05/01/22 - The boys in Blue get nothing but shit from the public. Sunday morning I was out in…read moreSchaumburg when my ball joint & axel shaft assembly blew apart leaving me partially through a turn in the middle of Golf & Plum Grove Road. I called 911 & Schaumburg Police Dept sent out a squad to help by sitting behind me and keeping a car from hitting me while we waited for a tow truck. They waited behind me until the tow truck had my car loaded on the flat bed truck and we were on our way. For all the shit you hear about the police most of them are there to serve & protect and do a great job. There are always going to be a few bad apples but probably 98% do there job. Thanks again to the 2 officers who came out you are appreciated.

I was physically abused by my bf at the time, in the apartments right behind the police station…read more My mom had enough of it and called them in July 2023. When they showed up I was obviously distraught. And instead of asking me questions or listening to my side they took my bf outside and let him lie to them regarding the whole situation. When I told them all the other times he'd laid his hands on me they said "well why didn't you call us then?" And pretty much blamed me. They kicked me out of the house and he didn't get in trouble at all for dragging me all over the house and putting his hands on me. I had no family or anywhere to go in Illinois, I spent the night in my car and was given a pamphlet on Domestic Violence. My brother's a police officer and he was appalled with how Schaumburg Police dealt with this situation. Yall should be ashamed !

Very relaxing place to walk, relax and get fresh air. Yearly the swans have sygnet's (babies). It's…read morealways kept super clean and lawns are filled with flowering pots and sculptured bushes. Plenty of parking, picnic tables scattered and benches.

Whomever is responsible for lining up talent for the Summer Breeze concerts needs to be fired and…read morereplaced. Just when I think I've heard the worst band the next one surprises me for being even worse than the one before. Best thing about the concert, "Hair", last night was that a lightning storm gave us an early exit. We've written to them prior and even give suggestions but just get ignored. Apparently they think they are doing a good job even though crowds are thinning.

I got my first parking ticket today. I also met the world's nicest parking ticket lady…read more A friend and I spent a few hours this afternoon in downtown Arlington Heights, so I parked my car in the underground parking garage as usual. We noted the four-hour parking limit and made it a point to return to the car right as four hours was ending. My car was still there. With a red paper stuck to the windshield. Crap. We hadn't made it back in time. I opened the ticket and looked at the timestamp: 11:28am. Only an hour after we had been there. Confused, I looked up, looked around, and then started to notice the red permit parking signs scattered among the blue four-hour parking signs. Actually, the signs said: "PERMIT PARKING MON-FRI 5AM-6PM" "OR 4 HOUR PARKING." These two signs were right next to each other. Clearly, it meant that we could have a permit or park there for four hours. Right? I started snapping photos of the confusing signs (and lack of certain signs) near my parking spot as proof against the ticket. Meanwhile, I spotted a woman with her flashlight looking at cars. Ah, the parking enforcement officer. "Excuse me," I showed her the ticket, "can you help me figure this out?" "Oh, you're in a permit parking zone." "But the signs......." She smiled, "Oh yes, I know. It's so confusing." She explained it happens all the time and I can just try to fight the ticket by writing a note with the ticket and dropping it off at the village hall. All of this with patience and a smile on her face. I thanked her repeatedly before getting in my car and driving away. An hour later, I went to the finance department of the village hall and the woman behind the counter sent me over to the police department. Once at the police department, I was being assisted by a nice police officer until I saw the same lady who gave me my ticket! She came around to the front of the counter, greeted me with a smile, and started to talk with the officer about helping me waive the ticket. Since I had the photos of proof on my phone, I was told I would have to go home, print the pictures, and mail them out. She generously offered to let me email her the photos so she could print them out the next morning and attach them with my ticket. Floored by the fact that she was going above and beyond to help me, I agreed and she wrote down her [work] email address for me. Then she unexpectedly takes the ticket from me and says, "You know what, just forget about the ticket. I'll take care of it." Shocked, I say, "But... don't you need to document this or something...?" "Don't worry about it. You're being so nice about this. Happy Thanksgiving!" she replies with a smile. Me? I'M being nice about this? Sure, I was being pleasant about the whole thing (I've learned that it's no big deal to be annoyed or angry about these kind of things), but this lady was just so unexpectedly nice about the ticket. Seriously. I was nearly in shock. "Wow... thank you so much! Happy Thanksgiving, too!" was all I could say. She took the papers, smiled, and walked away. Stunned, I left with a heart growing full of gratitude for all the kind people in this world. She made my day. I realize that the village/police department aren't probably always going to be this nice and lenient when it comes to parking tickets, but my experience today was so, so pleasant. Five-star pleasant.

