Tag: Elmwood Park

Elmwood Park Crackdown on holiday traffic.

| December 26, 2012 | 0 Comments

Elmwood Park Police Department launches holiday traffic enforcement crackdown Checkpoint to focus on impaired driving, seat belt enforcement (Elmwood Park, Illinois) – The Elmwood Park Police Department Officers will conduct a series of saturation patrols until January 1, 2013. The saturation patrols are designed to reduce traffic crashes and the liability associated with the violations of vehicular safety […]

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Village President Pete Silvestri of Elmwood Park won’t seek re-election

| December 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

Elsie Sutter to retire after 22 years as Village Clerk ELMWOOD PARK –  Elmwood Park Village President Pete Silvestri has announced that he will not run for re-election in 2013. Silvestri, who is also a Cook County Commissioner, will leave after 24 years in office. His last day as Village President will be May 6, 2013. “After […]

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ELMWOOD PARK HOLIDAY LIGHTING CEREMONY DECEMBER 1ST!

| November 29, 2012 | 0 Comments

Elmwood Park Holiday Lighting Ceremony set for Dec. 1st Elmwood Park Civic Chorus to lead carols ELMWOOD PARK – Elmwood Park will herald the season with a Holiday Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, December 1st at 6 p.m. The event will take place in Central Park at 75th and Fullerton Avenues. “This is a joyous event,” […]

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HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS from Elmwood Park Police

| October 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

Village offers Trick-or-Treating safety tips, Halloween party Final Farmers Market of the year set for Sunday ELMWOOD PARK, IL — Elmwood Park Police have released a Halloween safety guide to help ensure that families experience a fun and safe holiday. Consistent with prior years, the Elmwood Park Police Department will assign extra officers the evening […]

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Elmwood Park Village Board Approves Flood Mitigation Plan

| October 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

Village Board unanimously approves flood mitigation plan Project to move forward with planning and design ELMWOOD PARK – The Elmwood Park Village board voted unanimously this week to adopt a resolution to approve a momentous flood mitigation plan.  The resolution accepts the preliminary engineering plan and allows engineers to begin their detailed planning and design […]

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Old Presbyterian Church site to become Centennial Park

| October 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

Park will commemorate Elmwood Park’s upcoming 100th anniversary ELMWOOD PARK, IL – Elmwood Park Trustees voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to enter into a contract for the demolition of the old Elmwood Park Presbyterian Church at 7600 W. Armitage Ave. This is the first step in the plan to turn the site into the […]

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Elmwood Park Neighbors Petition to Remove Intersection Camera

| September 29, 2012 | 0 Comments

Hundreds rally behind the Elmwood Park Voice Party’s calls to remove the Red Speed camera. Citing a lack of safety studies and conflicting and inaccurate data from the Village, the Elmwood Park Voice Party has gathered nearly 1,000 signatures to have the Red Speed camera removed from the Grand and 76th Avenue intersection. “Village officials […]

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Police Blotter – September, 2012

Police Blotter – September, 2012

| September 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

FRANKLIN PARK KIDNAPPING – At approximately 3:34 a.m. Sunday August 5, 2012 a 26 year old female was walking home in the area of Fullerton and Lincoln when a vehicle pulled up alongside her and questioned if she needed help. The vehicle was driven by the suspect Jesus M Cano, 37 years old, who resides […]

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In Case You Missed It… August 2012

| August 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

Quigley Calls for Conversation on Gun Control Recently, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement, encouraging his colleagues in Congress to open a dialog and find the common ground on gun policy: “Six people were shot inside of fifteen minutes in Chicago last night. Seven victims were killed last weekend, with dozens more […]

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