Browsing Tag Oak Forest

Collaboration and Cooperation Result in Improved Safety at Jack Hile Middle School in Oak Forest

By mary.paleologos at November 14, 2012 | 3:04 pm | 1 Comments

After student Alex Fitzgerald was struck by a car on 151st Street near the school last April, the Cook County Highway Department moved swiftly to make the area safer. A new traffic signal was installed at the school exit, and the county partnered with the City of Oak Forest to construct a safer crosswalk for students. Brighter street lights were also installed to light more...

Agencies , Elected Officials , Features , Highways Commissioner Joan Murphy, cook county highway department, Jack Hile Middle School, Oak Forest, press release, Robin Kelly