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ALTOONA, Pa. — After UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was gunned down on a New York sidewalk, police searched for the masked gunman with dogs, drones and scuba divers. Officers used the city's muscular surveillance system. Investigators analyzed DNA samples, fingerprints and internet addresses. Police went door-to-door looking for witnesses. When an arrest came five days later, those sprawling investigative efforts shared credit with an alert civilian's instincts. A Pennsylvania McDonald's customer noticed another patron who resembled the man in the oblique security-camera photos that New York police had publicized. Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry speaks during a press conference regarding the arrest of suspect Luigi Mangione, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa., in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) Luigi Nicholas Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family, was arrested Monday in the killing of Brian Thompson, who headed one of the United States’ largest medical insurance companies. He remained jailed in Pennsylvania, where he was initially charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police. By late evening, prosecutors in Manhattan had added a charge of murder, according to an online court docket. He's expected to be extradited to New York eventually. It’s unclear whether Mangione has an attorney who can comment on the allegations. Asked at Monday's arraignment whether he needed a public defender, Mangione asked whether he could “answer that at a future date.” Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after the McDonald's customer recognized him and notified an employee, authorities said. Police in Altoona, about 233 miles (375 kilometers) west of New York City, were soon summoned. This booking photo released Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections shows Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections via AP) They arrived to find Mangione sitting at a table in the back of the restaurant, wearing a blue medical mask and looking at a laptop, according to a Pennsylvania police criminal complaint. He initially gave them a fake ID, but when an officer asked Mangione whether he’d been to New York recently, he “became quiet and started to shake,” the complaint says. When he pulled his mask down at officers' request, “we knew that was our guy,” rookie Officer Tyler Frye said at a news conference in Hollidaysburg. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a Manhattan news conference that Mangione was carrying a gun like the one used to kill Thompson and the same fake ID the shooter had used to check into a New York hostel, along with a passport and other fraudulent IDs. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Mangione also had a three-page, handwritten document that shows “some ill will toward corporate America." An NYPD police officer and K-9 dog search around a lake in Central Park, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) A law enforcement official who wasn’t authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity said the document included a line in which Mangione claimed to have acted alone. “To the Feds, I’ll keep this short, because I do respect what you do for our country. To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone,” the document said, according to the official. It also had a line that said, “I do apologize for any strife or traumas but it had to be done. Frankly, these parasites simply had it coming.” Pennsylvania prosecutor Peter Weeks said in court that Mangione was found with a passport and $10,000 in cash — $2,000 of it in foreign currency. Mangione disputed the amount. Thompson, 50, was killed last Wednesday as he walked alone to a midtown Manhattan hotel for an investor conference. Police quickly came to see the shooting as a targeted attack by a gunman who appeared to wait for Thompson, came up behind him and fired a 9 mm pistol. Investigators have said “delay,” “deny” and “depose” were written on ammunition found near Thompson’s body. The words mimic a phrase used to criticize the insurance industry. A poster issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a wanted unknown suspect. (FBI via AP) From surveillance video, New York investigators gathered that the shooter fled by bike into Central Park, emerged, then took a taxi to a northern Manhattan bus terminal. Once in Pennsylvania, he went from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, “trying to stay low-profile” by avoiding cameras, Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said. A grandson of a wealthy, self-made real estate developer and philanthropist, Mangione is a cousin of a current Maryland state legislator. Mangione was valedictorian at his elite Baltimore prep school, where his 2016 graduation speech lauded his classmates’ “incredible courage to explore the unknown and try new things.” He went on to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science in 2020 from the University of Pennsylvania, a spokesperson said. “Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest,” Mangione’s family said in a statement posted on social media late Monday by his cousin, Maryland lawmaker Nino Mangione. “We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved.” An NYPD police officer and K-9 dog search around a lake in Central Park, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Luigi Nicholas Mangione worked for a time for the car-buying website TrueCar and left in 2023, CEO Jantoon Reigersman said by email. From January to June 2022, Mangione lived at Surfbreak, a “co-living” space at the edge of Honolulu tourist mecca Waikiki. Like other residents of the shared penthouse catering to remote workers, Mangione underwent a background check, said Josiah Ryan, a spokesperson for owner and