Nominate Oak Park River Forest Distinguished Citizens
Community leaders Elsie Jacobsen Dominick Meo Warren Brown and Bobbie Raymond are highlighted as potential recipients for the Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citizen award. The piece urges residents to nominate others by submitting names to the chamber office and lists their civic contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park River Forest
Lake St
Oak Park
Elsie Jacobsen
Hemingway
Wrnter
Ernest Hemingway
Community Design Commission
Oak Park ave.Lake St
Scoville Park
Landmarks Commission
Historical Society
High School Board
Village Managers Assn
League of Women Voters
Block Clubs
Our Village
Frank Lloyd Wright
The
Conservatory
Hall of Fame
Village Hall
Unicef
Meo
Austin
Lindberg Park
Rosary College
River Forest School
Warren Brown
Lake- Marion-Harlem
Brown
Bobbie Raymond
Raymond
Oak Parkers
Westown towns seek financial equity in lending amid redlining debate
A Chicago area letter discusses Oak Park redlining concerns in Westown, praising St. Paul Federal for promising full disclosure of mortgage investments. CAP plans a greenlining campaign to urge deposits in lenders supporting Western Chicagoland communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Elmwood Park
Forest Park
Westown
Chicagoland
Fiscal
Financial Institutions’ Special Committee On
CAP
Oak Park Community Relations Commission
CRC
Oak Park Federal Savings and Loan
Oak Park Federal
Community Relations Department
Paul Bloyd
St. Paul
St. Paul Federal
Readers thank Bonnie Gross for workshop article
A Feminist Therapy Collective expresses gratitude for Bonnie Grosss piece about their recent workshop. They praise the warm notes of sharing and sisterly closeness it recalled and say they remain smiling and growing. Signed by Kathleen S Powell Ruth Charles Edwards N Jean Heng and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Gross
Kathleen S. Powell
Ruth Charles Edwards
N. Jean Heng
Feminist Therapy Collective
P.S
CAP corrections on Oak Park mortgage practices raise concerns
CAP spokesman questions Oak Park lenders for alleged data misuse and biased investigations. He cites incomplete reviews, missing balance of comparisons, and a pattern of limited local lending by Oak Park Federal. He calls for full disclosure and federal state reporting to allow accountability and informed deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Mackey
Oak Park
Oak Parkers
CAP
Financial Institution Special Community Area Leadership
Oak Park Federal
Mackey
Community Relations Commission
Clem Novak
Village Federal
Hinsdale Federal
Fiscal
OPF
Village
Hinsdale
Hinsdale Federal Savings and Loan
Southeast
Realty and Building
American
Tri-City
Addison
Bolingbrook
Lisle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rebecca Hunter
Lathrop St
Dominick Meo
Montclare Gatewood Crag
Journal
North & Pulaski Humboldt Park
Hermosa Park
Kelvyn Park
John J. Wilk
Vicki Giammona
Community Publications
Oak Park River Forest Forest Park
River Grove
Chicago
Mario Reda
CRD
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