Park Forest adopts less lethal guns for officer safety
Park Forest police adopt 12 gauge shotguns designated for bean bag rounds and a rubber projectile launcher to avoid close contact while controlling suspects. Training includes classroom work and Simunition drills to improve judgment and realism, with per officer costs around 25 dollars and equipment funded by drug seizures.
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Fleming
Mayaema
North America
Steve Ijames
Ijames
Springfield, Mo
Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
Calumet City
Rockford
Park Forest Police Department
West
Park Forest
Tom Fleming
Irons Oaks launches fundraising to build new center
The Irons Oaks Foundation seeks 300000 to finish a 700000 project at the 37 acre Olympia Fields preserve. Ground broken on Friday for a classroom and office building to host public seminars school groups and corporate retreats with a grand opening planned for Earth Day 2001.
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Irons Oaks Foundation
Irons Oaks
Vollmer Road
Olympia Fields
Dave Guritz
Guritz
Rho Oaks Capital Development Fund
George Scully
D Flossmoor
Kevin McCarthy
Debbie Halvorson
Dcrete
General Assembly
Sons of the Never Wrong
Elisabeth Ashe
Irwin Center
Ridge Road
Highland Avenue
Homewood
Iron Oaks
Frankfort and Matteson celebrate award winning bridges
Communities honor new bridges on Route 45 in Frankfort and on Interstate 57 in Matteson. The Frankfort pedestrian bridge won the National Steel Bridge Alliance prize in its special purpose category and is a finalist for the 2000 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards. A ribbon cutting in Matteson marks the dedication of the I-57 crossing with a 30 foot balloon and a 1:30 p.m. ceremony.
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Nebraska Street
Frankfort
Matteson
National Steel Bridge Alliance
Richton Park Considers Pool Help and New Committee
The Richton Park Village Board reviewed efforts to keep the community pool open after ownership shifted to Lakewood Homeowners Association. A new committee outlined fundraising and program plans, including reduced intro rates, private rentals, and transportation for seniors, with aims to break even this season.
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Richton Park
George Aquilla
Lakewood Homeowners Association
Lakewood Aqua Club
Margaret Biltgen
Libby
Gary Marquardt
Nancy Arriaga
Marguerite Frigo
Marlene Echman
Tina Polega
Lale Schram
Rosette McArdle
Kriss Roland
Carol Weisenberger
Gregg Spathis
Rick Reinbold
Spathis
Park and Recreation Department
Reinbold
Rich Township
Village approves landscaping contract for Old Plank Boulevard median
The board awarded Tree and Land Inc. a 44 233 80 landscaping contract along the Old Plank Boulevard median in Ridgeland Manor from Ridgeland Avenue to the subdivision’s east end. Work, featuring native plantings, is to be completed by June 1 amid ongoing Ridge land Manor development of 200 new homes.
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Tree and Land Inc
Old Plank Boulevard
Ridgeland Manor
Ridgeland Avenue
Coglianese
Tree and Land
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Tammie
Robert Milkowski
Iron Oaks Foundation
Ed Pilolla
Tammie Sloup
Illinois Department of Transportation
Raymond Rossi
205Th Street
Cicero
Central Avenues
Village Hall
Judy Haldane
George Sangmeister
Mokena
William Mahar
Rorland Park
Mark Stricker
Kirk Brown
IDOT
HNTB
Chicago
T.Y. Lin
Haldane
Lage Board of Trustees
Barclay & Associates
Jack Barclay
Patty Welsh
SSSRA
Welsh
DS Andrea Heating, Inc
Datia
Chicago Rd
Chicago Heights
the Star
Hollinger Interrinal Publication Park Forest
Star Publications
159Th St
Tinley Park
Larry A. Kelly
Franklin Shuftan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
U.S
U.S.P.S
Illinois
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