founder R.J. Martin. “Luigi was just widely considered to be a great guy. There were no complaints,” Ryan said. "There was no sign that might point to these alleged crimes they’re saying he committed.” At Surfbreak, Martin learned Mangione had severe back pain from childhood that interfered with many aspects of his life, from surfing to romance, Ryan said. “He went surfing with R.J. once but it didn’t work out because of his back," Ryan said, but noted that Mangione and Martin often went together to a rock-climbing gym. NYPD officers in diving suits search a lake in Central Park, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Mangione left Surfbreak to get surgery on the mainland, Ryan said, then later returned to Honolulu and rented an apartment. Martin stopped hearing from Mangione six months to a year ago. Although the gunman obscured his face during the shooting, he left a trail of evidence in New York, including a backpack he ditched in Central Park, a cellphone found in a pedestrian plaza, a water bottle and a protein bar wrapper. In the days after the shooting, the NYPD collected hundreds of hours of surveillance video and released multiple clips and still images in hopes of enlisting the public’s eyes to help find a suspect. “This combination of old-school detective work and new-age technology is what led to this result today,” Tisch said at the New York news conference. ___ Scolforo reported from Altoona and Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Contributing were Associated Press writers Cedar Attanasio and Jennifer Peltz in New York; Michael Rubinkam and Maryclaire Dale in Pennsylvania; Lea Skene in Baltimore and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher in Honolulu. Get local news delivered to your inbox!Column: Hello Kitty’s looking pretty at 50 (and worth more than ever)

It sometimes seems that we have lost the ability to truly communicate with one another. It is not so much what we say to one another, but how we listen. Even friends can find it difficult to hear opposing views from each other. But the outcome can be rich if we can learn to listen well. It is worth it to move beyond the angry, divisive, rhetoric-driven communication that we typically hear, so we can concentrate on the real issues. For us, what started as one cup of coffee together to discuss cities’ Climate Action Plans, has morphed into years of coffee discussions about local, state, national and global political issues. In our earlier discussions, we discovered that we often had differing views on prominent issues, views often — though not always— following positions taken by opposing political parties. Here’s one example: Ken has a burning desire to ensure governments are doing all they can to stave off global warming while Nicole has a burning desire to ensure citizens know the consequences of governments’ actions in controlling global warming. Nevertheless, our discussions have always been congenial, reflecting the respect we have for each other. We have learned from each other, and each of us acknowledges that our respective positions have occasionally changed with respect to issues that we have discussed. Surprisingly for today’s culture and climate, we have remained friends, and we keep having those cups of coffee and lively discussions. No canceling here. The warm smell of java and friendship is a stronger pull than politics. Related Story: Turning the Sierra National Forest Into a National Monument But now we are faced with an issue that has brought out strong emotions in both of us, since we both have strong connections with our local forests. Like others, we have found forests to be a respite from the storms of our daily lives. The proposal in question is to convert one million acres of Sierra National Forest into monument status. It is called the Range of Light proposal, and it would designate as a national monument this large forest tract, alongside and between the boundaries of Yosemite and Kings Canyon-Sequoia National Parks. Nicole’s primary concern is about being denied access to the forests in question that she responsibly enjoys hiking each week — something she cannot always do in the nearby national parks with their reservation systems, fees, and regulations. Ken’s focus is on how the proposal might be useful in preserving the quality of the forests themselves. Monument? No Monument? Forging our way through those cups of coffee, we ultimately found that our interests are essentially aligned. It is how those interests are brought to bear in the actual management of the forest that we see things differently. It is hard to believe that anyone would not want to preserve the pristine nature of the Sierra. Yet, there are over 10,000 signatures on a petition to stop the Range of Light (Nicole is proudly one of those). So, what is the issue? Related Story: We Part Ways on Forest Issues We have brewed up a list of forest issues that are dividing us, and we surmise that if we focus on these, we may have more in common regarding the Sierra than the simple argument of “Monument or no Monument” would have us believe. These are:  Private property  Public access  Logging  Cattle grazing  Forest thinning/prescribed burning  Motorized recreation Let’s Promote Forest Health While Maintaining Access So rather than debate about Monument status, let us sit down and talk about how to promote the health of the forest while maintaining access so that many can enjoy the Sierra. We don’t yet agree on specific solutions, but we do agree that proposals such as this should be transparently and publicly debated, without shortcuts. Each of us has resolved to investigate and discuss these issues before reaching a conclusion after considering the following: What does science say? What are the trusted information sources? What are the consequences of this proposal? Throughout the process, we promise to be open-minded and respectful of all points of view and messengers. At the conclusion of our investigation, we plan to report the results to people who care about the forest and its management. We will then have another friendly cup of coffee together while debating the various topics that confront us daily.What Nebraska-Creighton series history tells us about the importance of 3-point shootingDALLAS (AP) — More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, conspiracy theories still swirl and any new glimpse into the fateful day of Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas continues to fascinate. