The politically connected fire chief of Elmwood Park has resigned amid allegations that, on the same weekend the near western suburb hosted its annual family festival, he tried locking an employee of a local tavern in the beer cooler and slugged him, and perhaps another man, amid a booze-filled incident that’s led to criminal charges.

Why did Michael Terzo allegedly behave this way at the Tiny Tap on Aug. 10 in an incident that was captured, at least in part, on video?

“The kid was being cocky,” Terzo later said, referring to the 24-year-old male victim.

That’s according to police reports that also have Terzo saying: “He disrespected me.”

While village officials say Terzo was “off duty,” questions remain whether Terzo was driving a municipal vehicle before or after the incident — and h

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