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Spande, “Sanctimonious and Recalcitrant” — Allen
by Barry Dredze [For Trustee Spande’s complete summary of the Winfield Police Evaluation in Executive Session click here] After being escorted out of Village Hall following his expulsion from the...
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Village Rocked by 90mph Winds
A brief, severe thunderstorm with 90 mile per hour wind gusts ripped through Winfield on Sunday, July 1 damaging property, tossing trees, creating hazards on roadways and toppling power lines that left...
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Public Comments Sought on Police Study; Late July Release Expected
Two of the three County Board Members for District 6, Bob Larsen (seated, left) and Dirk Enger (standing, right) heard 23 residents state their concerns for the future of Village police functions. Over...
View Article[Update] Trustees Call Special Meeting Thursday, July 26 to Draft Tax Hike...
by Barry Dredze Village Trustees have called an emergency meeting of the Village Board on Thursday, July 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Village Hall to draft a referendum for the November ballot asking Winfield...
View ArticleVillage Releases Police Study; Town Hall Meeting Weds. Aug. 8
by Barry Dredze Following a week of special meetings to set up a subcommittee on Monday afternoon, July 23 and of the Village Board of Trustees on Thursday evening, July 26 to draft and approve a...
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Read the REM Police Study Here
Click here to download the Winfield Police Department Operational and Administrative Analysis by REM Management Services of Lansing, IL in pdf format.
View ArticleTrustees Seek Sheriff Costs; Tax Hike Question Back on Ballot
[UPDATE: The Village Board will hold a special meeting on Thursday, August 23, 7:00 p.m. to recess into Executive Session for purposes of discussing personnel pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)] by Barry...
View ArticlePolice File Suit Against Village and Police Chief as Trustees Take Aim at Staff
[Update: Village Trustees will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4 after cancellation of the regular meeting on the first Thursday of the month due to Good Old Days. At this time, no votes are on...
View ArticlePolice Withdraw Suit Against Village, Chief; Board Drafts Sheriff’s Plan
by Barry Dredze With summer winding down, the Village Board of Trustees navigated village business with special meetings and closed executive sessions on Thursday, August 23 and Tuesday, September 4. A...
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Police Issue Alert for Abduction Suspect
The subject is described as male, white, age unknown, black mustache, black goatee, possibly with an orange hat covering his head, long sleeve black jacket and having a black star tattoo on his right...
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