Daily Herald - A Look Back at 2020

Northwest suburban mayors reflect on important accomplishments this past year.

As seen in the Daily Herald E-Edition:

Not much seemed business as usual in 2020, but one thing that hasn’t changed is our annual tradition of reaching out to Northwest suburban mayors and village presidents to ask them what their community accomplished in the year gone by and something they hope to accomplish in the year ahead.

Today, we share the accomplishments of a challenging 2020. On Friday, we’ll share the mayors’ hopes for 2021.

Mayor Rodney Craig, Hanover Park:

During this difficult pandemic year, the village board continued to focus on our residents and improving the community. I am proud to say that for the fifth consecutive year, the village board approved a zero percent property tax increase and no increase to the water and sewer rate for the sixth year.

Residents and visitors are sure to enjoy our new and improved “downtown” area, south and west of the Metra train station. New plaza and park for community events, new sidewalks for better pedestrian connections, new landscaping, lighting and streetscape for pedestrian comfort have all been installed. Residents will be able to enjoy the well-designed public open space year-round.

Our emergency management efforts, under the supervisor of our fire department, focused on leading our village’s response to the pandemic and did an excellent job. In November, the police department again received accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies. This marked the seventh accreditation the police department has earned since 2001. Less than 5% of law enforcement agencies have received this honor, which requires demonstration of compliance with thousands of professional standards that cover all aspects of law enforcement operations, including use of force, internal investigations, employee conduct, social services, and more.

Additionally in November, the village continued its dedication to supporting our veterans and we were rewarded with the U.S. Department of Labor presenting the Village of Hanover Park with the 2020 HIRE Vets Medallion Program Demonstration Award in recognition of its employment of military veterans.

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