On Sept. 11, in announcing the verdict in an attempted murder case, a Cook County judge came down hard on the Forest Park Police Department, saying that "the worst part about the case" was the police response to the events that night.

A fire at a Madison Street nail salon, started by a neon sign falling onto an upholstered piece of furniture inside the shop, required a response from the Forest Park Fire Department on Labor Day, Sept. 2, at 2:20 p.m.

On Sept 6., Forest Park Middle School Principal Joseph Pisano spent most of the day meeting with students and parents to mediate a situation that unfolded Thursday after school and off school property.

Jayne has moved from the north side of Madison to the south side, replacing Madison Street Shoes.