Moving from the high school years to whatever comes after is stressful for most adolescents, but that transition can pose special challenges for youth with disabilities.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the purchase of Forest Park Plaza by City Services, a for-profit arm of Living Word Christian Center. Rev. Bill Winston and Living Word bought the mall property from the Illinois Teachers Retirement System in 1998, taking out a mortgage for $13.2 million.  

Monday morning Pastor Walter Mitty and his neighbor Michael Rosenthal walked over to the Retro for a latte and a chance to unpack the previous week's ups and downs in the security of their friendship.

Seventh-graders at Forest Park Middle School are making blankets for the homeless this holiday season. They felt inspired to make the world a better place after reading about those who are homeless in the Forest Park Review. Twenty-one students in Forest Park District 91 are registered as homeless.