th through the 18
th. The event was cancelled last year due to COVID-19, and one of the driving factors in that move was a concern over acquiring state approval for shutting down a portion of the highway through Fairfield. This year, committee member Brad Jesop says the state has indicated a street closure shouldn’t be an issue. Anyone wanting information on booth rentals should call the Greater Fairfield Chamber of Commerce Office at 842-6116, and anyone wanting street rental information should call 599-2865.
The Greater Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Golf Scramble on May 21
st. Lunch, prepared by Big Boy Catering, will be served at noon, and the scramble itself will have a tee time of 1. Teams will consist of up to four players at a cost of $250. Registration forms must be returned to the Chamber by 3 this afternoon.
A law enforcement coalition of the Illinois Sheriff’s Association, Chiefs of Police, Fraternal Order of Police, and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 have issued a statement opposing a proposed House Bill calling for sweeping and unfunded police reform. The coalition says it wants to make the profession more transparent and accountable, but the proposed bill is not the way to make the changes. A copy of the coalition’s statement and a 15-point plan of its own can be found in the following file: LE-Coalition-fact-sheet-for-MEMBERS-FINAL-1-4-2021
39-year-old Jason C. Hatrak was taken to Fairfield Memorial Hospital yesterday and issued a notice to appear in court for a charge of criminal damage to property over $500. He is accused of leaving his vehicle in the middle of a county highway due to a lack of gas, causing an accident, and kicking the door of a Cisne resident’s vehicle.