Forest Park seeks halt to Chicago postal move plan
Forest Park delegates travel to Washington on April 6 to meet with Postmaster General Ballard and lawmakers about halting the South Suburban facility relocation from Ford City to the former naval ordnance plant at 7500 Roosevelt Road. Mayor Rizzo pushes petitions, with 700 plus attendees at a village hearing and thousands more signatures sought. a final environmental impact statement is due by May 1.
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Forest Park
Washington D.C
Chicago
U.S
Benjamin J. Ballar
Longworth Building
Henry Hyde
U.S. Postal Service
Ford City
Naval Ordinance
Roosevelt Road
Antipostal Authority
Santo Rizzo
Rizzo
Postal Authority
Eugene Gailiard
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Gailmard
Central Region
Citizens invited to Washington delegation trip on April 6
Forest Park residents are invited to join a one day trip to the Nation's Capitol on April 6. Breakfast flight from O'Hare in the morning, dinner flight return in the evening. Round trip cost 31.25 per person including Washington transport. Contact Village Clerk at 366-2323 for details.
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Forest Park
O'Hare
Washington
Illinois Motor Fuel Tax Allocations to Forest Park
Forest Park received 16 035 dollars as its share of motor fuel tax monies paid into the state treasury during January. The Illinois Department of Transportation allocates funds monthly to municipalities for streets and highways, based on population.
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Forest Park
State Treasury
I Ilinois Department of Transportation
Hanois
Forest Park Voters Decide On Paramedic Tax Proposal
Polls open 6 a m to 6 p m in four Forest Park schools as residents consider a tax not to exceed 0.25 percent on real estate to fund ambulance service. The plan would shift to paramedic staffed life support units, potentially adding six firefighters. Opinions split within the fire department with veterans opposing and newer members favoring the measure.
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Forest Park
Fire Department
William Wrtis
Tom Walsh
Robert Hodges
Fred Knaack Har
Where to Vote by Precinct and School Locations
Voters in precincts 61 to 65 vote at Grant-White School located at Circle and Randolph. Those in precincts 66 to 71 vote at Garfield School at Hannah and Jackson. Precincts 72 to 75 vote at Field-Stevenson School 928 Belair. Precincts 76, 77, 85 or 175 vote at Betsy Ross School at 13th and Marengo. Your precinct appears on your registration card and you must be registered to vote.
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Grant-White School
Circle
Randolph
Garfield School
Hannah and Jackson
Field-Stevenson
Belair
Betsy Ross School
13Th
Marengo
FOP to Aid Easter Seal Telethon in Forest Park
Fraternal Order of Police Forest Park Lodge 24 plans a one hour prime time segment on Channel 44 for the Easter Seal telethon on March 27. Officers will handle pledges from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the phone line remains open for the full 20 hour event to help handicapped children. Sgt. Charles Kine notes local members should call in under Forest Park Lodge 24.
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Forest Park Lodge
Charles Kine
Kine
Forest Parkers
FOP
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Mr. Mayor
William H. Meyer
St. Patrick's
Frank Schreiber
Otto
Will
P.O
ST. Bernardine
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