Forest Park district loses grant for community education plan
The Illinois state superintendent denied 120000 in federal grant funding for Forest Park School District 91 and two neighboring districts to implement a pilot community education program. District officials plan an appeal after submitting a 15 page proposal and survey results from 1095 of 5000 questionnaires.
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Dianne Moseley
Forest Park
Office of State Supt
Joseph M. Cronin
Arthur Jones
Jones
Cook County
County Board of Education
Community Education
Inhouse
State Office of Education
Cronin
County Superintendent of Schools
West Towns buses continue despite RTA budget stalemate
West Towns Bus Co will keep routes running for two to three months without RTA budget approval. Arby Sundstrom says services cannot be cut due to a six month grant obligation. RTA routes like Park Ridge to Riverside may end without support. ICC approval needed to halt service. Sundstrom urges emergency action to free RTA funds as suburban board delays the 1977 budget.
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West Towns Bus Co
Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
Arby Sundstrom
West Town
West Towns
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Park Ridge
Riverside
Sundstrom
Triton College
Summit
O’hare
West Tows Bus Co
CTA
Daniel Walker
Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation
Forest Park Eyes Whole Community Education Plan
Forest Park plans a comprehensive community education program geared to all residents. The Community Education Advisory Council proposed education cultural recreation health care and social programs aiming to serve the entire village. The bid sought $30 000 in federal funds later rejected but proposals may proceed without funding while the district appeals.
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State Department of Education
Forest Park
Chicago
Advisory Council
Board of Education
Local service officer expands reach for regional planning group
John L. Gann works as a local service officer for the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission from Forest Park Village Hall two days a week. The regional body, not a state agency, seeks closer contact with northwest suburbs to aid community development and postal service relocation debates.
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John L. Gann
Northeastern
Illinois Planning Commission
Forest Park
Keith Swinden
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
NIPC
Gann
Commission
Cook County
Chicago
Postal Service
Park Ridge
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Triton Community College
Park District
Youth Commission
Village Council
Nity Education
Harrison and
Beloit
Milton Pikarsky
Dianne Mosele
Community Education Advisory Council
Supt. of Schools
Ing Council
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