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * DALLAS (AP) — More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, conspiracy theories still swirl and any new glimpse into the fateful day of Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas continues to fascinate. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? DALLAS (AP) — More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, conspiracy theories still swirl and any new glimpse into the fateful day of Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas continues to fascinate. President-elect Donald Trump promised during his reelection campaign that he would declassify all of the remaining government records surrounding the assassination if he returned to office. He made a similar pledge during his first term, but ultimately bended to appeals from the CIA and FBI to keep some documents withheld. At this point, only a few thousand of the millions of governmental records related to the assassination have yet to be fully released, and those who have studied the records released so far say that even if the remaining files are declassified, the public shouldn’t anticipate any earth-shattering revelations. “Anybody waiting for a smoking gun that’s going to turn this case upside down will be sorely disappointed,” said Gerald Posner, author of “Case Closed,” which concludes that assassin Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Friday’s 61st anniversary is expected to be marked with a moment of silence at 12:30 p.m. in Dealey Plaza, where Kennedy’s motorcade was passing through when he was fatally shot. And throughout this week there have been events marking the anniversary. Nov. 22, 1963 When Air Force One carrying Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy touched down in Dallas, they were greeted by a clear sky and enthusiastic crowds. With a reelection campaign on the horizon the next year, they had gone to Texas on political fence-mending trip. But as the motorcade was finishing its parade route downtown, shots rang out from the Texas School Book Depository building. Police arrested 24-year-old Oswald and, two days later, nightclub owner Jack Ruby fatally shot Oswald during a jail transfer. A year after the assassination, the Warren Commission, which President Lyndon B. Johnson established to investigate the assassination, concluded that Oswald acted alone and there was no evidence of a conspiracy. But that hasn’t quelled a web of alternative theories over the decades. The collection In the early 1990s, the federal government mandated that all assassination-related documents be housed in a single collection in the National Archives and Records Administration. The collection of over 5 million records was required to be opened by 2017, barring any exemptions designated by the president. Trump, who took office for his first term in 2017, had boasted that he’d allow the release of all of the remaining records but ended up holding some back because of what he called the potential harm to national security. And while files have continued to be released during President Joe Biden’s administration, some still remain unseen. The documents released over the last few years offer details on the way intelligence services operated at the time, and include CIA cables and memos discussing visits by Oswald to the Soviet and Cuban embassies during a trip to Mexico City just weeks before the assassination. The former Marine had previously defected to the Soviet Union before returning home to Texas. Mark S. Zaid, a national security attorney in Washington, said what’s been released so far has contributed to the understanding of the time period, giving “a great picture” of what was happening during the Cold War and the activities of the CIA. Withheld files Posner estimates that there are still about 3,000 to 4,000 documents in the collection that haven’t yet been fully released. Of those documents, some are still completely redacted while others just have small redactions, like someone’s Social Security number. There are about 500 documents where all the information is redacted, Posner said, and those include Oswald’s and Ruby’s tax returns. “If you have been following it, as I have and others have, you sort of are zeroed in on the pages you think might provide some additional information for history,” Posner said. Trump’s transition team hasn’t responded to questions this week about his plans when he takes office. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. A continued fascination From the start, there were those who believed there had to be more to the story than just Oswald acting alone, said Stephen Fagin, curator of the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, which tells the story of the assassination from the building where Oswald made his sniper’s perch. “People want to make sense of this and they want to find the solution that fits the crime,” said Fagin, who said that while there are lingering questions, law enforcement made “a pretty compelling case” against Oswald. Larry J. Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, said his interest in the assassination dates back to the event itself, when he was a child. “It just seemed so fantastical that one very disturbed individual could end up pulling off the crime of the century,” Sabato said. “But the more I studied it, the more I realized that is a very possible, maybe even probable in my view, hypothesis.” Advertisement AdvertisementRichmond sideshow, speeding issues to be discussed Tuesday

