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T HE ENTERPRISE Your Complete Source For Plainfield News Since 1887
thursday, June 25, 2015
Volume 127 no. 47
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Police ramp up enforcement of firework laws Department will increase patrols in residential areas
Lea Schultz will compete in next month’s national pageant in Los Angeles
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BY DANIEL SMROKOWSKI FOR THE ENTERPRISE ea Schultz can often be found standing in the living room of her Plainfield home, holding a microphone and dreaming of a future in showbiz. As the 21-year-old practices her stage presence for the 2015 National Miss Amazing Pageant in Los Angeles, she smiles and sways confidently to the Fleetwood Mac song “Landslide.” On April 25, Schultz was crowned Illinois Miss Amazing in the junior miss division during the pageant, held at the Yellow Box Theater in Naperville. see The full sTOry On PAge 5
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After being crowned Illinois Miss Amazing in the junior miss division, Lea Schultz, 21, of Plainfield prepares for next month’s 2015 National Miss Amazing Pageant in Los Angeles. (Photo by Daniel Smrokowski | For The Enterprise)
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Individuals thinking about setting off illegal fireworks this Fourth of July should think again. The Plainfield Police Department said it will increase patrols to specifically target the use of illegal fireworks this holiday season. Several officers will be assigned to residential area to enforce the village’s fireworks ordinance and respond to fireworks complaints. “We are not going to be letting people go with a warning that set off fireworks,” Plainfield Police Chief John Konopek said. “We will be enforcing the zero tolerance policy.” The penalty for violating Plainfield’s fireworks ordinance is a $500 citation, as well as confiscation of the fireworks. Plainfield Police Cmdr. Kevin Greco said enforcement of the ordinance are among several steps the department is taking this year to ensure public safety. “As Fourth of July approaches, the Plainfield police would like to remind everyone about the dangers of setting off illegal fireworks,” Greco wrote in a release.
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