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Raising the flag for Juneteenth - Forest Park Review

4 days ago | forestparkreview.com | Jessica Mordacq

Locals and public officials gathered at village hall June 2 to raise a flag in honor of Juneteenth. Made a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Also known as “Freedom Day,” Juneteenth recognizes June 19, 1865 as the day Union soldiers freed nearly 250,000 slaves in Galveston, Texas after the 13th Amendment abolished slavery two years prior.
Police bust heroin delivery on Circle Avenue - Forest Park Review

4 days ago | forestparkreview.com | Jessica Mordacq

While on patrol May 28, police received a tip that a gold minivan was going to sell heroin in Forest Park. According to the police report, officers received five similar tips through the online tip hotline in May from someone related to those involved in the narcotics activities. Police pulled over the van in the 1200 block of Circle Avenue. They smelled cannabis coming from the car, saw some in the console and asked the driver and passenger to get out of the car.
Street sign, large crowd honors McGaffer’s proprietor Pat Malone

4 days ago | forestparkreview.com | Bill Dwyer

A joyful chatter rose over the corner of Roosevelt Road and Troost Avenue late Saturday morning, as a large crowd turned out to honor both a brick-and-mortar Forest Park institution and the flesh and blood man who oversaw it for nearly half a century. More than 200 people gathered to pay thanks to McGaffer’s Saloon proprietor J. Patrick Malone, who operated McGaffer’s for 48 years until injuries from a fall inside the business led to its closure.
Residential zoning code updates for Forest Park remain stalled - Forest Park Review

5 days ago | forestparkreview.com | Jessica Mordacq

In October, the Forest Park village council had a long-winded discussion about whether to approve amendments to Title 9, Chapter 3 of the village zoning code regarding R1, R2 and R3 zoning districts – low-, medium- and high-density residential areas, respectively. But all except Commissioner Ryan Nero voted to postpone the vote, citing questions about how code amendments would impact density and stormwater management.
Police chase 3 men in stolen car, later found abandoned

1 week ago | forestparkreview.com | Jessica Mordacq

Just before 7 p.m. on May 26, police responded to the intersection of Washington and Maple in Oak Park after a caller reported that an unknown male broke his Dodge Challenger’s window. Upon arrival, police saw a man standing near the rear of the damaged vehicle before walking toward a parked car on Maple and driving away with two passengers. Police found that the registration of the parked car matched that of a semi-truck and pursued the driver because they believed the vehicle was stolen.
Finally, commissioners discuss Altenheim land use

1 week ago | forestparkreview.com | Jessica Mordacq

The state of the water reservoir under the Howard Mohr Community Center has been a hot topic of conversation among village commissioners and staff for over a year now. As the vessel that holds the village’s drinking water is deteriorating and needs to be replaced, officials are looking at locations for new reservoirs and are choosing between the village-owned CTA Blue Line parking lot and the Altenheim. Following a presentation by the village’s engineering firm, Christopher B.
As Zurakowski leaves Beyond Hunger, 65,000 people are fed

1 week ago | forestparkreview.com | Jessica Mackinnon

Michele Zurakowski, chief executive officer of Beyond Hunger, has overseen the nonprofit’s significant growth during the past 17 years. She is retiring at the end of next month, leaving the nonprofit in a stronger position after weathering the Great Recession and COVID. Zurakowski joined what was then known as the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry in 2008 as a part-time co-chair. The role was originally intended to be voluntary, but she insisted that it be a paid position.
When old-fashioned is current and relevant

1 week ago | forestparkreview.com | Tom Holmes

This is the second part of Tom Holmes’ interview with Mike Mohr. Part I ran last week:Michael “Mike” Mohr describes himself as old-fashioned, old-school. Nowadays, old fashioned often means stuck in your ways, atavistic, oldfangled, quaint, antique, retro, behind the times, antiquated, outdated, obsolete, outmoded. But that’s not what Mike means by old-fashioned. At the risk of putting words in his mouth, I looked up the Boy Scout Oath and Law, and I think he would say “amen” to both.
Council unanimously approves safety and traffic commission’s plan

2 weeks ago | forestparkreview.com | Jessica Mordacq

Forest Park may soon be getting a new permit parking program, reduced speed limits and town halls about traffic and safety in Forest Park – all per the traffic and safety commission’s recently approved work plan for this year. At April’s final village council meeting, Commissioner Maria Maxham told Mayor Rory Hoskins she was “frustrated” he stonewalled discussion following a presentation from the safety and traffic commission pitching their work plan for the year.
‘Let’s Talk’: Proviso D209 platform to improve communication

2 weeks ago | forestparkreview.com | Amaris E. Rodriguez

“This is a possible solution to a problem that I have encountered during my time here and that is that we as a district are not responsive to our community in an effective manner,” said Superintendent Krish Mohip during the May District 209 meeting of the Proviso Township High Schools board.