Charles (1st Village President 1914-1920) and Lucina. He started Village wide trash collection at .25 per can. Arthur Cooper was Village President from 1957 to 1964. He was the first Village President born in Chicago Ridge. Joseph Coglianese was Village President from 1965 to 1974. The Chicago Ridge library, Public Works and Park District were formed under his administration. Firehouse 2, a Park District Building, a Police Car Garage and Elden D Finley Jr High were built during this time. His term was cut short by legal proceedings. In 1975 Eugene "Gene" Siegel was appointed to serve as Part-time Village President and he served as a Part-time Village President until 1993 when he was elected as a Full-time Village President, a position that he held until he retired in 2013 making him the longest serving Village President of Chicago Ridge. His contributions to Chicago Ridge were numerous. Gene Siegel died in 2017. The Eugene Siegel Municipal Complex at 104th and Ridgeland and Eugene and Virginia Siegel Memorial Drive on 103rd Street between Ridgeland and Southwest Highway are named after him. William Paulus was Village President from 1955 to 1956. Mayor Paulus was married to Marie Paulus, the town's postmaster for 1927 to 1954, and the post office was operated from their home. The village of Chicago Ridge is governed by a President and Board of Trustees. The Village President is the chief executive officer, and the Board of Trustees is the legislative body. The Village Clerk is the keeper of the records. The Village President, Board of Trustees and Clerk are all elected to four-year terms. Local elections are held every two years in the spring. The Chicago Ridge Park District offers a "before/after" school care program. Business and industry Over the years, recreational and cultural amenities including parks and a library, as well as business and industry were added to the picture. Industry Landis Plastics, Inc. is based in Chicago Ridge, with five domestic facilities supporting North American customers. Landis manufactures injection molded and thermoformed plastic packaging for dairy and other food products. Over the past 15 years, Landis has experienced robust organic growth in sales of 10.4%. During 2002, Landis generated $211.6 million of net sales. Landis Plastics, Inc. was purchased by Berry Plastics Corp. in 2003. The Park at Chicago Ridge is a industrial park located off Southwest Highway at 103rd Street, which features rail transport and