Chief Mitchell R. Davis III, chief of police of the Hazel Crest Police Department, is the first Black president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police. Chief Davis began his career in law enforcement in Park Forest. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)
Chief Davis is the Association’s First Black President
Chief Mitchell R. Davis III, chief of police of the Hazel Crest Police Department, was installed Friday, April 30, 2021, as president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police. The ceremony occurred at Homewood-Flossmoor High School with family members and other chiefs from the south suburbs as special guests. Attendance was limited due to the pandemic.
When the COVID-19 pandemic along with the age of congregation members conspired to shutter the food pantry at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Springfield, a challenge was thrown down for someone to build a micropantry in its stead.
Don Ecklund, who had built the first Little Free Library at his home in Leland Grove and is the church s Habitat For Humanity representative, stepped up.
A couple of weeks ago as Ecklund was installing the micropantry designed to give people access to canned goods, box dinners and other food 24/7 he got a surprise visitor and a helping hand: Linda Justice, who sometimes attends the church and is homeless and lives out of her car.
By Jeremy Coumbes on February 25, 2021 at 9:06am
The South Jacksonville Police Department is adding to it’s ranks.
South Jacksonville PD is one of many departments across both the state and country facing issues with being understaffed and having difficulty finding new hire candidates.
Police Chief Eric Hansell updated the Village Board of Trustees during their committee of the whole meeting last night, that he has two new hires ready for Board approval.
Hansell says the two officers have previous law enforcement experience and should be ready to be out on the beat soon.
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We just hired two new guys. The first one is Andrew Fanshier, and he was hired as a full time employee. He has previous experience working for Beardstown P.D.and a little bit of experience working at Leland Grove, so he’s happy to be here. He’s doing well in his training program and should be ready to go on the road by himself in about a week or so.
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In recent months, Aaron Curtis didn’t always wear a mask in public, and he went with his wife to Springfield-area restaurants where people at nearby tables also weren’t wearing masks.
“He didn’t think it would happen to him,” Aaron’s wife, Dia Curtis, told The State Journal-Register.
Aaron, 46, a throat-cancer survivor, now struggles to find the strength to walk to the bathroom in his Waverly home. He s recovering from damaged lungs caused by a bout with COVID-19.
Aaron’s view of the virus changed after he spent almost three weeks last month in an intensive-care unit at Springfield’s HSHS St. John’s Hospital.