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Homewood resident calls for higher fines after dog attack 

Mike Dickover asked the Homewood Village Board to consider raising the current $50 fine for loose dogs roaming neighborhoods.

Dickover told trustees at the Aug. 26 meeting that his wife was viciously attacked by a dog in Homewood’s Southgate neighborhood 11 months ago. 

“To be clear, it’s not a dog problem, I don’t think; I think it’s a problem with the dog owners,” Dickover said. 

Following his wife’s attack, Dickover and his wife noticed that…

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