This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Forest Park World
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1975
Page
1
The new village hall opened with a heated council meeting as independent members dismissed four village employees. The session featured clashes over salaries and appointments, with new commissioners Catherine Buckley and Friedhelm Marunde pivotal and an executive session requested repeatedly.
Commissions Buckley Marunde and Lambke deny secret meetings about department head choices. Rizzo accuses them of a cooked deal with political posts. Mohr walked out of an 8 am discussion as Buckley aimed for finance head and Lambke defends appointing qualified workers.
Park district treasurer John Becker told the board the district finished about 7 500 in the red for the year ending April 30 due to higher electric and heating costs. He said the district is not in serious trouble and may cut back expenditures next year. The district received 197 535 in taxes plus 12 479 non tax revenue and carried a 3 500 surplus from 1973 74 for total expenditures of 220 994.
Forest Park elementary school board discussed charging parents 25 dollars for early entrance evaluations while estimating costs could reach 75 dollars. The policy committee will review the question after board members noted only a few families expressed interest and most details remain unresolved.
Friedhelm Marunde newly elected Forest Park council member announced he will be in the village hall at 517 Des Plaines every Friday evening before the fourth Saturday of the month at 7 30 p m to talk with villagers. No definite room is assigned but signs will indicate where he is.
Forest Park officials push lawn watering while water and electrical work begins north of Congress Expwy. Some sod fails without irrigation. residents balk at mandatory watering. CAP seeks door to door fundraisers. bid awards include paving, sidewalk, and fire department beds. Mayor notes possible purchase of a postal site for tax rolls.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.