Fourth of July Events in the 40th District

• Fourth of July Events

Joyce seeks public input through constituent survey

• Contituent Survey

PARK FOREST – State Senator Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) invites residents to participate in his constituent survey to get their input on the most important issues people are facing across the state.

“As your state senator, I value your opinion on important issues facing Illinois,” Joyce said. “I encourage residents to take a few minutes to fill out the survey so I can best represent the families and individuals in our community.”

To access the survey, click here.

With questions or for additional information, Joyce encourages residents to contact his office at 708-756-0882 or visit SenatorPatrickJoyce.com.

Joyce to host free community shred and drug take-back event July 22

• Park Forest
• Shred Event
• Drug Take-Back Event
• Park Forest Police Department

PARK FOREST – Residents can safely dispose of sensitive personal documents and unused prescription drugs at a free community event hosted by State Senator Patrick Joyce (D-Essex), State Representative Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights) and Park Forest Mayor Jonathan Vanderbilt.

The community shred and prescription drug take-back event will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 22, in the parking lot of Village of Park Forest, located at 350 Victory Drive in Park Forest.

“Consumer fraud and identity theft are becoming far too common in our communities,” Joyce said. “Personal data should be confidential – I urge everyone to attend this free event so they can safely dispose of sensitive documents.” 

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Joyce reminds residents to stay vigilant against fraudulent texts, emails

• Text Scam
• IDOT
• Email Scam

PARK FOREST – State Senator Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) is reminding people to look out for text and email scams asking for personal information from someone claiming to be from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

“We have seen an increase in scams throughout the pandemic, and most recently scammers are posing as representatives of IDOT seeking people’s personal information,” Joyce said. “If you’ve received a suspicious text message or email asking for personal information, don’t respond – delete it.” 

While the messages might look official, IDOT will not request personal information, such as Social Security numbers or bank information, via text or email.

To protect personal information, take the following precautions:

• Delete unsolicited emails and texts requesting personal information or promising state driver’s licenses or IDs;
• Do not click on any links contained in such emails or texts, as they may place malware on your computer or devices;
• Hang up on any calls, including robocalls that ask you to take immediate action or provide personally identifiable information;
• Ask to use other types of identifiers besides your Social Security number; and
• Keep software up to date, including operating systems and antivirus protection programs on your computer, phone and other devices.

“While the messages might look official, IDOT will not ask for your personal information through text or email,” Joyce said. “The department is working around the clock to keep you safe.”