He was thinking of a career as a carpenter.
His mother, Rosemary, had other ideas. She saw an ad in a newspaper in 1986 that the Village of Orland Park was looking for police officers to serve the growing community. She even filled out an application for him and coaxed him to attend an orientation.
Well, 35 years later, Keating, 56, was sworn in as the Village of Mokenaâs new police chief in April, replacing the retired Steve Vaccaro and taking the reins from Interim Chiefs Tim McCarthy and Randal Stumpf.
Rosemary Keating died in 1998, and Keating praises her nudging him into law enforcement.
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ORLAND PARK, IL An East Chicago man suspected of stealing rims from an Orland Park Discount Tire store was charged with burglary Wednesday after being arrested several miles away in Lake County, Indiana.
Gregory McDaniel, 61, was arrested in Indiana on a $100,000 warrant, authorities said in a news release. On Wednesday, he was taken to Orland Park Police Department, where he was charged with burglary and fleeing and eluding a peace officer, along with traffic charges.
Police said they were called to the tire store in the 9400 block of 159th Street on April 21. When they arrived, officers found a man near an open trailer that had been used to store products.
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MOKENA, IL The Mokena Village Board has appointed a new police chief for the village. After a nationwide search, John Keating has been appointed as chief of police, starting May 10.
In the meantime, Commander Randal Stumpf will serve as interim chief of police, after the Mokena Village Board appointed him to the position at its Monday meeting. Tim McCarthy had been serving as interim chief for the past several months, but his last day with the village was Monday, board documents state.
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