After 26 years with the Forest Park Police Department, Chief Ken Gross, 57, has announced he is retiring and Sept. 30 is his last day working for the village.
“I’m going to miss the people I work with and those I work for: The people I’ve met in the community, business owners, residents. I’ve met a lot of good people,” Gross told the Review.
Village Administrator Rachell Entler said staff doesn’t yet have information on who will be interim chief after September, or if the new permanent chief will come from inside the Forest Park Police Department or be an external hire…