ALERT: Multiple Coyote Sightings
Although coyote mating season officially ended in April, we are continuing to hear reports of coyote sightings, including near Loyola Beach, Berger Park and on the 5500 Block of California. Please note that small dogs and cats may sometimes look like prey, so in addition to keeping pets leashed, residents are urged never to leave them [...]
ALERT: Woman assaulted, robbed in broad daylight
from the Edgeville Buzz: “A woman was assaulted Thursday, May 2nd, around 2pm near the bus stop on the corner of Clark and Devon, according to multiple news sources and Chicago Police. The young woman was sitting at the stop when the suspect approached, sat next to her, then grabbed her by the throat and [...]
Bike Safety & Education
Bike Safety from the City of Chicago: Kids on Bikes Kids on Bikes In Chicago (PDF) Los Chicos y las Bicicletas en Chicago (PDF) Bicycling in Chicago Safe Bicycling in Chicago (PDF) Ciclismo seguro en Chicago (PDF) Helpful Biking Tips How to Fix a Flat Tire (PDF) – A page extracted from the Student For Cycling brochure; provides illustrated and [...]
ALERT: 809 Area Code Scam
Recommended for: Individuals, Parents This long distance phone scam causes consumers to inadvertently incur high charges on their phone bills. Consumers usually receive a message telling them to call a phone number with an 809, 284, 649, or 876 area code in order to collect a prize, find out information about a sick relative, etc. [...]
ComEd Urges Customers to be Aware of Utility Scams
ComEd is warning customers to be on the alert for scam artists claiming to be a ComEd representative seeking payment. Customers have been asked for credit card and personal identification number (PIN) information over the phone. ComEd’s senior vice president of Customer Operations advises customers with concerns about the status of their account to call ComEd at 1-800-EDISON1 [...]
How to Prepare for an Emergency
The Cook County Department of Public Health encourages individuals and families to be prepared for emergencies whether they are natural or man-made. Achieving a basic level of emergency preparedness is easy to do and can make the difference between getting hurt and staying safe. Individuals and families should plan for protecting themselves for up to [...]
Honeybees & Beekeeping in Chicago
Our beekeeping neighbors have asked us to help get the facts out about honeybees. Chicago Beekeepers learned recently that in deference to the public’s fear of bees the Illinois Department of Agriculture is looking to rescind the city’s current beekeeping ordinance. “Wasps are much more likely to sting you than a honey bee is,” said Barbara Ryan, a [...]
Car Seats Save Lives Program
Stroger Hospital in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation offers residents a Car Seats Save Lives Program that is run by the Stroger Hospital Pediatric Unit. This program provides affordable infant car seats, seats for toddlers, and booster seats for older children to patients and community residents. Car seats are offered at Stroger Hospital [...]
ComEd Warns of Utility Scams
ALERT to our community: ComEd has issued a press release warning area customers to watch out for people falsely posing as utility workers in order to gain entrance to homes. Scams of this variety tend to increase after storms and natural disasters when people are in need of assistance with power outages, downed lines, and [...]
ComEd Emergency Preparedness Links
The following resource links have been provided by ComEd in order to help residences and businesses during emergencies, including information about outages and service restoration updates, additional channels for reporting ComEd emergencies and outages, as well as a new mobile app for managing residential accounts. Call ComEd to Report Emergencies immediately! Residential: 1-800-Edison-1 Business: 1-877-4-ComEd-1 Representatives are available [...]
City of Chicago Safety Programs & Initiatives
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Safely Dispose of Expired Medications
Find a Location to Dispose of Pharmaceuticals The City of Chicago has partnered with the Chicago Police Department to provide you with a place for the safe and proper disposal of unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications. You may take your pharmaceuticals to one of the five designated drop off locations 24 hours a [...]
Consumer Recalls
The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) provides consumers with information about recalled merchandise and ensures that recalled products are removed from store shelves. 2011 Consumer Recalls 2010 Consumer Recalls 2009 Consumer Recalls
Keep Children Safe
Did you know… In 2008, an estimated 1,740 children ages 0 to 17 died from abuse and neglect (rate of 2.3 per 100,000 children). Approximately 15 million children are exposed to family violence each year. About 72% of students in 8th and 9th grade report “dating.” By the time they are in high school, 54% [...]
Internet Safety & Kids
In today’s world, many people choose to communicate via the Internet and cell phones. Youth especially have embraced new technologies such as text messaging, social networking sites, and digital cameras to share information and connect with friends. However, without proper guidance, these types of communication technologies can be dangerous to a child’s physical and psychological [...]
