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Tag: Jill Wagner

Posted inForest Park History

‘Them tramps ain’t got a chance’

by Jill Wagner March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Parichy Stadium, located at the corner of Harrison Street and Harlem Avenue, was the home field of Forest Park’s Bloomer Girl softball team. They competed against elite women’s teams in the Chicagoland area like the Blue Birds, the Chicks, the Queens and the Music Maids in the first half of the 20th century. Dorothy “Boots” Klupping, […]

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Waiting rooms and missing missed connections

by Jill Wagner March 21, 2022March 21, 2022
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Remembering the man behind the Snug

by Jill Wagner March 16, 2022March 16, 2022
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Creating our community quilt

by Jill Wagner February 15, 2022February 15, 2022
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How Forest Park and Cicero saved Cleopatra

by Jill Wagner February 1, 2022February 1, 2022
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The blizzard of 1967

by Jill Wagner January 26, 2022January 26, 2022
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Feeling sick but staying positive

by Jill Wagner January 21, 2022January 26, 2022
Posted inForest Park History

Church invites community to see MLK speak

by Jill Wagner January 19, 2022January 26, 2022
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Go west young man

by Jill Wagner January 16, 2022January 16, 2022
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Spreading holiday cheer

by Jill Wagner December 30, 2021December 30, 2021

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