There will be more pain ahead for Forest Park’s municipal finances as COVID-19’s impact on revenues hovers like a dark cloud. And so it is good news to see unionized village employees agree to extend freezes on planned pay raises for another three months.
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The village loses $1,500 for every person uncounted
It started with a knock on my door. A Census worker asked me to complete our questionnaire even though we had already submitted ours. I had been an enumerator myself, so I gladly cooperated. When I did the Census in Forest Park in 2000 and in Cicero in 2010, most people I approached claimed they had already submitted it.
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Recruit, don’t recycle
Into the launch of this most absurd school year, Forest Park’s District 91 elementary school board also begins its consequential search for the next school superintendent.
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Opposed to the 7428 Franklin townhouse project
I am requesting that the following commentary be incorporated into reporting in the Forest Park Review about the Aug. 24 village council approval of a 7428 Franklin St. three-unit townhouse proposal.
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Gnarly news
The skate park at the Park District of Forest Park may be renovated, including the addition of new equipment and upgrades, with the help of a Tony Hawk Foundation grant for which the district is applying.
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Dead woman found on train tracks
Forest Park detectives are currently investigating the death of a woman who was found unresponsive on CTA train tracks at 711 Desplaines Ave. on Aug. 23 at 7:08 a.m.
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Donny G’s is Alive Again
Located on the threshold of Restaurant Row in Elmwood Park, the mainstay restaurant has made a name for itself by serving simple Italian home-style fare with considerable musical flair.
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How now, Brown Cow?
Connie Brown may be the richest woman in town. For fans of the holiday film classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, the reference will resonate even if the means of stepping up in support of Brown and her Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor did not involve tinkling bells and angels receiving their wings.
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Three votes to be a strong mayor
Forest Park, the bar capital of the near west suburbs, is struggling to find a way to contain COVID-19 while allowing bars to remain in business. And with their mixed record of enforcement, the bars aren’t always helping either.
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Food pantries see increased demand for services
The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t only posing a risk of getting sick, it’s also pushing people to the brink of hunger.