Shredding Event This Friday At Palos East Elementary School

PALOS HEIGHTS, IL – Area residents are invited to protect themselves from identity theft by taking advantage of a free document shredding event in Palos Park on Friday, July 13. State Senator Bill Cunningham and State Rep. Fran Hurley are co-hosting the service, which will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at Palos East Elementary School, 7700 W 127th St.

Residents can bring confidential documents that are printed with personally identifiable information to be safely shredded. This includes old bank statements, old pay stubs, tax returns older than 7 years, bills, receipts, invoices, credit card applications and outdated medical records. Some restrictions apply:

• The service is free and available to residents of the 18th Senate District and the 35th House District. No commercial document shredding available.
• Participants are limited to two boxes per car.
• Paper clips, staples and other bindings should be removed from all documents before shredding.
• Cardboard boxes may not be left at the event site.
• Shredding will be done until the shred trucks reach capacity.

In addition to helping people protect their personal information, shredding documents helps keep paper out of landfills. For more information, call Sen. Cunningham's office at 773-445-8128.

NOTE: An earlier version of this story was posted with the wrong location. We have updated the story to include the correct location and address for Palos East Elementary School.