Plans are underway to name Oak Park’s main post office on Lake Street for Det. Allan Reddins. He is the brave Oak Park police officer who gave his life a year ago while trying to arrest a man seen brandishing a handgun in Downtown Oak Park.
Last Saturday in the snowy courtyard of village hall, the department mounted a moving memorial to Reddins’ service to Oak Park and the obvious impact he had on his police colleagues.
Police Chief Shatonya Johnson listed the many ways the department has already found to honor Reddins, including an honorary street sign outside village hall and the bolting of his desk chair to the floor near his desk.
But recognizing Reddins by naming the prominent and handsome post office for him would be a very public and lasting tribute to him.
Cong. Danny Davis said Saturday that he would work to make this happen before he retires from office in a year. Village President Vicki Scaman confirmed the village is on board.
We look forward to the day when that dedication takes place.