Orland Park, IL – The Orland Park Police Animal Control Division has issued an advisory to local residents regarding the increasing presence of coyotes in the area and offered safety tips. According to information from the Urban Coyote Research Project, coyotes have been a part of the Orland Park ecosystem since the late 1970s, utilizing railroad tracks as pathways to the south suburbs of Chicago. The coyote population is on the rise, partly due to the lack of natural predators and the protection offered to them under Illinois state law.