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12 | August 8, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie news
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Raymond Homolka convicted of
murdering his wife in Orland Park
Bill Jones, Editor
Raymond Homolka was
found guilty last week of
murdering his wife, Mary,
in 2017 at their Orland
Park home.
Judge Steven J. Rosenblum
convicted Homolka
on eight counts of murder
at the conclusion of a
trial at the Cook County
Courthouse for the Fifth
Municipal District in
Bridgeview.
Mary Homolka, 60,
was found dead Feb. 10,
2017, inside the garage
of the couple’s residence
at 14000 Sheri Lane, after
Orland Park police were
called there for a well-being
check. Her death was
ruled a homicide the following
day by the Cook
County Medical Examiner’s
Office, with a single
gunshot wound to the
head listed as the cause of
death.
Raymond Homolka,
then 60, was charged the
day of the ruling with
first-degree murder.
He is next to appear before
Judge Rosenblum on
Sept. 11, though a spokesperson
from the Cook
County State’s Attorney’s
Office said they are not
certain the sentencing will
take place that day.
Chicago Soldiers golf outing slated for Aug. 17
Submitted by Chicago
Soldiers
Chicago Soldiers has
selected Orland Park resident
Phil Bell as its 2019
recipient. United States
Army veteran Phil Bell
and his wife, Amy, live
in Orland Park with their
Raymond Homolkac. Photo submitted
three dogs. Phil was seriously
injured from an IED
blast in 2006. To this day,
Phil struggles from the
explosion with shrapnel
which heavily damaged
his body and caused brain
damage.
On Saturday, Aug. 19,
100 percent of the proceeds
from the annual
Chicago Soldiers golf
outing are to be given
to Phil.
Dan Drew, an Orland
Park resident and father
of four children, founded
Chicago Soldiers with his
wife, Janelle, in 2011.
Chicago Soldiers is a notfor-profit
organization.
The outing is set to begin
at 8 a.m. It is to be followed
by the Patriotic Party
at 1 p.m. It takes place
at Meadows Golf Course
in Blue Island
For more information,
visit www.ChicagoSol
diers.org.
Golf outing to raise funds for victims of domestic violence
Submitted by Crisis Center
for South Suburbia
On Tuesday, Aug. 13,
nonprofit Crisis Center
for South Suburbia is to
host the annual Dianne
Masters Cup Charity Golf
Outing at Silver Lake
Country Club in Orland
Park.
The event pays tribute
to the Crisis Center’s
founder, Dianne Masters,
who would have celebrated
her 73rd birthday last
month.
Masters established
a crisis hotline in the
kitchen of her home to
help victims of domestic
violence. In 1982, she lost
her life at the hands of her
husband, but those closest
to her strengthened their
resolve to continue the
mission.
Today, the organization,
which is celebrating
its 40th anniversary, continues
to honor Masters
legacy by partnering with
the community to provide
safety, strength and hope
to more than 2,000 victims
of domestic violence
each year.
In addition to a 9
a.m. shotgun start for
the 18-hole course, the
event also features an
afternoon 9-hole option
on Silver Lake’s Rolling
Hills. After golf,
guests can enjoy cocktails
and dinner, along
with raffles and auction
items.
To learn more about
the event visit crisisctr.
org/events/golf or contact
Lorri Nagle at (708) 429-
7255.
Silver Lake Country
Club is located at 14700
S. 82nd Ave. in Orland
Park.
The Crisis Center for
South Suburbia provides
free emergency shelter,
housing, counseling, advocacy,
outreach and prevention
services to adults
and children who are
victims of domestic violence.
For more information,
visit www.crisisctr.
org.
Police Reports
Retail employee’s sketchy
scanning allegedly leads to
theft of items by co-worker
Jasmina J. Edmond, 19,
of 354 Osage St. in Park
Forest, and Kendall K.
Pollard, 24, of 7420 Ridgefield
Lane in Tinley Park,
each were charged July
5 with one count of retail
theft after they allegedly
worked together to take
items valued at $378.77 at
a store where they worked
on Orland Park Place.
Edmond was working
the register when Pollard
approached it, police
said. On video, it appeared
items were not scanned
correctly, as some were
scanned and then deleted,
according to the report.
July 9
• The passenger-side rear
door handle of a 2017
Lexus NX was reportedly
removed from the vehicle
while it was parked
outside of Home Depot,
7300 W. 159th Street. It
was found on the ground
next to the driver’s side
of the vehicle, police said.
Video reportedly captured
another vehicle pulling
up alongside of the NX,
someone reaching out
from the driver’s side of
that vehicle and pull on
the door handle before
leaving.
July 4
• A female suspect reportedly
returned items valued
at $129.80 she grabbed
from the shelf at a store
at Orland Square. She reportedly
took the items
into a fitting room, and
then approached a register
to made the return. Security
sensors for the items
were found on a bench in
the fitting room after the
fact, police said. Police are
seeking the suspect.
July 3
• A woman reportedly returned
stolen items valued
at $164.43 for $190.34
(with tax) in store credit at
a business on Orland Park
Place. She did not have a
receipt but provided an Illinois
driver’s license with
a name redacted in the
report. The items were reported
stolen the day prior
at a store of the same brand
in Kildeer.
She then met another
woman inside of the store,
and the two selected items,
with the second woman
taking them into a dressing
room, concealing them in
a bag and leaving the store
without paying for the
items, police said.
Police reportedly are
seeking both suspects.
July 2
• Two tires and their rims
were reported stolen from
a 2019 Honda Civic CRX
Del Sol parked in a lot
outside of a dealership in
the 8300 block of 159th
Street. The rear quarter
panel of the vehicle also
was damaged from the vehicle
being placed on the
curb without wheels, police
said.
Editor’s note: The Orland
Park Prairie’s police reports
come from the Orland Park
Police Department. Anyone
listed in these reports is considered
to be innocent of all
charges until proven guilty in
a court of law.