Western Springs Teens Can Serve On Jury

WESTERN SPRINGS —The Western Springs Police Department is looking for residents ages 13 to 18 who are interested in taking part in a peer jury. This is open for those who want to be involved in hearing cases involving students their own age while helping to determine appropriate consequences for a variety of offenses.

The Western Springs Peer Jury has helped guide area students since 1997, according to the village's website. The police department's state-certified officers and adult volunteer coordinators run the program, and teens serve as jurors, hearing cases referred by the police department. A jury consists of eight teens. Cases range from curfew violations to misdemeanors and selected felonies, the website says.

For more information, see Student Resources Officer Ashlee Niezgoda at Room A106 at the Lyons Township High School South Campus or contact Sgt. Terry Madler at 708-246-1800, ext. 157.