'Thank you for asking. We sure like fun and we like money, too, but VG is not a good fit for our town. Best Wishes." 

That was Forest Park's response to video gambling (VG) two years ago. Residents clearly stated this in a private Calderone survey by a margin of 4-1 and voters repeated it in the referendum by a 2-1 margin.

Since the somewhat prickly induction, the next two village council meetings consisted of adopting 25 resolutions that paid some bills, dealt with vendor contracts and got new infrastructure going, which, by the way, is funded by last year's sales tax increase. 

A chronic wound is a wound that does not heal in an orderly set of stages and in a predictable amount of time the way most wounds do. Chronic wounds may never heal or may take years to do so. These wounds cause patients severe emotional and physical stress and create a significant burden on patients and the whole system. 

Wikipedia

 Six weeks out and we're still bleeding. This is not good.

I admit to being skeptical the morning after our recent village election when Forest Park Town Hall Facebook readers were informed that "It was over," "We should move along," and "We all need to jump right into the real work of community building." 

The Historical Society of Forest Park may need to eke out a bit more space on April 7, which could go down as a most memorable, remarkable and historic day for Forest Park.