CHRIS FOX PHOTO
Lt. Chris Gilliland recently completed a 26-year career with the Villa Park Fire Department. Gilliland is pictured outside of Villa Park Fire Station 81, located at 1440 S. Ardmore Ave. He is shown on his last day of service—Wednesday, May 4. Gilliland, who lives in Villa Park, attended Albright Middle School and graduated from Willowbrook High School. He spent a couple of years working part-time for the Villa Park Fire Department before joining the department full-time as a firefighter/paramedic in March 1996. Gilliland was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 2010.
