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A fire-department training representative said the drill focused on patient care, stabilizing the aircraft, triage and transferring patients from the rooftop to the emergency department. After the fire-department-led portion, hospital staff practiced building evacuation procedures and transitions the hospital would carry out if a larger-scale evacuation became necessary.

\"Our main focus was on patient care, stabilization of the aircraft, triage of the patients, and then actually transferring them from the rooftop to the emergency room,\" said a fire-department training official. Training staff said working closely with the hospital helps clarify roles and capabilities in case a real emergency arises.

The transcript does not record additional operational changes or new equipment purchases; the segment described a coordinated training exercise between the fire department and hospital emergency-planning staff.

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McLeod said the outreach started at Brookdale and included Alden Poplar Creek, Eaton Vista, Poplar Creek Village and other local care sites. He credited volunteers, the village clerk and staff in the mayor’s office for organizing the visits and said students from Lakeview School made cards for seniors.

At SHARE, an organization that provides residential and outpatient services for people with substance-use disorder and gambling services, an on-site representative described inpatient residential rehab and outpatient offerings. At Gigi’s Playhouse, staff described job-skills programming for people with Down syndrome.

McLeod said the visits aim to connect younger and older residents and to brighten the day for people who may not regularly receive visitors. He noted the visits also included personnel at Saint Alexius Hospital and that the mayor’s office worked with facilities across the community.

The transcript does not record formal village action; the items described are outreach and community events organized by the mayor’s office and volunteers.

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Capica said the village had a backlog that at one point included 11 brand-new patrol cars and that vendor scheduling and supply shortages could create waits approaching a year. To shorten that timeline, Public Works trained its fleet mechanics to install lights, radios and other law-enforcement-specific equipment.

\"In the past, we typically relied on third party vendors to install the specialized equipment that outfits new police vehicles, but labor and parts shortages were causing extremely long wait times,\" said Joe Capica, Fleet Supervisor. He said in-house installs produced fewer wiring and component-placement problems and made future maintenance easier because mechanics knew exactly how systems were installed.

Capica said the team has upfitted \"almost a dozen vehicles\" over the last six months and that the in-house work has come in at about the same cost as vendor installs while saving time and improving quality. He added that mechanics can now diagnose and fix issues on-site because they are familiar with the installs.

The village did not provide a detailed cost breakdown or identify the specific vendors previously used. No formal council action was reported in the transcript; this account describes an operational change led by Public Works.

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McLeod said Compass Data Centers began demolition and mass grading at the former Cirrus campus and that building construction is expected to start later in the year. He also cited Microsoft’s Lakewood Boulevard data center as moving toward a second construction phase and credited ComEd work on a nearby substation that will provide redundant power lines for reliability.

The State of the Village address matters because large data centers and commercial tenants affect local tax base, utility infrastructure and public-safety planning. McLeod said the village coordinated with Compass to use campus buildings for training, including forcible-entry and large-scale mass-event drills that involved neighboring agencies.

In the commercial sector, McLeod noted activity at Bell Works Chicagoland, naming recent openings and lease deals that he said have filled much of the east wing and set up plans to renovate the west wing and central atrium. He listed tenants and new arrivals by company name, saying the village expects additional build-out there.

On housing, McLeod said Pulte Homes is redeveloping the former CDK property next to Village Hall into a 69-unit townhome subdivision and that new luxury apartments and townhomes are planned on the Bell Works property. He said developers are also targeting the former Menard site at Barrington Square and land west of the NOW Arena for mixed-use and multifamily projects. McLeod said the newly completed Seasons of Hoffman Estates apartments had a 95% occupancy rate a few months after opening.

Village construction projects under way include a new Fire Station 21 on the existing site and plans to relocate Fire Station 22 to Governors Lane near Higgins Road. McLeod also said Village Green upgrades to expand concessions and restrooms are planned, with construction set to begin after the Platts concert in early September.

McLeod highlighted departmental innovations: the police department’s expanded drone program using thermal cameras, a new community resource center at the police station to increase mental-health and crisis services, and building-department support for modular construction at the new Advocate Outpatient Medical Center, which used prebuilt modular exam-room pods.

On human services, McLeod said the village’s health and human services department is leading efforts to make Hoffman Estates a certified dementia-friendly community, with a community committee and public–private partnerships formed to pursue the designation. He also said the village will begin work this spring to update the comprehensive plan to guide long-term land-use and development goals.

Looking ahead, McLeod thanked residents, businesses, volunteers and staff and said the village will continue community engagement on growth and planning.

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Hoffman Estates Fire Department runs helicopter crash simulation on hospital helipad

Mayor McLeod, trustees deliver handmade Valentine’s cards to local seniors and community partners

Hoffman Estates Public Works pilots in-house upfitting of police vehicles to shorten wait times

Mayor McLeod highlights data centers, housing and public-safety projects in 2025 State of the Village