La Grange Police Department Receives Grant For Signage

LA GRANGE, IL — The La Grange Police Department has received a grant through ComEd's Powering Safe Communities. According to a release, the grant will help fund the purchase of four solar-powered speed display signs to be placed throughout La Grange.

The signs will not only provide a visual reminder, but can be used to determine the amount of traffic in an area so that the La Grange Police Department can deploy its officers more efficiently.

21 public safety projects throughout northern Illinois were funded through grants from ComEd. According to a release, each of the 21 projects to receive a Powering Safe Communities grant proposed a unique way to improve the efficiency and delivery of public safety programs, increase community resiliency and address unmet safety needs. The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus reviewed all applications.

"At ComEd, safety is our number one priority — not just for our employees and our customers, but for the greater communities where we live, work, and play,” Terence Donnelly, president and COO of ComEd, said in a release. “For the last few years, we’ve delivered on that promise by partnering with the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus to carry out the Powering Safe Communities Program. We are pleased to see proposals from this year’s grantees to invest in innovative technologies that will strengthen their response to critical safety and health concerns.”

“The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus knows that we are stronger as a region because of the tireless work of our public servants. That’s why it’s so important to us that our local municipalities have the resources they need to keep both our public servants and the community members they protect safe and secure,” Joseph Mancino, Mayor of Hawthorn Woods and Chairman of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, said in a release. “Thanks to ComEd’s generous support, we are once again able to realize this goal and assist over 20 local communities as they pursue tailored public safety solutions.”

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