The Forest Park Public Library recently welcomed Kate Niehoff to the staff.
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Forest Parkers help create makeshift shelter
After watching the horrifying aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on television, Forest Park resident Dennis Leise felt he had to do more than just look on. He had to help. So Leise arranged to take a week off from his job in product development at Morningstar, a company that rates and analyzes mutual funds and stocks, and called Catholic Charities and volunteered to go to the Gulf coast to help out.
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Plan Commission approves McDonalds renovation plans
The Plan Commission voted unanimously last Tuesday to approve renovation plans at the McDonalds at 420 Desplaines avenue, but attached three conditions to its recommendation to the Village Council:
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Everyone makes mistakes
As anyone who attended Monday’s Village Council meeting knows, the Forest Park Review received a cordial but effective public spanking from Mayor Calderone and Village Attorney Michael Durkin for its past coverage of the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act.
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Obituaries
Wayne Edward Gehrke, 75, Little League Coach, Proviso East graduateJean D. Krumm, 66, Forest Park resident, TB clinic secretary
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Stupid yellow sign on board
Forty Years AgoIt must’ve been a slow news day beause Ye Olde Editor Claude Walker was lazily leafing through a book titled, “Accidental Facts,” published by the Illinois Department of Public Works.
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Marianne has desire to avoid conflict
Dear Marianne,Thank you very much for your letter and sample of your very attractive handwriting. Please thank your mother for suggesting that you write in and for reading the Review and this column in particular.
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Patient neglect alleged in indictments of Pavillion, doctor
WEB EXTRA!Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that a Cook County Grand Jury has returned indictments against Forest Park L.L.C. and Care Centers, Inc., the licensee and owner of the Pavillion of Forest Park nursing home.
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FP comes together to help with Katrina relief
Kelly Jones, a Baton Rouge, Louisiana resident and the sister of Harrison Street Caf owner Sheri Ladd, appears to be in relatively good spirits. Her voice is packed with energy, she laughs often, and her optimism shines through despite the disastrous conditions that surround her.