Forest Park’s next community clean-up will take place Sept. 21 at 9 a.m. at the Howard Mohr Community Center.
The village’s recreation board and public works department are hosting the clean-up, as they do twice yearly: in the spring and end of summer. As in past years, the clean-up will center around four zones across Forest Park.
Zone 1 will stretch north-to-south from Harrison Street to 16th Street and east-to-west from Beloit Avenue to Harlem Avenue. Zone 2 has two parts: from Harrison Street to Roosevelt Road, boarded to the east and west by Des Plaines Avenue and Beloit Avenue. The zone is also just north of the Forest Park CTA station, from Van Buren St. to Des Plaines Avenue and up to Madison Street.
Zone 3 is bordered by Madison Street to the north, Harrison Street to the south, plus Des Plaines Avenue and Harlem Avenue. Zone 4 stretches from Madison Street, north to Central Avenue, between Lathrop Avenue and Harlem Avenue.
Those interested in volunteering for the clean-up can register online and will be provided pickers and gloves, while supplies last. Organizers recommend wearing sunscreen, closed-toed shoes, a hat, and bringing a reusable water bottle.
After the event, treats will be available to volunteers from Twisted Cookie.