News & Events – Town of Cicero, IL

Volunteers distribute food to needy families at Unity Junior High school Thursday June 25, 2020. Photo courtesy of the Town of Cicero

Cicero officials join food drive effort at Unity Junior High school

Cicero officials join food drive effort at Unity Junior High school Town President Larry Dominick and the Town of Cicero Board including Clerk Maria Punzo-Arias, Supervisor Joe Virruso, Assessor Emilio Cundari, Collector Fran Reitz, and Trustees Victor Garcia, Larry Banks, Bob Porod and John Cava joined Committeewoman Blanca Vargas, Cook County Commissioner Frank Aguilar and officials from Morton School District 99 including Board President Tom Tomschin, District 99 Supt. Rudy Hernandez and District 99 board [Learn More]

New COVID-19 Coronavirus Testing Stations now open

New COVID-19 Coronavirus Testing Stations now open The Illinois Department of Public Health will open a Testing Site in the Town of Cicero for Coronavirus at 34th and Laramie. The testing will be conducted daily beginning immediately through Sunday, June 28th, from 9 am to 5 pm. – type of swab: simple nasal swab – No cost to be tested. – Residents should bring their insurance card if they have one, but no [Learn More]

District 99 co-hosts Thursday food giveaway with Town of Cicero

Link to Study Guide and Practice Test for Police Entry Level Test

Link to Study Guide and Practice Test for Police Entry Level Test Our testing provider has set up a link for candidates to directly purchase a Candidate Preparation Manual and/or a Practice Test that the producer of the written test that is being used has created. The link and access to materials that they May purchase are valid until August 29, 2020 only. Link to materials: https://secure1.cpshr.us/crcv/ProductList.aspx?ID=SOP51375 Contact Information to provide to candidates for technical support: CPS HR [Learn More]

Special Fire Department and Police Department 2020 Testing Announcement!

Special Fire Department and Police Department 2020 Testing Announcement! Due to COVID shut downs applicants for the Fire and Police eligibility tests are having great difficulty making appointments for obtaining the CPAT card (for fire test) or the POWER Test card (for police test) that are required documents as part of the testing process. Due to this difficulty we are announcing that those qualification cards will now be due at time of hire instead of at time of application. [Learn More]

Cicero Police Department Testing Announcement 2020

Cicero Police Department Testing Announcement 2020 For info email: pfcommission@thetownofcicero.com The Cicero Police Department participates in a comprehensive testing process conducted by the Cicero Fire and Police Commission in order to prepare an eligibility list of qualified candidates for the police department. The current eligibility list expires on 26 June 2020 and the process for creating a new list will begin on July 18, 2020 with the distribution of applications. (Some events in the process [Learn More]

Volunteers help cleanup Cicero street one June 2, 2020 following the George Floyd protests

PRESIDENT LARRY DOMINICK ANNOUNCES CICERO CLEAN-UP WEEK 2020

PRESIDENT LARRY DOMINICK ANNOUNCES CICERO CLEAN-UP WEEK 2020 We hope all Cicero families are staying healthy and practicing the social precautions laid out for us by the health experts in the State of Illinois. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we were unable to host our annual Keep Cicero Clean event this year, as large crowds are not acceptable in this phase of the crisis. The Town of Cicero is moving forward with working toward keeping Cicero [Learn More]

Cicero CURFEW IS LIFTED as of Monday June 8

Cicero CURFEW IS LIFTED as of Monday June 8 The CURFEW has been LIFTED as of this morning. All streets should be open now, according to the Police Chief Jerry Chlada. Barricades have been moved to allow traffic but won’t be picked up until the end of the week.

Application process for Cicero Police and Fire Commission resumes

Application process for Cicero Police and Fire Commission resumes Since many of the CPAT testing facilities are reopening it has been decided that the Cicero Fire and Police Commission will restart the process of application return. We will be accepting the return of applications that were picked up earlier this year, before the COVID restrictions, on the below dates and times only. No additional applications are available. July 9, Thursday 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM – [Learn More]

Cicero Statement on Civil Unrest in the Region

Cicero Statement on Civil Unrest in the Region The Town of Cicero has experienced some spill-over from the protests taking place in Chicago … but mostly they involve individual acts. Nine suspects have been arrested in three different cases of vandalism and broken store windows. We have had one shooting and the individuals involved in the altercation with each other are in custody. Town President Larry Dominick wants to assure residents that [Learn More]