Police department seeks approval of peer agency
A team of assessors from the Fairfax, Va.-based Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, or CALEA, arrived in Hanover Park earlier this week to take a thorough look at the Hanover Park Police Department.
CALEA is examining all aspects of the department's policy and procedures, management, operations and support services. Three out-of-state law enforcement practitioners will review documents, conduct interviews and visit officers and other places where compliance can be witnessed.
The voluntary process is a highly prized recognition of professional excellence in the law enforcement field.
To gain accredited status, Hanover Park police have to comply with 446 standards in areas including traffic operations; prisoner and court-related activities; relationships with other agencies; and organization, management and administration.
Residents can still comment on the department's ability to meet the standards for accreditation by writing to: CALEA, 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA, 22030-2215. For more information, call CALEA at (800) 368-3757.
Kid stuff: The Streamwood Park District will host a Children's Clothing, Toy & Equipment Resale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Park Place Gym, 550 S. Park Blvd., Streamwood.
There will be bargains on fall and winter clothing for sizes newborn and larger, maternity items, strollers, car seats, high chairs, swings, toys, books, games, videos and more.
A second date is already scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 8 at the same location.
You can still donate lightly used items to the park district for these two fundraisers for Kids' Place. Call (630) 483-3011 for more information.
Babysitting will be available on both dates of the sale.
Primp for a good cause: The Bartlett Veterans Memorial Foundation and Mario Tricoci salons have teamed for a Spa & Share fundraiser Sept. 10 to Sept. 12.
Ten percent of every sale at the salons, whether it's a service, product or gift certificate, will go toward the funding of a veterans memorial at Stearns and Bartlett roads.
To participate, you must print a voucher from the home page of the village of Bartlett's Web site. Go to www.village.bartlett.il.us.
Hanover Park hero: The Illinois Health Care Association and the Illinois Council on Long Term Care recently named Jose Bardales of Hanover Park a "hero" in long-term care.
Bardales, a certified nursing assistant at Alden Poplar Creek Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Hoffman Estates, was recognized for positively impacting the facility's quality of life, as well as his commitment to serving the needs of the patients, residents and their families. Bardales is one of about 100 individuals in the state honored as part of National Nursing Home Week. He received a certificate of recognition.