North Cook News

The village of Bartlett recently celebrated some positive events within the local community.

During the Feb. 21 Village of Bartlett board meeting, board members welcomed the crime prevention team to present the National Night Out award. National Night Out (NNO) is an organization dedicated to repairing and enhancing the relationship between police and community members through fun events and campaigns. The first Tuesday in August is dedicated to this idea and celebrated throughout communities involved with the program, including Bartlett. At the board meeting, Sergeant Greg Milos announced that Bartlett had taken first place in their category which included 22 cities across the country. Bartlett's event last summer was a huge success, leading to a second first-place win in a row, something that has never happened before in the history of National Night Out.

"The community showed up in record numbers to all of our National Night Out events, including our dog Walker Watch Summer Social, the touch of truck and car seat event, our family fun night skate park bash, pool party, over 18 different block parties and family golf events and, of course the grand finale, our picnic in the park," Bartlett Police Sergeant Greg Milos said at the meeting. "The Bartlett Police Department would like to thank the Village Board of Trustees and Mayor Wallace for your continued support and generosity in organizing this successful event that impacts our community on such an elite level."

Milos also shared that this was their 29th annual NNO event and that the big 30th celebration would be held this summer. He credited the officers in the crime prevention unit for all the events and their care for each individual family. The 30th anniversary event will begin on July 15, with the finale picnic scheduled for Aug. 1. Officials are hoping for a larger turnout this year to win the first-place trophy for the third year in a row. To commemorate their success with the program, the village of Bartlett was awarded a large trophy. The mayor and city council were very happy with the success of the program, and it's estimated that up to 4000 people attended the events. 

The mayor and council also recognized some local Girl Scouts in the community for certain achievements. Some middle school students who won their Silver Award and are on the way to earning the gold award in high school. They spent more than 50 hours improving the community through projects with animal shelters, foster homes and children. There were also some younger Girl Scouts that earned their Bronze award, a similar project with at least 20 hours of service to the community earned through supply drives for younger elementary students.