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Police report: Big Boy weekend and June activity handled with few serious incidents, staff say

West Chicago Public Affairs Committee · July 24, 2026
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Summary

Police reported June was a busy month with multiple community events (Big Boy, Mosaic Market, Railroad Days) and said staff handled a large crowd at the Big Boy event with a small number of serious incidents out of tens of thousands of attendees.

At the July 20 meeting the police official summarized department activity for June and described recent event operations.

The official said Big Boy weekend drew very large crowds and that police and staff were prepared; the transcript records the official saying there were "maybe 5 or 6, out of 61,000 people" who needed treatment during the three days the event was in town. The official listed other events the department supported, including the Mosaic Market, Railroad Days and 'touch a truck,' and noted several internal promotions within the department.

Committee members praised staff for their work at events and noted positive public feedback; no additional departmental budget requests or operational changes were proposed during the report.