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Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new stake in Amalgamated Financial Corp. ( NASDAQ:AMAL – Free Report ) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 51,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,612,000. A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Quest Partners LLC grew its stake in Amalgamated Financial by 18.7% in the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 11,905 shares of the company’s stock valued at $373,000 after acquiring an additional 1,877 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in shares of Amalgamated Financial by 14.5% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 46,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,456,000 after purchasing an additional 5,885 shares in the last quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amalgamated Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,781,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Amalgamated Financial by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 124,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,906,000 after purchasing an additional 6,298 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP raised its position in shares of Amalgamated Financial by 53.0% during the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 23,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $736,000 after purchasing an additional 8,122 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.93% of the company’s stock. Analyst Ratings Changes Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of Amalgamated Financial in a research report on Monday, July 29th. Insiders Place Their Bets In other Amalgamated Financial news, CFO Jason Darby sold 4,000 shares of Amalgamated Financial stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.59, for a total value of $146,360.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 50,208 shares in the company, valued at $1,837,110.72. This trade represents a 7.38 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link . Also, major shareholder States Regional Joint Western sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.21, for a total value of $352,100.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 7,185,816 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $253,012,581.36. The trade was a 0.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 718,890 shares of company stock valued at $24,995,731. Insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock. Amalgamated Financial Stock Performance Shares of NASDAQ AMAL opened at $36.51 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $33.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $29.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.63. The company has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a PE ratio of 10.74 and a beta of 0.91. Amalgamated Financial Corp. has a 12 month low of $20.39 and a 12 month high of $38.19. Amalgamated Financial ( NASDAQ:AMAL – Get Free Report ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.08. Amalgamated Financial had a return on equity of 16.00% and a net margin of 24.19%. The company had revenue of $111.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $79.50 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Amalgamated Financial Corp. will post 3.46 earnings per share for the current year. Amalgamated Financial Dividend Announcement The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 5th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 5th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.31%. Amalgamated Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.12%. Amalgamated Financial Profile ( Free Report ) Amalgamated Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Amalgamated Bank that provides commercial and retail banking, investment management, and trust and custody services for commercial and retail customers in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, including non-interest bearing accounts, interest-bearing demand products, savings accounts, money market accounts, NOW accounts, and certificates of deposit. See Also Want to see what other hedge funds are holding AMAL? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Amalgamated Financial Corp. ( NASDAQ:AMAL – Free Report ). 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Feds send $148 million to B.C. in disaster recovery funds for floods, wildfiresEASTON, Pa. (AP) — Alex Chaikin led Lafayette over NCAA DivisionIII-member Rosemont on Sunday with 21 points off of the bench in a 91-45 victory. Chaikin went 7 of 11 from the field (5 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Leopards (2-4). T.J. Berger went 4 of 10 from the field (2 for 6 from 3-point range) to add 10 points. Andrew Phillips finished 4 of 6 from the field to finish with 10 points. Bruce Black led the Ravens in scoring, finishing with 11 points. Denelle Holly added eight points for Rosemont. Kelton Warren also recorded seven points. Lafayette took the lead with 20:00 left in the first half and did not give it up. Mike Bednostin led their team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 38-22 at the break. Lafayette outscored Rosemont by 30 points in the second half, and Chaikin scored a team-high 15 points in the second half to help their team secure the victory. NEXT UP Lafayette hosts LIU in its next matchup on Friday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .For more than eight years, Peter Siebert has led Lake Forest’s Fire Department guiding the personnel as they fought fires and provided paramedic service. However, that run is about to come to an end as Siebert is now in his last few weeks on