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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Village Approves Series of Pay Increases for Glen Ellyn Police

The first of four pay increases is retroactive to Nov. 1, 2012.

Glen Ellyn Police will receive a series of pay increases over the next four years. The Village of Glen Ellyn and the police union came to a collective bargaining agreement, which was approved by the village board last week. The 2.5 percent pay increases for the 29 members of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 202 will be retroactive to November 2012. Additionally, two pay increases of 2.5 and one of 2.75 percent respectively will take effect on Nov. 1, 2013, Nov.1 2014 and Nov. 1 2015, according to Village documents. The contract also provides a 1-percent step increase for officers who were at the top step for at least a year, according to Village documents. Those in the newly established “top 9” will receive an additional 1 percent increase …

Dr Silicon

8:56 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Sounds very reasonable, unlike the Park District that handed out a lot of ~9% raises in these tough times!   more ›

Monday, December 3, 2012

Glen Ellyn Police Help Children Find Joy in the Holidays

Glen Ellyn Police and officers from all over DuPage County volunteered to help local kids buy Christmas gifts for their families—and some for themselves.

Shoppers at the Meijer store in Bloomingdale didn't know what to make of all the commotion Saturday morning. With lights and sirens blaring, police and sheriff's vehicles from all over DuPage County turned one by one into the parking lot at about 9:15 a.m. What was the emergency? Christmas shopping. Each uniformed officer was paired with one needy child from their community—about 100 in all. Not only did these kids get a thrilling ride, they got to spend the morning shopping for Christmas gifts for their families and themselves. Each child got $125 to spend, courtesy of donations made to the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 109. The DuPage County Sheriff's Office and the DuPage Chiefs of Police Association also help coordinate the annual …

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