Joliet Police Department

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.

Established in 1949, the City of Northlake in Illinois houses more than 11,500 residents. It operates under the mayoral form of government. The city s legislative authority is vested in an eight-member council that is comprised of over two aldermen from nearly four wards. The city of Northlake s government provides a range of municipal services, including police, public works, streets and sanitation. It owns and operates a water system supplied by Lake Michigan water that is purchased through Melrose Park in Illinois. The city s government operates a council that makes laws, sets policies, adopts budgets and oversees agendas for community. The city of Northlake s government is responsible for infrastructure and urban services, such as road building and repairing, land use policy administration, police protection, and water and sewer system maintenance. It operates through building, finance, public works, fire, water and parks departments.