Once upon a park
The Forest Park Amusement Park, which was located at the current-day intersection of Des Plaines Avenue and the Eisenhower Expressway, […]
‘Rosies’ of Forest Park
After President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a national emergency in September 1939, the country had a need to produce ordnance materials […]
Throne of honor
To honor their family matriarch’s 86th birthday, and for many years after, Providenza Imburgia’s relatives displayed messages on a bench […]
Synonymous with service
The first (and only) woman to hold the highest elected office of mayor in Forest Park was Lorraine Popelka. She […]
Bloomer girls
The Boston Bloomer team was organized in the 1880s and brought to Forest Park in 1937 by Emery Parichy. Parichy […]
Double spirit
Pepi and Martin Flores from Forest Park are shown here receiving the Soccer Team Spirit awards from St. Joseph’s High School in […]
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