MARKHAM HIRES NEW POLICE CHIEF

(Markham, IL) On Wednesday, January 21, 2009, Mayor David Webb Jr. of Markham will introduce Wade Ingram as the new Chief of the Markham Police Department. The swearing-in of the new Police Chief will take place at 7:00 pm at the Markham City Hall located at 16313 Kedzie Parkway in Markham, Illinois.

Chief Ingram will take over the 55 officer department in the wake of the October 17, 2008 retirement of longtime Chief Pascal Crawford, Jr. Ingram comes to the department with a glowing list of past accomplishments in his 29 years of Law Enforcement service as a high ranking official with the Chicago Police Department, Cook County Sheriffs Department and numerous other organizations and associations. He possesses Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Masters of Public Administration degree from Roosevelt University. Ingram comes to the City of Markham with very high praise and respect from Law enforcement personnel at all levels of government, locally, county, statewide and federally. ?Chief Ingram will bring a wealth of experience and new ideas to our city,? says Mayor Webb. ?We are grateful for the job that our Deputy Chiefs did while we were conducting our nationwide search,? says Webb. Chief Ingram will officially be sworn in during the January City Council meeting.

Ingram remarks, ?I want to thank Mayor David Webb, Jr. for having the faith and confidence in appointing me to the position of Chief of Police. To entrust me with the awesome responsibility of providing public safety to the residents of Markham is a great honor and privilege.? I look forward to working with the members of the community in resolving quality of life issues that affect their everyday lives,? said Ingram.

Current projects of the Markham Police Department include Operation Visibility, the community policing initiative started by Mayor Webb this past summer; Operation School is Cool, where the Police Department partners with local schools sponsoring seminars, teen summits and speaking to youth about the importance of academics in their lives.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tony DeBois

Markham Police Dept. Internal Affairs (708) 932-7598

Press Release

The City of Markham's Honorable Mayor Webb along with the City Council and City Aldermen announce the construction of a New Markham City Hall to be built at the north end of Markham's Civic Complex immediately south of our existing City Hall Building.

"I am very proud to announce the official kick-off with the construction of The City of Markham's New City Hall Project", said
Mayor David Webb. Over the past 2 years, I have worked with Officials to find a location and approve funding for this New City Hall Project. We can celebrate with the residents of Markham the fact that hard work pays off. Ground Breaking shall take place on Wednesday June 11, 2008. By the fall of next year, this New City Hall will be up and running.

It is the culmination of years of planning. The site was created by converting a municipal parking lot into a State of the Art, Energy Conscious, Community-Oriented facility. The current needs of the community are growing as former commercial lands are undergoing redevelopment. With contemporary architectural design, this New City Hall will reinforce the importance of the site as a gateway to Markham.

The New City Hall itself will house our current City Hall Staff with room to expand. In addition, this new building will be able to host community meetings and events.

Our New Markham City Hall shall be constructed by Castle Construction Corporation, a Markham General Contractor who has teamed up with the Olympia Fields office of DeTella Planera Architects.