I have always respected and been supportive of my local police department. That completely changed…read morelast night. There was an incident in the neighborhood resulting in the police parking 6 squad cars, with full emergency lights blasting, on my street. It was scary for the neighbors and the person they were interviewing turned out to be innocent. This aggressive response probably allowed the real perpetrator to get away. A less frightening and better use of resources would have been for one or two squad cars to complete the interview while the other 4 canvased the neighborhood searching for the perpetrator. A very scary over aggressive response, resulting in trauma for a law-abiding citizen and the neighborhood, and letting the perpetrator get away, was unnecessary. This should have been better managed, my respect and support for my local police department is gone.

So happy to find out the local law enforcement offer a lot more than just speeding tickets and cell…read morephone violations. :) I had to get fingerprinted for a work thing. I came with my fingerprinting card all filled and the Roselle Police Department finger printed me free of charge with verification of residency (driver's license). I thought I was THEN going to have to go somewhere else to get a piece of paper notarized BUT THEY DID THAT TOO! I was able to leave with all my tasks completed and not a dollar outta my pocket... well, those tax dollars I'm not counting. ;) Great parking situation. Close to food. All Roselle public services are conveniently located adjacent to one another... much better than Cook county!!

They were being gentle while handcuffing me. Their potrol cars are incredible roomy. Overall, very…read moreprofessional, will get arrested again.

These officers are special, the Palatine Police Department and Fire Department are truly behind…read moreevery citizen to protect and SERVE. I'm having a medical problem, I got real angry neighbors called the police. They gave me transport to my urgent care clinic and told me "911 isn't just for full on emergencies. It's also for things that can become an emergency if not rapidly treated. Treat it like you would the rapid response button in a hospital" They couldn't have an ambulance transport me to urgent care so they arranged for me to ride the back of their Ford Interceptor police cruiser which I found super cool! It was a very safe and comfortable transport. Plastic seats are plastic seats they're comparable to riding the CTA 'L'. In fact a bit more comfortable than the older CTA 'L' trains, so that's saying something. These cars are nice transports. so don't complain if officers offer you transport. These people are here to help and they are eager to help the needy and people with special needs. The officer was very nice and conversational in the car and had a good rock'n'roll station on the radio offering a nice backdrop to the journey. I wonder when Uber will add Uber: Black&White to the service tiers. Free for people in emergent need of medical transportation These officers and our fire and ambulance service deserve a trophy for what they do. Not only have they provided me service today that triggered this review. They've provided many helpful services in my history of living in Palatine, helping me track down and terminate noise issues in the neighborhood, to massive medical emergencies years ago including three near death events that if it weren't for the skilled and speedy EMS response and caring staff I would be dead. Their response rate is extremely fast. When you call for an ambulance it's there in a minute or two tops. When you call for non ambulance medical assist they're there the same speed. We had a power line catch fire at our old residence, the fire department was fast to respond, about two minutes and a pumper and hook and ladder were there. Back then I was a little child so I was super scared. The fire department firefighters were extremely calming and reassuring after extinguishing the fire and shutting down the utility, they also helped me handle calling the utility company to get our service restored after the line was repaired. I don't understand why people are trashing the police department and fire department, these people are true servants of the public and they deserve recognition for their service to us.

About a month ago my dad and brother got their trailer stolen which had several of their…read morelandscaping equipment. I am extremely disappointed to hear that the detective working their case has not answered any emails or the voicemails they've left. I know it's not high priority but an update would be appreciated. They lost everything they worked so hard for.

Unbelievable. I was driving on Lies and an undercover blew a stop sign at an intersection halfway…read moreinto the right turn lane. I had to hit the horn and swerve to avoid hitting him. Rather than acting rational, this "officer" sped up behind me, tailgates me, and then cut me off and sped up to nearly twice the speed limit without emergency lights on. Had myself or any non-leo done this we would have been arrested for reckless driving. All they do is sit on north avenue and lies in their speed traps. God forbid anyone go 10 mph over in on a three lane highway or industrial back road, yet they use this intimidation? Disgusting thugs! We will be moving out of this township soon and you will not be getting any more of our tax money. You ignore school zones and residences to capitalize on your shady tactics. This department needs to be audited and defunded!

