thereafter, Z. Erol Smith was elected its first mayor and was re-elected three times, serving until 1973. In 1965, a group of scholars met in Palos Heights to discuss the need for a contemporary translation of the Bible. The necessity of the project was agreed upon, and shortly thereafter, the New International Version (NIV) was initiated in Palos Heights. Notable people Brian Bogusevic, outfielder with Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs Peter Brown, singer-songwriter, co-wrote Madonna's "Material Girl", was raised in Palos Heights Kendall Coyne Schofield, ice hockey Olympic gold medallist and forward with the PWHPA David Dombrowski, president, CEO, and general manager of Boston Red Sox Brendan Houlihan, former member of the Cook County Board of Review Jim Hughes, pitcher with Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox Arlene Kotil, professional baseball player Jennifer Lien, actress (Star Trek: Voyager) Christine Magnuson, two-time Olympic swimming medalist Ryan Murphy, USA Olympic swimmer Ed Olczyk, member of USA hockey team at 1984 Olympics, NHL player, coach and broadcaster Tony Pashos, retired professional football player Quentin Richardson, forward and guard with the Miami Heat Herb Schumann, former Cook County commissioner Robin Tunney, actress (The Craft, The Mentalist) Transportation Palos Heights has a station on Metra's SouthWest Service, which provides daily rail service between the village of Manhattan and Chicago Union Station. Palos Heights is served by three Pace bus routes. References External links City of Palos Heights official website Cities in Illinois Chicago metropolitan area Cities in Cook County, Illinois Populated places established in 1959 1959 establishments in Illinois