will Cervone implicate Calderone for alarm deal at District 89?

Many of the anti-establishment, pro-reform crowd in Forest Park suspect Mayor Anthony Calderone is a nefarious political actor and using his official position for personal benefit. The allegations are largely that he uses the implied threat of being liquor commissioner to coerce support from bar owners and that he finds various ways to convert his political influence into contracts for his alarm business, Illinois Alarm.

For example, some suspected Illinois Alarm's contract with District 89 (Maywood and Melrose Park elementary schools) looked suspicious. Later we learned Illinois Alarm made over $800,000, not including the monthly fees. (BTW, when is Forest Park Review going to do the news story on this?)

Seven people connected with the Melrose Park Police Department were indicted on Thursday, including District 89 board member Ric Cervone.

Many of the anti-Calderone people are salivating at the possibility of Cervone telling the feds that Calderone's alarm contract at District 89 was an illegal sweetheart deal.

Illinois Alarm awarded huge contract by District 89

Bill Dwyer filed a FOIA request and discovered the details of Illinois Alarm's contracts with District 89 (Maywood & Melrose Park elementary schools). Illinois Alarm is the business owned by Forest Park Mayor Anthony Calderone.

Bill Dwyer (Forest Park Review):

Then there are the contracts that Tony Calderone has inked with governmental bodies the past few years. He insists he has no political connections with Melrose Park, but the $824,000 contract his Illinois Alarm firm inked with the District 89 school district, headquartered in Melrose Park, suggests different. Signed by Calderone the day after Christmas, it pays his company nearly $660,000 for installing security equipment in 13 district buildings, as well as nearly $160,000 in monthly fees over the next three years.

I haven't received anything yet from a May 10 FOIA with Melrose Park regarding Illinois Alarm, but I'm patient. I won't even get grumpy if I have to contact the Illinois Attorney General's office for help.

I remain curious about the bid process. How many bids did District 89 get for this job?

I look forward to the Forest Park Review doing a full news story on Illinois Alarm's dealings with District 89.

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KLEPT, Illinois Alarm scores pre-election work in District 89 [D89]

Illinois Alarm is owned by Forest Park Mayor Anthony Calderone.

This picture was taken in the last month at District 89 (Maywood and Melrose Park elementary schools). District 89 is currently controlled by allies of Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore and Melrose Park Village President Ron Serpico.

Why the need to install new alarms right before the election?

Could it be that Serpico and/or Moore were steering Calderone a contract as part of some quid pro quo?

What would Serpico and Moore want from Calderone?

If Calderone did endorse the Proviso First Party, could it be that Calderone's price for selling-out Forest Park taxpayers was to get some alarm contracts?

BTW, I'm curious about the bid process for the District 89 alarm contract.Illinois Alarm is owned by Forest Park Mayor Anthony Calderone.

This picture was taken in the last month at District 89 (Maywood and Melrose Park elementary schools). District 89 is currently controlled by allies of Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore and Melrose Park Village President Ron Serpico.

Why the need to install new alarms right before the election?

Could it be that Serpico and/or Moore were steering Calderone a contract as part of some quid pro quo?

What would Serpico and Moore want from Calderone?

If Calderone did endorse the Proviso First Party, could it be that Calderone's price for selling-out Forest Park taxpayers was to get some alarm contracts?

BTW, I'm curious about the bid process for the District 89 alarm contract.