Village gears up for postal hearing
About 100 residents and neighboring communities received letters from Mayor Santo Rizzo urging attendance at a Forest Park public hearing on the Postal Service plan to move its south suburban processing center to Forest Park. The hearing is part of an environmental impact statement before EPA review and final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Walter
U.S. Postal Service
Forest Park
Santo Rizzo
Rizzo
Desplaines Ave
Postal Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
City of
Chicago
W. Roosevelt Rd
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
NIPC
John Gann
INIPC
William McKenzie
CTA
Desplaines Avenue
Desplaines
Eisenhower
Harlem Avenue
National Park and Recreational Assn
Environmental Protection Agency
Ansu Manufacturing Co
Circle Ave
Wilcox Emporium
Madison St
Chicago Hearing Society
Hearing Society
Sandy Milchoefer
Blood Assurance
Drane asks for police car amid village budget concerns
Forest Park Village Council hears Police Chief Richard Drane request a full-sized sedan for use in patrol and as a backup unit. He cites rising duties and compares options in surrounding towns while noting River Forest provides car allowances. Council schedules discussion for March 5 and moves to self insuring liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park
Richard Drane
Drane
Howard Mohr
William Wrtis
Ing
River Forest
Crane
Park District Faces Criticism Over Five Dollar Tennis Permit
At a February meeting Forest Park Park District debated the new five dollar prime time tennis permit fee and a fifty cent walk on charge. Residents argued the fee is high and not comparable to nearby districts while officials defended it as a revenue measure to cover rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernardo Esqueda
Park District
Forest Park
Joyce Miller
Park Board
Forest Parkers
Jim Sarno
Ed Huebner
Proposed bank waiting for permit on Madison Street
First Security Bank of Forest Park delays plans for a Madison Street branch as its organize permit expired. The bank has sold 1.5 million dollars in stock and awaits a second permit from the Illinois Commissioner of Banks and Trusts before resuming sales and opening. A First Ogden Corp. spokesman cautioned the bank faces a long road ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don’t Bank
Madison Street
Security Bank
Forest Park
Madison and
Marengo
First Ogden Corp
Illinois Commissioner of Banks and Trusts
Lottery sweepstakes offers $2,500 top prize for WORLD readers
Harry Larson of 38 Elgin could win $2,500 this spring as part of the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce sweepstakes. Ten readers share $4,900 in cash prizes with weekly drawings for a $10 sweepstakes ticket. Details on page 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Larson
Elgin
Larson
Forest Park
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Field-Stevenson Middle
Betsy Ross
Art Carlson Insurance
Reich
Becker
Carlson
Dave Novak
David Bazant
Fred Marunde
McAn Shoe Co
National Recreation and Park Assn
Major League Baseball
Yankee Stadium
Thom McAnshoe
Thom McAn
Suburban Recreational Athletic Conference
Sharp Park 1609 N
36Th Ave
Melrose Park
Franklin Park
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