Mayor Rory Hoskins may have frustrated some elected village commissioners by sanctioning the rainbow painting project this week on Madison Street without seeking approval or even letting them know it was being done ahead of time.

Beginning July 6, overnight parking restrictions are back in effect after a reprieve of several months due to COVID-19. Starting Sunday night, residents must "call in" their cars (by phone or website) in order to park on the streets overnight without being ticketed.

Forest Park may be home to a second Taco Bell restaurant, as a developer is looking to open a drive-thru taco joint at 161 Harlem Ave., currently occupied by Harlem Randolph Car Wash.

Artists from the Chicago area converged on Madison Street just after midnight on the morning of July 1, taping off the median strip in front of Urban Pioneer Group and painting bright rainbow colors. A group of three classical violinists provided entertainment, playing contemporary songs, including "Royals" by Lorde, "Kiss from a Rose," by Seal, "Living on Prayer" by Bon Jovi.