the job as he plans to retire on Jan. 3. “It was time and I have done everything I wanted to do. When you get to a certain age and time, it doesn’t matter when you go,” Siebert, 58, said. “It is time for me to move on and I want other people to step up and have new blood in there with new ideas to move the place forward.” On Dec. 2, the City Council approved the appointment of Deputy Chief Andrew Rick as Siebert’s successor. He is set to be sworn in on Jan. 6. “I really look forward to the opportunity of leading a young group and continue to serve this community in the way we have been and uphold the standards that we (have),” Rick told the City Council. “I couldn’t have asked for a better situation.” Mayor Stanford “Randy” Tack offered plaudits for Siebert and the entire 35-employee department at the meeting. “Our fire department stands as a shining example of service and readiness and we are incredibly fortunate to have such an exceptional team safeguarding our community,” Tack said. In an interview, Siebert reflected on what he has seen and done in his public service. Born in Northbrook, Siebert was living in California in the 1990s when he became interested in firefighting as a career. He asked a local fire chief about how to chart that career path and was informed about the higher education requirements associated with the position. As he earned the degrees, Siebert moved back to the area. Initially, he was hired as a paid on-call firefighter at the Countryside Fire Department in Vernon Hills in December 1994, before moving over to Lake Forest in May 1996. He steadily received a series of promotions until being named acting chief in September 2016 and permanent chief in April 2017. He ticked off some memorable experiences such as fighting a December 2005 fire of a house under construction on Briar Lane. “I remember coming in over the Tri-Sate Tollway and seeing the glow at 3 in the morning,” Siebert said. He added the firehose bed cover on the top of the first engine reporting to the scene almost burned off from the embers landing on it. Then there was the December 2009 fire that severely damaged the house of former Mayor Frank Farwell on a private stretch off of Waukegan Road. All the responding personnel had to lay down roughly 1000 feet of firehose to extinguish it, as there weren’t any hydrants close by. The effort was hampered as the fire engine skidded into a ditch due to the icy and snowy conditions. Reminiscing about his time as chief, Siebert is proud the city modernized equipment and replaced aging vehicles, even if sometimes took repeated requests from city officials. “I was pretty persistent about things and I think I got a lot of things done,” he said. He specifically points to the acquisition of a rescue boat, that was used during the search for a resident who fell into Lake Michigan in October. (The body was later recovered in Michigan.) “It has paid off well and it can get out in any condition,” he said. “That boat goes through anything.” A major change in responsibility for the department officially started in 2018 when the Rockland Fire Protection District stopped using the volunteer force of the Knollwood Fire Department the protect the unincorporated area. The RFPD leadership entered into an outsourcing agreement with Lake Forest to provide services on one part of the area, Libertyville on the other. The issue was controversial at the time, but Siebert believes it has worked out well. “I think we came up with a good idea,” he said. He concedes there have been some mistakes at the administrative level along the way. “Those are some who learn the most out of,” he said. “You pick yourself up and find another way to go at it.” Siebert also noted the evolution of the modern fire department, pointing to technological advances. When he started in the ’90s, there was one computer in the station that kept all the calls in a logbook with a pen and paper. Now he said every single desk and rig has a computer in it and iPads are commonplace features. He added the department’s medical protocol book has nearly doubled in length since he started in the 1990s. “To be both a firefighter and a paramedic, it takes a lot and a special person to do it. We’ve been lucky to have really good people,” he said, Siebert said he stayed on along a little longer to assist Rick, who was promoted to deputy chief in September 2023, to get acclimated and fully supports his promotion. “He has done nothing but succeed at everything we have tasked him with at every level,” Siebert said. “He is a younger guy but he has some good experience and I think he will be a breath of fresh air for the department and do a great job of putting a new spin on things.” As for his own future, Siebert said he and his wife have purchased a house in central Tennessee and they plan to move there next year with the first priority of getting settled. After that, he is not certain. “I’ll find what I want to do,” he said. “I have worked my whole life and haven’t had that much time off except for a week’s vacation here and there. My plan is to take some time off and enjoy life and figure out what I want to do if I want to do anything.” Siebert will leave with praise from the community including City Manager Jason Wicha. “Chief Siebert has been instrumental in elevating training programs, establishing exceptional service standards, and always going above and beyond to serve our residents,” Wicha wrote in an e-mail. “His leadership and dedication have left a lasting impact on the Lake Forest Fire Department, our organization, and the community.” Siebert’s retirement marks another change in local public safety leadership as Karl Walldorf retired as police chief earlier this year . Up north in Lake Bluff, David Graf stepped down as that department’s chief last month . Daniel I. Dorfman is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.

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