillith climbed on board.
2024 Orland Township Pet-Palooza
Lizards and other exotic animals also enjoyed Pet-Palooza.
2024 Orland Township Pet-Palooza
Orland Township Supervisor Paul O’Grady poses with Zeus and owners Ray and Laura Pohl. Zeus won the inaugural SuPETvisor of the Year in 2023.
Sonya Sgrignoli is a Moraine Valley nursing student who was on hand Sept. 23 for an announcement that the college will receive $1.5 million from the state to help expand its health-care programs.
The state has a record setter in golf, and he is in the Southland’s back yard. New Lenox Liberty eighth-grader Logan Kelley won the Illinois Elementary School Association state championship in golf.
New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann wants it both ways. On one hand, he said it’s “incredibly important” for the town to keep its charm and small-town feel.
A bird has been spotted in Will County for the first time and photographed in and around the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Hadley Valley Preserve.
Emily Hasan was blue. The senior defensive specialist/libero for Sandburg’s girls volleyball team dressed as a Smurf for the team's first Fashion Show and Raffle fundraiser.
It all started 14 years ago with mobility-improving surgical rehab for Jake, the senior Golden Retriever. That's when Tom and Jill Kress became clients of Dr. Erin O’Connor, owner of Vitality Chiropractic Center.
The 2024 Orland Township Pet-Palooza found temperatures in the 90s. Hot dogs — and cats — joined thousands of humans during the animal-themed event.
The 10th annual Orland Township Pat-Palooza Sept. 24 filled the area around the township offices with fun, food and pets. It also helped fill …
Nearly 2,500 attendees put on the dog — and cat — for Orland Township’s 11th annual pet fair and fundraiser, Pet-Palooza.
