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Forest Park, Illinois · Forest ParkForest Park commissioners approved the village’s budget for the 2025 fiscal year July 22 with an estimated $9 million deficit. The village council approved the spending of nearly $73 million as part of the village’s annual appropriations, which establishes legal spending limits for the village, often in higher amounts than what is listed in the village’s proposed budget so that the village has authority to use that money. The appropriations pa…See the Story
Budget for 2025 fiscal year approved with $9 million deficit - Forest Park Review
Donald Trump · Forest ParkAn article in last Wednesday’s Review contained reactions by elected officials to the attempted assassination of former president, and present candidate, Donald Trump. I decided it would be interesting to have the nine pastors in town respond to the event by viewing it through the lens of their Christian faith, so I emailed all of them, asking for their response and emailed them again with the same request on Friday. None of them responded. Zer…See the Story
Assassination attempt, viewed through faith - Forest Park Review
Forest Park, Illinois · Forest ParkOn July 18, police were dispatched to McAdam Landscaping after a car ran into the company’s fence while the business was closed. The man who crashed into the fence along Des Plaines Avenue left the car on, a handgun on the driver’s seat and immediately fled from his vehicle, according to the police report. After patrolling the area, police found a man lying in a nearby flower bed and took him into custody for the crash. His breath smelled of alc…See the Story
Man arrested after driving drunk, crashing into McAdam Landscaping - Forest Park Review
Forest Park, Illinois · Forest ParkAre you interested in receiving the physical copy of our newspaper for only 73¢ each week? Check out this link to become a subscriber. You can also pickup a copy of this week’s paper at these locations. The post No Glove 2024 appeared first on Forest Park Review.See the Story
No Glove 2024 - Forest Park Review
Forest Park, Illinois · Forest ParkIf anyone knows how to turn a bad situation into an experience of a lifetime, it is Zoie Joseph, a middle schooler from Forest Park. Ten-year-old Zoie was featured during this year’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, July 13 as one of this year’s winners of the bronze Jefferson Awards. Part of the Nickelodeon Our World initiative, launched to help and encourage kids to make change in the world, the awards are given to the country’…See the Story
FP Student creating ‘Real Change’ with journaling book for girls - Forest Park Review
Forest Park, Illinois · Forest ParkEmergency dispatch services in Forest Park were down overnight as a massive IT outage disrupted services across the country. “As much as it didn’t hit Forest Park, our dispatch center was hit but services were not interrupted. We have a backup system,”said Rachell Entler, village administrator for Forest Park. Entler said the village’s calls are routed through the dispatch center in River Forest, which experienced the outage. “They had to …See the Story
Forest Park 911 dispatch affected by IT outage - Forest Park Review
Forest Park, Illinois · Forest ParkA joyful sound is coming from the Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall, 446 Hannah Ave., every Thursday evening. It’s the instruments and voices of the Free Range Ukulele Society of Oak Park (FRUSOP). From 7 to 9 p.m., dozens of ukulele players jam together to create musical bliss. It’s a very diverse group strumming together in unison while they sing along. It’s also a very democratic group. There were four leaders standing in front to direct the gro…See the Story
Ukuleles for everyone, no strings attached - Forest Park Review
Tornado · Forest ParkA tornado swept through Melrose Park, Bellwood and Maywood on Palm Sunday, March 28, 1920. The storm’s path destroyed at least 37 homes and at least 10 people died. Telegraph and telephone lines were down, the water supply crippled, greenhouses destroyed, schools damaged, and Sacred Heart Church was hit so hard the “huge iron church bell … was thrown one hundred feet.” The Forest Park Fire Department sent its Winston Chassis on its first emergen…See the Story