from a press release On Thursday, March 14, 2013 at approximately 11:52 a.m., a male subject robbed the Fifth Third Bank located at 1N111 County Farm Road and demanded money from a teller. Witnesses told police the robber was a white male with dark eyes, about 5-feet-11 and 30 to 40 years old. He ha[...]
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December 19th, 2012 - 7:35 am § in Local News, Winfield Fire Protection District, Winfield Police Department, Winfield Village Board
“Thin Ice”: Trustees Overturn Vote Against Gas and Fire Station Rezoning; Take Aim at Police, Staff in Village Budget
by Barry Dredze Trustees approved a measure to place a ballot question on the April 5 ballot asking voters to raise the retail sales tax during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees on Thursday, December 6. But the trustees walked out onto proverbial thin ice, according to Village[...]
Village Referendum Results (DuPage Election Commission)
“Shall the Village of Winfield keep its own police department?” Total Number of Precincts 13 Precincts Reporting 13 100.0 % Total Votes 5287 Yes 4622 87.42% No 665 12.58% “Shall video gaming be prohibited in the Village of Winfield?” Total Number of Precincts 13 Precincts Rep[...]
September 13th, 2012 - 8:48 pm § in Local Schools, Winfield Police Department
Police Issue Alert for Abduction Suspect
from a press release The Winfield Police Department received a report that on Tuesday, September 11 at approximately 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., a subject attempted to lure a 9 year old boy into his vehicle by offering candy, telling the boy he wanted to talk to him and then followed the boy for a [...][...]
Police 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 lawsuit filed against the Village on behalf of two members of the Winfield Police Department by th[...]
Police 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 the agenda and the Village Board will move to Committee of the Whole to continue discussion of Pol[...]
Trustees 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 Dredze Village Trustees overrode the August 2 veto of a tax hike referendum by Village President Deb[...]
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.[...]
August 1st, 2012 - 5:05 pm § in Local Events, Local News, Winfield Police Department, Winfield Village Board
Village 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 Village ordinance to place a tax hike referendum on the November 6 ballot, Village officials released an[...]
July 19th, 2012 - 11:05 pm § in Local Events, Local News, Winfield Police Department, Winfield Village Board
[Update] Trustees Call Special Meeting Thursday, July 26 to Draft Tax Hike Referendum
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 voters to approve raising the Village property tax rate to pay for the Village’s public services in[...]