Two Sides Always in Oak Park Two Sides Always
A column notes delays in Euclid Place garage construction until January 1977 may add $25,000 but avert post Christmas traffic in the Avenue Lake Plaza district. It cites First Bank of Oak Park loan policy changes for more mortgages, Oak Park Trust loan data disclosure delays, and Forest Park Callaghan study recommendations, concluding that two sides and two more effects drive a complex political landscape.
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Euclid Place
Sky
Avenue/Lake Plaza
First Bank of
Oak Park
First Bank
Austin
Oak Park Trust and Savings Bank
Financial Institutions Disclosure Act
Forest Park
Callaghan & Co
Osborne
Oak Tower
Illinois
Eugene McCarthy’s 1968 echo in Chicago election scene
Political editor notes deja vu as Eugene McCarthy’s independent bid attracts liberal backing despite Carter Mondale liberal drift. McCarthy, described as philosophically conservative, emphasizes original sin from seminary days and draws support from leftist voters wary of Carter.
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Eugene McCarthy
Oak Park Village
Haight-Ashbury
Tennessee
Chicago
Democratic Party
McCarthy
Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
Carter
McCarthy Returns With Whimsy and Controversy
The piece argues McCarthy remains a one issue candidate whose anti liberal stance and skepticism of government draw attention. It notes his potential to disrupt the Carter Ford Reagan dynamic in swing states like Illinois, and previews a campaign seen as a curious, entertaining counterpoint to serious state affairs.
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McCarthy
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Illinois
Carter
Gene McCarthy
Ford
Reagan
Sandor Loevy
Loewy
James McClure
Sara Bode
Plan Commission
Stankus
Historic preservation must be priority for Oak Park
Oak Park resident Christine Gawne Vernon argues for prioritizing historic preservation amid Oak Tower highrise debate. She cites public official concerns, urban density, traffic, and the value of preserving Prairie School architecture while noting potential benefits of districts and federal restoration funds.
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Christine Gawne Vernon
Oak Parker
Robert J. Vernon
Forest Avenue
U.S. Department of the Interior
Lake Street
Oak Park
Oak Tower
Eugene Callahan
Plan Commission
The
Landmarks Commission
Shirley Klemn
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Village Board of Trustees
Lake and Forest
Lowell School
Paul Simon
Frank Lloyd Wright
Washington, D.C
Georgetown
Charleston
Savannah
le Vieux Carre
New Orleans
Harry Weese
Save the Bay Committee
Capitol Hill
Marriott
International Trade Mart
Bank of
Prairie School of Architecture
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Tom Walter
Chicago Tribune
James Blaeser
Blaeser
Wood Dale
Dominion
Michigan Avenue
Paul Gapp
Michigan
Gapp
Wrigley
National Geographic Magazine
Peter T. White
Miami
Ocean City
Maryland
White
Journal
North & Pulaski
Humboldt Park
Jouina World
Kelvyn Park
Northwest World
Mont Clare
Gatewood
Elmwood Park
River Grove
Melrose Park
Franklin Park
Community Newspapers
W.north Avenue
John J. Wilk
Dianne Moseley
Terry Kelleher
Forest Park Edition
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