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Oak Lawn proclaims Fire Prevention Week focused on lithium-ion battery safety; trustees highlight police drone response
Summary
The village president read a mayoral proclamation designating Oct. 5–11 as Fire Prevention Week and urged safe charging and recycling of lithium-ion batteries. Trustees also praised a rapid police response aided by the village's new AI drone during a recent neighborhood incident.
Village President read a mayoral proclamation at the Oct. 14 meeting designating Oct. 5–11, 2025, as Fire Prevention Week in Oak Lawn and urging residents to safely charge and recycle lithium-ion batteries to reduce fire risk.
The proclamation cites Section 6(a), Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 to note the village's home-rule authority and highlights rising battery-related…
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