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L-R: Park Ridge Fire Chief Brian Lepper, former Chief Ron Slicer, and Assistant Chief John Kraft. Both Lepper and Kraft credited Slicer as mentoring their fire careers. In February, Lepper and Kraft announced their resignations from the department effective in June. Slicer died in 2021. All three spent years being vocal advocates for safety upgrades at the fire department. (Metro Wire photo)

Slicer retires from longtime fire service

By Brandi Makuski It was an emotional night for Park Ridge firefighters on Feb. 10, when they said goodbye to a longtime figurehead in their department. While he’d

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