Forest Will Fix Your Summer “Hot Room” Problem   Your thermostat does a fantastic job of keeping a constant, comfortable temperature in the room where it is mounted (front hallway). Everywhere else in your house is a different story! The kitchen is sweltering and the bedroom is too hot to sleep. Your thermostat thinks everything is at a perfect temperature. The problem is all thermostats only control the temperature of the room they are in. During hot summer months, your …
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Forest’s very own to run in seventh annual River Grove 5K honoring former River Grove Police Chief Newly retired police chief, Rodger J. Loni, is running in this years River Grove’s Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 59 5K Run. His family and all the cops he has worked with over the past 45 years are there to cheer him on. The new Police Chief of River Grove, Chief Michael Konwinski, announced they were changing the name of this year’s race …
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NW Chicago Community Alert – Police are looking for burglars who have been posing as workers doing plumbing or construction work in the area in order to try to gain access into the homes of local residents. The burglars are targeting elderly home owners, distracting them and steeling small items including jewelry and cash. The recent burglaries occurred: May 11th – 3700 block of North Neva Ave. May 15th – 3400 block of North Neenah Ave. May 17th – 3500 …
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Police Warning: A burglar has been cutting power to Austin neighborhood businesses and then breaking in OAK PARK, IL: 15th and 25th District, Austin Area has been hit with recent burglaries to neighborhood businesses. In each case, the power is cut and then the intruder gains access by breaking the front door or window. In one other incident, access was through the roof. The burglaries occurred at the following locations: 4800 block of W. Fulton / 4-29-19 / around 4:05 …
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You love the aesthetics of your home, especially that architecturally designed front door!   Or, you live in an apartment or condo building where the exterior lock-set can not be altered.     But you want that new automated system that is controlled from your mobile app and integrated with your Forest Security System…   Forest has the answer: Kwikset Convert is Z-Wave connected and works with many existing brands of deadbolts including: Kwikset, Wiser, Baldwin and Schlage. This allows …
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The Potentially Deadly “kissing bug,” which can transmit Chagas disease, has been reported in Illinois according to the Centers for Disease Control. The “Kissing Bug” is on the move and has made its way from South America all the way into the United States threatening human and pet health. The triatomine bug typically hides during the day and becomes active at night when it feeds looking to bite an exposed area of skin to bite, such as the face, hence …
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Grayslake, IL – Dog Trapped In Burning Home Rescued by Fire Chief Firefighters rescued a dog that was trapped in a burning two story home in Grayslake on April 9th.  The home is located on the 400 block of Rock Hall Circle. Neighbors saw smoke coming from the roof and called 911. Firefighters arrived at 12:51 p.m. according to the Daily Herald report. Neighbors told District Battalion Chief Jim Weidman that the family dog was trapped inside the home.   …
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What can your Forest Security Video Doorbell do for you, other than announce who is at your front door? How about stop an attempted burglary! On Thursday, April 18th, in west suburban Riverside, a burglary was stopped in its tracks, thanks to a video doorbell. The homeowner watched his video cam feed as the would-be intruder tried to pry open his front door and called the police to report a break-in in progress. Riverside police arrived at the scene located …
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Wicker Park & Noble Square Burglary Alert! Burglars forced their way in through a rear door or window. Personal belongings were stolen according to the community alert.   Recent Burglaries occurred at the following locations:   1300 block of North Cleaver Street – February 27th -between 6:45 a.m. and 7 p.m. 1200 block of North Cleaver Street – March 2nd – between 7:30 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. 1300 block of North Ashland Avenue – March 15 – at 3:31 p.m. …
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Across Illinois and across America, seniors are being targeted by con artists in efforts to defraud them using scare tactics. The Grandparent Scam The “Grandparent Scam” is one where you receive a call telling you your grandchild or other loved one is in trouble, either kidnapped, in jail or other danger. They require immediate money via a wire transfer or even an iTunes gift card. They use digitally altered recordings to sound like the loved one making the call seem …
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