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Newspaper
Forest Park World
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1978
Page
1
Forest Park residents are urged to place Christmas trees in the parkway for pickup starting Tuesday January 3 as trucks will tour the village. Trees left in alleys risk not being collected.
Real Estate Research Corp concludes 41 acre postal site has highest value as a retail mall. It analyzes two strip plaza concepts with major buildings and a power plant removal, projecting 500 jobs and 42 to 46.5 million dollars in annual sales plus about 370 thousand in district taxes. The report notes regional mall or office park options cost more yet yield more sales and jobs, while an industrial plan lowers developer returns. It cautions a future mall would have limited impact on existing Forest Park commerce and recommends a diversified service corridor linking Madison Street to retail facilities. The village will use the study to weigh postal site development, but decisions remain undecided.
Forest Park police raided a gambling operation at Circle Inn on Jan 2 and uncovered a wire room at 227 N Oak Park Ave. William Petersen 7444 Franklin St was arrested for football and horse bets. Richard Buzz Johnson 60 and Allen Johnson faced charges at the wire room. $1,900 found on Petersen and $5,500 in the house.
Forest Park sets a special voters registration day on Tuesday Feb 21. Voters may register at Village Hall and at listed polling spots including Park District Library Fire Department and several churches and residences. Primary elections are on Tuesday March 21. Democratic leader Bill Trezise invites inquiries at 771-4411.
In November 1977 Cook County Sheriff reported major crime incidents declined to 385 from 521 in November 1976 while Part II offenses rose to 577 from 478. Part III miscellaneous non criminal services totalled 9,860, up from 7,653 a year earlier.
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