Heubner Named to Forest Park Park Board Seat
Edward Heubner was appointed Thursday to fill the unexpired Forest Park park board seat vacated by Gary Fink who resigned effective March 1. The board debated whether the replacement should be the April 1 election third place finisher, but approved Heubner after Ken Stange and Anthony DiFoggio supported the motion. Means opposed the choice. Fink was not present. Heubner, previously treasurer, indicated interest in the post and planned to run for the board, but a conflict arose. Community members questioned Heubner’s qualifications while Farrell noted no other candidates were recommended. In other business, officials denied reports of financial difficulties.
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Edward Heubner
Forest Park Park Board
Gary Fink
Fink
Forest Park
Bob Means
Park Board
John Farrell
Means
Mears
Heubner
Board
Anthony DiFoggio
Farrell
DiFoggio
Stange
John Becker
The
WORLD
Forest Park Adopts Comprehensive Fire Prevention Code
Nine months of work produced Forest Park's new fire prevention ordinance. Fire Chief William Vrtis said the code creates a fire prevention bureau and covers elevators, gas stations, sprinklers, and smoke detectors in specified buildings. Edward Masso noted life safety coverage. all items aim to aid residents. The plan includes thresholds for sprinkler and smoke systems by building height and usage.
CTA Runs Night Buses to Forest Park Mail Center
CTA buses run nightly to the Forest Park postal bulk mail facility from DesPlaines Terminal to 7500 W Roosevelt Rd for workers. Service, approved by Forest Park, West Towns and RTA, begins 10 43 p.m. daily with late returns and early morning departures.
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Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Forest Park
U.S. Postal Service
Post Office
West Towns
Howard Mohr
DesPlaines
Eisenhower Rapid Transit
W. Roosevelt Rd
Westchester
Triton FM to begin broadcasting beauty music on 89 FM
Triton College unveils WRRG a new student staffed FM station approved by the FCC as a class D educational outlet. The station will air middle of the road music news weather and sports with public service programming and no paid commercials. An on air date is set for March 10 with a noon launch and a taped message from Governor Walker. Also on the agenda Triton approved one and five year plans for Career Education funding and banned smoking in the board room.
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Kaye Schultz
Iver Grove
WRRG
Triton
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
John Cone
Cone
College
Oorcel
Herbert Zeitlin
Walker
Jerry Long
School of Ca
Department of Vocational Education
Illinois
McGee
Sullivan C. August Taddeo
Melrose Park
Taddeo
Forest Park Park District Chief’s Replacement Recommendation Updated
Gary Fink did not recommend Edward Huebner in his resignation letter. The letter omitted the recommendation, which Fink later communicated verbally. The Forest Park WORLD issues a correction for last week’s report.
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Gary Fink
Park District
Forest Park
Edward Huebner
Forest Park World
Fink
the World
Forest Park appoints Richard Drane as police chief
Forest Park Village board promoted Lieutenant Richard Drane to chief of police, replacing Lew Good who retired for health reasons in November 1974. Mayor Howard Mohr supported hiring the best candidate, even from outside the department, noting Drane’s leadership and local knowledge.
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Forest Park Village
Drane
Lew Good
Good
Howard Mohr
Mohr
Crane
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Huebner
Edward
Marty Popelka
Steve Oidert
John Hanley
Police Department
Oak Park
River Forest
E Rta
Keith Swinden
RTA
Dan Baldino
Becker
Commonwealth Edison
Town
Mascoutin Society
Ridgeland
Adams
Triton FM
Zeitlin
Fifth Ave
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