Palos Lions Club 1st Responder 2022 Award Recipient:

Palos Park Police Investigator Ross Chibe

We recognize a truly a Top Cop! Investigator Ross Chibe.

Officer Ross Chibe is an inspiring member of the Palos Park Police Department. Ross began his career at 14 years old as a cadet, then a front desk clerk, and a part-time police officer. Ross has been a full-time officer for over 10 years, and while working full time obtained his bachelor’s degree from Lewis University.

Police Commissioner Dan Polk said, “Ross’ dedication as an officer and investigator is the model of a professional, working every single sensitive case, one at a time, with the victim, the suspect, and States Attorneys. Ross goes above and beyond his responsibilities, making certain each case gets that attention to detail and excellence. His willingness to jump in wherever he can is evident, but also evident is the high quality of his

work. Through his passion, work ethic, moral integrity and willingness to help others, Ross Chibe embodies the mission and values of the Palos Park Police Department. He is a leader in making our community safer for everyone."

Ross has not only investigated many identify thefts, credit card frauds, thefts, batter and robbery cases, but he has also served on the FBI South R/A (Orland Park) Violent Crimes Task Force and the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) Mobile Field Force response team. Ross’ team effort approach, by involving many officers, helps them learn and fine tune skills like interviewing techniques, computer forensics and cell pings, phone records and statements that help develop evidence.

Ross works with a number of agencies on various task forces: The Southwest Major Crimes Trask Force, Southwest Major Case Unit,5th District Detectives group, the United States Department of Justice, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force under the direction of the Cook County State’s Office.

Commissioner Dan Polk noted, “When you put on your uniform and you take that oath, you are a hero.” Congratulations, Office Chibe, on this well deserved honor.

VILLAGE OF PALOS PARK: PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE

The Village of Palos Park is seeking to fill a Maintenance I or Maintenance II level position, depending on experience and qualifications. The full-time position is with the Streets Division of the Public Works Department. CDL required within 6 months of hiring. Hourly salary range for position is $18.00 to $25.00 per hour. Send resume and cover letter to Village of Palos Park, Public Works Department, 8999 West 123^rd Street, Palos Park, Illinois 60464 or via email to info@palospark.org.

Wu’s Parking Lot Expansion: At the October Plan Commission meeting this request was continued to the next meeting. The Public Hearing for this item will be on the Plan Commission meeting agenda for November 17, 2022. More information about the request can be found online here: http://www.palospark.org/459/Development-Projects

As a reminder, Village code prohibits the burning of leaves and landscape waste within the boundaries of the Village. Yard waste will continue to be picked up by Republic Services until the last garbage pick up in November. If you need yard waste stickers to clearly identify your can as yard waste, stickers are available at the Village Hall. Stickers are not required on brown paper lawn bags. 

Below is a detour map for the anticipated road closure at the intersection of 127^th Street and Route 83 between Friday 11/04/22 and Friday 11/18/22. While this is not in Palos Park, many residents may drive through the area.

The Palos Park Police Cadet Annual Food Drive

The Palos Park Police Cadet program will once again be holding their Annual Holiday Food Drive. They are looking for donations of non-perishable foods such as canned goods or boxed goods.

The cadets will accept donations at several locations throughout Palos Park. They will accept donations now through January 1 2023. All donations will go to the area Food Pantries.

To request a pick-up or more information, please call (708) 671-3770. Thanks in advance for helping to make this year’s Food Drive a successful one. 

Palos Park Police Cadet Food Drive 2022 - Food Drive drop off sites:

• Palos Park Recreation Center - 8901 W. 123rd
• Palos Park Library - 12330 Forest Glen Blvd
• Palos Park Metra Station - 12200 S. 82nd
• Village of Palos Park Kaptur Administrative Center - 8999 W. 123rd

The Village chipping service has been completed for the year. The service will begin again in April. Thank you to our hardworking public works crew for another successful chipping season.

Yard waste through Republic Services will continue on your regular garbage day until the November 25 & 26 pickup. Thank you!

Mail In Ballots and Early Voting

For the November 8 Gubernatorial Election, traditional Early Voting is now taking place from October 24 – November 7. The closest early voting locations in our area are the Palos Heights Recreation Center (6601 W. 127th Street) or Orland Township (14807 Ravinia Avenue). Additional early voting locations and hours can be found here.

Comcast in the Village

UPDATE: OCTOBER 14, 2022

Comcast is continuing their expansion into Palos Park. They have been working to remove old equipment and install new. The grid above shows the areas where they are installing their system. This does not include connection to homes as of yet. We will continue to update residents as we receive information from Comcast.

Subject: Comcast is turning Palos Park into a “Gig City”

Comcast has announced plans to expand its network into Palos Park. When the expansion is complete, all of Comcast’s Xfinity Internet plans will be available here. Xfinity Internet can deliver residential download speeds up to 1.2 Gbps. The network expansion will also bring Comcast’s other residential services, from Xfinity Mobile and Xfinity TV to Xfinity Voice (home phone) and Xfinity Home (home security), to Palos Park as well. Comcast Business‘ suite of connectivity, communications, networking, cybersecurity, wireless and managed solutions will also be available when the expansion is complete.

The expansion project is expected to begin in October. We’ll provide updates on the project’s progress and let you know when services become available.

For more information visit our website.