May 14, 2007  Mayor Wasowicz And The New Trustees Take The Oath Of Office

At the Village Board meeting our new mayor Krzysztof Wasowicz and new trustees Jeffery Kranig, Mary McGee and Michael Murray took their oath of office in a ceremony conducted by the Honorable Frank Kstiglione, Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Many residents were in attendance. A short recess was called in order for the residents to chat with their new mayor and village board members. Congratulatory cakes were presented to the new officials and served with refreshments to all in attendance. The meeting reconvened and the mayor made several appointments after meeting the boards approval. The mayor presented plaques of appreciation to the outgoing Trustees, Mr.Sparr, Mr.Maruszak and Ms.Bartozek.

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Village Getting New Marquee Sign Timeline

Installation of the new sign is scheduled to be complete on August 13, 2007

Update: July 30, 2007 - Crafting of the new village sign is completed by Ohland signs of Justice.

Update: August 4, 2007 - Disassembly Of The Old Village Sign

Mayor Wasowicz, Village Clerk Kathy Svoboda, Trustees and residents were on hand for the early stage of the dismantling and bid farewell to the old sign.

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Update: August 8, 2007- Construction Of The New Sign Is Nearly Complete.

The new sign was put into place and the finishing touches are being applied. The new sign will be ready for the unveiling ceremony on Monday, August 13th at 6:30pm before the village board meeting. Mayor Wasowicz, the Board of Trustees and Village Clerk Svoboda invite all the residents to join them for this ceremony.

August 13th 2007 The Village Unveils Its New Marquee Sign

On Monday August 13 Mayor Wasowicz along and the board members unveiled the new village marquee. Many residents were in attendance as mayor Wasowicz stated "This is a sign of the new positive changes in the village". After the ceremony the mayor and board members invited everyone to join them for cake and coffee in celebration of the new village sign. The cake was decorated with a picture of the new sign.

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Mayor Wasowicz and the board members would like to thank all the residents that were involved in bringing the new sign to life and the residents that were there to take part in the unveiling ceremony and celebration. We now have a center piece in the village that we can be proud of. Passers by will now see a brighter professional image of the village. The sign still needs some finishing touches to be complete: lighting, lettering holder, brick base landscaping and eventually a digital scroll display. As Mayor Wasowicz stated, "This is a sign of the new positive changes in the village"

 2007 Justice Ethnic Fest & Auto Show 

2007 Justice Ethnic Fest in review

 Justice held its 1st Annual Ethnic Fest this past weekend, August 18th & 19th.
Despite the weather residents still came out to enjoy ethnic foods, dance groups and musical acts.
Protected from the weather in the huge circus style tent the fest attendees enjoyed the Weber School of Irish dance, the Polish Highlanders music and dance groups.
 The crowds of people enjoyed different bands on both days which included: The Ampol Aires polka band, Timings Everything and The Usual Dose rock and roll bands, and Caliente with their Santana style of Latin music, all of which were crowd pleasers.
 In the separate food tent, that was connected by a covered walkway, was a wide array of Ethnic foods and good old American favorites. Included were: Arturos Authentic Mexican restaurant of Bridgeview, A & R Perogis of Bridgeview, Grand Dukes of Summit, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church of Justice, Lindy’s Chili of Bridgeview, China Express, It’s a Sweet & Poppin Time, Smokin Joe’s, Chicago Classics and the Justice Park District provided roasted sweet corn and nachos with cheese.
On Saturday, over 100 cars participated in the 11th Annual Auto Show. It was rain shortened, but none the less a success. Thanks to all of the car enthusiasts that entered their cars.
 The Justice Police Department had a demonstration of their canine patrol and the abilities in which they assist the police department in different situations.
 There were 27 different crafters on display which residents could browse through.
 The rain put a damper on other scheduled events but all in all the residents enjoyed themselves.
Mayor Wasowicz, the Board of Trustees and the Village Clerk wish to thank all that came out. A special thanks to our sponsors, the food vendors, crafters that took part, the Justice Park District, Justice Public Works Department, Justice Police Department, ESDA for all their fine work and especially the many volunteers that helped this event become successful.
The Fest Committee had less than 8 weeks to put this together with very little funds. Through many hours of hard work by volunteers and the funding by sponsors Mayor Wasowicz, the Trustees and the Clerk are very pleased with the outcome.
They look forward to next year’s event being bigger, better and with a possible carnival over several days.

Click HERE for the slide show of the Fest and Auto Show (approx. run time 4 mins.)