The city of Countryside is spending $622,147 to upgrade Srejma-Michalek Memorial Park, a playground dedicated to two firefighters who died in the line of duty in 1981. Jerome “Jerry” Srejma and Gary Michalek were killed Oct. 26, 1981, fighting a commercial building fire in Countryside. Both worked for the Pleasantview Fire Protection District. The city […]
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Countryside bids farewell to longtime city engineer John Fitzgerald
Countryside Engineer John Fitzgeral has worked on many projects over 22 years with the city, but it took just a moment to name his most memorable. “The Brainard Avenue bike path. When we presented that to the public that lived along the corridor, (they) wanted to hang me and the mayor,” he said. The path […]