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editorial@mysuburbanlife.com VILLA PARK t’s been a long time coming, and now the Villa Park Fire Department’s new fire engine is ready for duty. The engine is scheduled to begin service Aug. 14 after arriving at the department in early July. Fire Chief Ron Rakosnik said it was “long overdue,” and after undergoing training on the new engine during the past month, the firemen are very excited to put it into use. “This is tremendous for our village; it was very much needed,” he said. “The guys deserve this, and our residents deserve this, too. As a chief, you fight to make your guys safe, so we try to get them the best equipment.” The new engine was paid for largely with a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant. The village was awarded the $432,000 grant in July 2014. Rakosnik said the cost of the engine was $522,000, so the village contributed about $90,000. The new engine replaced the village’s 26-year-old engine, which was donated to the University of Illinois’ fire academy for training purposes. “The old one didn’t have air bags or very many safety features, so this new one makes our firefighters safe and it’s more reliable,” Rakosnik said.
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin talks with Villa Park firefighters Aug. 7 after taking a tour of the Villa Park station and riding on the new fire engine.
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Rakosnik said the new engine has airbags, LED lighting, air conditioning, nicer seating, more compartments and a different pumping mechanism, and it carries paramedic equipment. “It’s also 3 feet longer and 1 foot wider. It has better brakes, better turning radius and is just a much safer piece of equipment,” he said. “It also helps our guys get to their calls quicker, and they know it’s a more reliable vehicle.” Village President Deb Bullwinkel said U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, and U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, were instrumental in helping Villa Park get the grant. Durbin was in Villa Park on Aug. 7 to see firsthand what the grant was
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used for. He even went for a ride on the engine. “It was really nice he stopped by, and he was very impressed with the engine,” Bullwinkel said. “Sen. Durbin is a big supporter of first responders, and it’s a real pleasure when folks who facilitated the grant are able to talk to the chief and staff and see the impact of the grant. They see the end results and how the money was spent.” Bullwinkel also worked on the grant along with the fire department and was “over the moon” when she found out Villa Park would receive the funds, she said. “Federal grant funds are hard to come by, and this grant covered the lion’s share of the costs and really helped a lot,” Bullwinkel said. “It’s nice to know Villa Park is on the radar. We deserve new equipment just as much as other municipalities.”
This isn’t the first time the fire department applied for the FEMA grant. It applied in 2012 and didn’t get it. Rakosnik said they reworked the wording in the application and reapplied at the end of 2013. “We had a lot of equipment that needed to be replaced,” he said. “Now we’re on a schedule to replace our vehicles. We’re replacing our ambulances every nine years and our fire engines every 21 years.” Bullwinkel said Villa Park residents are excited about the new engine. It arrived just in time for the village’s Fourth of July Parade, and the fire department was able to show it off. “It’s been fun talking with the residents and hearing how proud they are. Our fire department has great community support,” she said. “It was fun to introduce the engine at the parade. It was highly anticipated.”
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News to your phone Visit http://shawurl.com/ texts to sign up for news and weather text alerts from Suburban Life. The parking lot currently has 537 spaces, and the Metra station serves about 1,200 people a day, Heniff said. Discussions surrounding the project started about a year ago, and the property at 70 St. Charles Road was acquired in December, he said. Prep work and construction began this month. Heniff said there won’t be any street closures, but the sidewalk on the south side of Bill Ackerman - backerman@shawmedia.com St. Charles Road will be closed. He expects the project to be Traffic on St. Charles Road between Main and Charlotte streets is restricted to one lane in each direction as completed late this year. construction workers dig a trench Aug. 12 as part of the Hammerschmidt Lot expansion project in Lombard.
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LOMBARD – Patty Chirumbolo’s family and closest friends gathered in her basement Aug. 11 to watch her TV debut as a contestant on NBC’s “Hollywood Game Night.” Leading up to the episode’s premiere, her friends and family had no idea she was on the winning team and earned a $25,000 cash prize, said Chirumbolo, a teacher in Elmhurst and Lombard resident. The game centers on five
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School District 45 will open its doors to more than 3,400 students Aug. 24. For all of us here, this is the most exciting time of year. Spending time this summer with staff, I am secretly aware of the exciting plans we have for our students. Throughout the summer, teachers have been creatively working to build the curriculum not only to engage and challenge, but also to spark the love of learning in every child. The students might even have a little fun. This school year, more than any other, we will be focusing on collaboration to ensure learning for all. Interestingly, society has been taught to believe in one way to teach. Many of us remember the educational movies that have inspired us throughout the years: “Dead Poets Society,” Robin Williams; “Dangerous Minds,” Michelle Pfeiffer; “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” Richard Dreyfuss; “Freedom Writers,” Hilary Swank; and “Stand and Deliver,” Edward James Olmos. These movies certainly inspire teaching, but there’s a problem. In each movie, the teachers did it alone. They were the sole heroes. Three of the five movies were based on true stories. In “Stand and Deliver,” Jaime Escalante worked until he had a heart attack. In “Freedom Writers,” Erin Gruwell quit teaching after four years, and LouAnne Johnson from “Dangerous Minds” taught full time for only one year. These teachers are the lone rangers in education, but the truth is, in real life, working alone just isn’t sustainable. School District 45 has embarked on the best approach to teaching in the 21st century by creating a learning
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