Posen Fire

Fire Department Hiring Firefighter/Paramedics and Single Role Paramedics

Join our team of skilled Firefighters, Paramedics, and EMT-Bs. Our Department operates out of 1 fire station located in the South Suburbs of Chicago, responded to over 1500 calls for service last year including over 100 working fires.

Positions currently open for Firefighter/Paramedics and Single Role Paramedics with free training available to acquire Illinois Basic Firefighter Operations Certificate.

  • Flexible Shifts Available
  • Paid Firefighter Training
  • Optional 413K Plan, Supplemental Insurance Plans
  • Holiday Pay
  • Paramedic Starting pay at $17.50 per hour

Apply in Person at the Posen Fire Department, 2440 Walter Zimny Dr. Posen, Il or call 708-385-3110 for further details.      

New Village Trustee Appointed

Newly Appoint Village Trustee Elsa Velazquez

On Tuesday April 12th, 2022 Village President Frank Podbielniak requested approval from the Village Board of Trustees to appoint Elsa Velazquez to fill the vacant Trustee position after the resignation of Trustee Araceli Costello on March 22nd, 2022. Elsa is a longtime resident of Posen and has previously served on the Posen-Robbins School District Board. Welcome Elsa to the Village Board. Elsa will oversee the Fire Department as a Trustee.

Free Face Masks Still Available at Village Hall

The Village of Posen in cooperation with Cook County are giving away for free cloth Facemasks. The masks are available for pick up at the Village Hall during normal business hours Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturdays 9am-Noon. There is a limit of 2 masks per household members up to 5 members. There is just a short simple form to complete which can be downloaded below and brought into the Village hall to receive your masks. Forms are available at the window as well.

Mask Giveaway Request Form

ADA Sidewalk Upgrade Work Completed

The Village of Posen has received a grant from Cook County as part of their Invest in Cook program to improve ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessibility Village wide. The Invest in Cook ADA Sidewalk Rehabilitation construction project is now completed. Sod was placed at these corners where grass repairs were needed. We ask the residents on the corner houses where work was performed to please water the grass so it takes. New curbs and gutters, sidewalk, and detectable warnings plates were installed at approved ADA slopes. This work was performed between Western and Harrison along 144th streets and 143rd street.

Now Accepting Bids for Property Available

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

Of property owned by the Village of Posen and

Invitation to Bid Theron

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Posen, Cook County, Illinois will receive sealed bids for the purchase, under the successful bid, of the simple interest in the following real property:

LOTS 8 AND 9 IN ELMORE’S POSEN MANOR, A SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 13, 14 AND 15 IN ROBERTSON & YOUNG’S SUBDIVISION OF PART OF FRACTIONAL HALF OF SECTION 7, TIWBSGUO 36 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERDIAN LYING NORTH OF THE INDIAN BOUNDARY LINE AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINICPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 21ST 1947 AS DOCUMENT#14127707 IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

            Permanent Index Numbers: 29-07-110-042 & 29-07-110-043

Which property is generally located at 2344 Walter Zimny Drive in the Village of Posen and is currently lying vacant.

Minimum bid in the amount of Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00) for the purchase of the

aforesaid interest in the above described property are hereby invited and will be received by the Village Clerk at the Village Hall located at 2440 W. Walter Zimny Drive, Posen, Illinois 60469 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm by October 7th, 2019. Said proposals shall be addressed to:

            Village of Posen

            2440 W. Walter Zimny Drive

            Posen, Il 60469

            Attention: Melanie Myers Village Clerk

and shall bear the legend “PROPOSAL-SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2344 Walter Zimny Drive and the name and address of the bidder.

            All bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud at the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Posen at 7:00 pm on October 8th, 2019.

            A contract may be awarded to the highest bidder whose bid is found to be in the best interest of the Village of Posen. The President and Board of the Village of Posen reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bidding. Payment is due at the time of acceptance. The President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Posen further reserve the right to review and study any and all bids and to make a contract award within thirty (30) days after the bids have been opened and publicly read.

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Melanie Myers

Village Clerk