Addison Township Foundation

The Villa Park Police Department, established in 1915, maintains social order and peace and provides law enforcement services. It offers services for the protection of residents lives and property, as well as deterrence, detection and investigation of criminal activities. The Villa Park Police Department organizes and supports a variety of community outreach and youth programs, including child restraint checks, mature driver education, citizen surveys, forensics camps, and workplace violence and identity theft seminars. The department supports Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.), which is a law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum that emphasizes immunization against delinquency, youth violence and gang membership. The Villa Park Police Department, located in Villa Park, Ill., employs a staff of more than 35 full-time sworn officers, civilians and community volunteers.

The Western Springs Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services works to provide personnel and equipment to protect the lives and property of residents from the adverse effects of fire and medical emergencies, disasters and nonemergencies. It offers fire suppression and technical and high-elevation rescue, hazardous materials response, disaster management and fire investigation. The department conducts public education and fire safety classes, home and commercial fire inspections and fire station tours. The Western Springs Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services supports a block party program that assists in fire prevention at parties. It is located in Western Springs, Ill.