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Remembering Joe Lelivelt and Local Civic Troubles
A personal reminiscence honors Joe Lelivelt a longtime Forest Park figure and former State Representative. The piece reflects on friendships political history and Joe’s death, then shifts to local concerns including upcoming school park and township elections and a crackdown on juvenile vandalism as street and alley lights are repeatedly broken and taxpayers bear the cost.
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Joe Lelivelt
Forest Park
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State House
Springfield