Work required to win reaccreditation for the East Dundee Police Department’s through the Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation Program began today, authorities said.
The evaluation will take a look at every element of the department’s policies and treatments, management, operations and assistance services, according to a town press release.
The department received its preliminary state accreditation in 2019, and should go through the assessment procedure every 4 years in order to maintain it, the release said. Nearly 70 locations should satisfy or surpass the state program’s requirements or requirements.
For more info on the procedure, go to https://www.ilchiefs.org/ileap-illinois-law-enforcement-accreditation-program-.
Local and nationwide history will be the subject of a number of programs and occasions being held at the Gail Borden Public Library in downtown Elgin today and next. They consist of:
- “Elgin in the 1920s”: Elgin historian Jerry Turnquist will discuss life in the city throughout the roaring ‘20s from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 24.
- “‘I Have a Dream’ 60 Years Later”: Elgin homeowners Willard “Duly” Dulabaum and Howard Royer will discuss participating in Martin Luther King Jr.’s most popular speech Aug. 28, 1963, in Washington, D.C., from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28.
- “Duncan Hines: More Than Cake Mix”: Writer and history lover Amy Gail Hansen will provide an extensive take a look at the life of Duncan Hines, a Chicago-based taking a trip salesperson whose name ended up being associated with boxed cake mix, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29.
To register to participate in any or all of the programs, go to gailborden.info/register, call 847-429-4597 or register face to face at any library branch. The downtown library is at 270 N. Grove Ave.
South Elgin-based not-for-profit Forever Home Dog Rescue will hold its “Dog Days” fundraising event from twelve noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at Rosie O’Hare’s Public House, 702 Water St., East Dundee.
The afternoon will include live music from John Babin and a number of raffles, according to Rosie O’Hare’s Facebook page. Donations of money, gas present cards, dog harnesses, leashes, family pet toys, Purina lamb and rice adult dog food and Purina tender and crispy puppy food are being looked for.
For more info, go to www.foreverhomedogrescueil.org and Rosie O’Hare’s Facebook page or call 847-426-1116.
