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1 month ago | 
forestparkreview.com | Jessica Mordacq |Jill Wagner
The Arts Alliance held its third annual 48-Hour Film Festival on March 22. Participants had two days to write, film and edit their submissions, which were shown this weekend at Fearon Hall on St. Bernardine’s campus. On Saturday, about 150 people attended the showing of five-to-10-minute films and a red carpet gala beforehand. The Arts Alliance assigned participants a line of dialogue, a prop and the choice of using one or both of two film genres in their movies.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
forestparkreview.com | Jill Wagner
In February 1975, the Park District of Forest Park celebrated the end of the indoor floor hockey league. Championship teams and leaders were featured in the Review, including this photo of the second-place team, sponsored by the Forest Park Economist. Front row: (left to right) Paul Raush, Ron Riske, Brian Cote, Mike Steele. Back row: Coach Dave Novak, Charles Valentino, Ken Green, Pat Cimaglia, Daryl Dozier and Coach Mark Conway. Jill Wagner
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
forestparkreview.com | Jill Wagner
From the Jan. 24, 1925 Forest Parker, five years after the 18th Amendment took place which illegalized the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcohol:Soft drink parlors in Forest Park, of which there are several in almost every block, may have to remove their carefully concealing curtains, partitions or other obstructions which prohibit a view of their interiors, if the Pioneer Men’s Club of Forest Park has its way.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
forestparkreview.com | Jill Wagner
The 1979 special holiday ad section of the Forest Park Review featured special buys from local businesses, including Trage Brothers at 7440 Madison St. Atari Video Game Console with 25 games and additional Game Cartridges (Superman, Casino, Missile Command) were available. In addition, the 4-hour VHS video recorder with remote pause controls was a must-have for those who were ahead of the times.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
forestparkreview.com | Jill Wagner
Kicking off the holiday shopping season, small businesses along Madison Street were bustling despite the chilly temperatures. As an incentive for “shopping small” in Forest Park, Laurie Kokenes and Christine Bernard from Forest Park Chamber, were stationed at Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. rewarding shoppers who brought in receipts with free $25 or $50 gift cards.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
forestparkreview.com | Jill Wagner
Art Carney (left in photo) and Geraldine Fitzgerald were in Forest Park in November 1973 filming at the Altenheim German Old People’s Home. The Oscar-nominated film, Harry and Tonto is about a New York widower who travels with his pet cat, Tonto. Carney would go on to win an Academy Award for his performance. The Altenheim was abuzz with technicians, crew members, personnel and onlookers, making it an exciting few days for residents and staff. Photo: Forest Park Review archives, Nov.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
forestparkreview.com | Jill Wagner
‘Now that Harlem Avenue has been paved from Circle Avenue to Madison Street and is fast becoming one of the main traveled thorofare [sic] for both Oak Park and Forest Park, the street can no longer be treated as a back alley by either one of these villages and it is high time that property owners along the street, especially on the Oak Park side, wake up and improve the appearance, not only of the street but the property by removing the old fences, barns and outhouses which line the street.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
forestparkreview.com | Jill Wagner
Full of stage presence, students took center stage in 2002. St. John Lutheran School performed the musical Guys and Dolls in October 2002, showcasing the talent in the student body. The beloved parochial school closed in 2007 due to declining enrollment after many years of struggling to grow attendance. Jill Wagner Sign up for our free newsletter to get latest news and updates on Forest Park.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
forestparkreview.com | Jill Wagner
Locals celebrated “Hallowe’en” in 1948 with parties at schools, while the Forest Theater, a popular movie house at Madison and Desplaines, hosted a costume contest. Popular costumes included storybook characters, goblins, ghosts, skeletons, pirates, cowboys and Disney animals. The Betsy Ross School PTA hosted a party at 6:30 p.m., Friday night, Oct. 29, with prizes and activities for children and promised to have “lots of hot coffee available” for adults.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
forestparkreview.com | Jill Wagner
Madison Street, circa 1882, had one saloon, Henry Lange’s Madison St. House. Henry and his wife, Dorothea (Metzger), ran the restaurant-saloon at 7445 Madison (present day Play It Again Sports) until they sold it in 1889 to Henry Licht. At the time of this photo, Phillip Krause had a stone yard on the south side of Madison Street. There were very few homes in the village of Harlem at this time, and only one on the south side of Madison Street.