I went in today to report a lost drivers license at the village office. The officer who I talked to…read moresays i dont need it. Told her just in case someone used it to commit fraud. without me finishing the sentence yet tol me to sit and I will call you. No one is in there except me and few officers not a busy day. Waited for 1 hour while they chatting. I decided to leave and stop wasting my time. Although i dont support defunding the Police, its people like these the ones who make it popular. Very poor public service.

I live in Streamwood and it's the worst police officers in this country…read more Every 4th of July they stay inside of the police station and not bother to do their job stopping at the very loud bombs like fireworks. It happens every year the same thing. I call 911 and I'm transfered to the Streamwood front desk and who answer the phone - usually a woman - saying the same fraze " they're busy going to other places in Streamwood" and is not true. After 1 hour, 2 hours and hours going by they never come to my area where I live in a non stop horrible noise. The bad guys have fun because they know no police bother them. Every year the same ones do the same thing. Last year I drove to the police station at night after I called them and no police officer came in my neighborhood and all the police officers were there in their room with A/C. They're paid to do their jobs but they do nothing. The police officers in Chicago put their life in danger while here they just sit at the police station and get paid for it. I complained last year to the police chief about the war zone like I had to endure on the 4th of July but the people who cause these bombs like fireworks started a week before 4th of July and I continued another week late nights after, close to my house. Nothing changed, is horrible and how can we trust the police department when they make false statements that they'll come and give tickets to the bad guys. Now is after 11 PM and it'll go on after midnight without police ever driving by and do anything about it.

The Streamwood Police Department is excellent. I have found every member to be professional,…read morepolite and helpful. The Village is divided into 4 police beats and the Police have numerous Beat meetings throughout the year where residents can attend and learn about issues in their Beat area and the village as a whole. You can also ask questions; which they answer. If you have a question or issue but want privacy they hand out their cards and encourage you to contact them and yes they call back. They also teach a Citizen's Police Academy which I highly recommend; I'd take it again. Part of the class was a ride-along with an officer. He answered all my questions and explained everything he was doing. It was very interesting to be on the other side of the windshield. I've had call 911 and they have responded quickly every time.

Officer asked me if I had weed in my bag after pulling me over on my ebike he asked me multiple…read moretimes if it was in my bag I said no but what 14 year old smokes weed and has in there backpack felt pretty framed for something I did not do the one cop was nice I liked him i am just not happy that he asked me if I had weed because i obviously didn't my final thing to say is that I don't care about the bike to much the fact that he asked me if I have weed really makes me angry

so my apartment was burglarized by the same person twice and the mount prospect police decided to…read morenot arrest them the first time and then she burglarized my apartment when I was at work again and then she got away with all my stuff she stole and the cook county detectives said she did it but the mount prospect police still did nothing. I had my company laptop stole, my gaming equipment stolen including an Alienware computer. The only thing that the detectives got back was my car that was also stolen. But no arrests were made and I was fired from my job because she stole my company's laptop. Soon after that I could not find a job because it was the recession and lost my apartment as well.

I have lived in Streamwood for 32 years and I've had no problem with permits, the village, or the…read morepolice force. My kids graduated from the U46 school system, had no problems with it, made great friends, went to college, and are now responsible adults. I have probably had three or four water heaters installed, carpeting installed twice, we installed our own back porch, had a new sewer line installed in the front yard, had roofs replaced on two houses, and never had to apply for a permit. Maybe my contractors did, but I certainly didn't when we did our own home repairs. I don't know what these other reviewers are talking about.

I'm not sure why the lady who answers the phone at community development is so rude! This village…read moreis terrible! Unorganized and unfriendly. I cannot wait to sell my rental property to get away from these jerks. Not to mention they obviously have no idea that the pandemic is still in progress and insist on inspections constantly. I feel bad subjecting my tenants to these idiots in and out of their home! Get it together Streamwood and lose your crappy attitude phone lady she definitely fires me up!