GROWING COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY JOURNAL, INC.
Vol. 100, No. 33
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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
F O R E S T PA R K
REVIEW AUGUST 16, 2017
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One bite too many ends career of K9 unit Police dog Killian has retired By ROBERT J. LIFKA
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Contributing Reporter
ollowing a second biting incident in his three-year career, the Forest Park Police Department’s police dog, Killian, has been retired. Police Chief Tom Aftanas said he made the decision after Killian bit a member of his handler’s family last month. In June 2015, a man attending a demonstration at the Bob Haeger All-School Picnic suffered a puncture wound to his wrist after being bitten by Killian. The Forest Park Village Council approved Killian’s retirement by a 4-0 vote at Monday’s meeting, deeming him no longer fit for public service. Commissioner Joseph Byrnes did not attend. Aftanas said Killian has performed well in searches of buildings and vehicles and noted the police department has benefited from seizures of cash and drugs that the dog has discovered. Following the 2015 incident, Killian was no longer used in demonstrations. However, the liability involved has become too much, he added. If Forest Park needs a police dog’s services, Aftanas said they would make a mutual aid request to neighboring police departments. He said police departments in Berwyn and Oak Park have canine units. Officer Dan Miller, Killian’s handler, declined an offer to keep the dog, and Killian has been living in a kennel since last month. See K9 UNIT on page 5
ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Participants compete on Saturday, Aug. 12, during the 2nd annual Back to School 5K near Forest Park Middle School in Forest Park. See story on page 3.
Yearbook to close retail store in September Owners to focus on interior design business By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter
Noel Eberline, co-owner of Yearbook, announced on Aug. 10 in the company’s
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member newsletter that he and his business partner, Jef Anderson, will be closing their Madison Street retail location on Sept. 7. “In recent years,” Eberline wrote, “we
have been blessed with a growing design business. Projects have varied from commercial interiors to exciting new brands
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See YEARBOOK on page 4
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