Thanksgiving week closures and community events in Forest Park
Forest Park and Proviso East High School observe Thanksgiving with no classes on November 24 and 25 and resume November 21. Community programs include Han sel and Gretel opera at Field Stevenson auditorium on December 10–11 with tickets 2 adults 1 child, roller skating trips, luminaria displays, Christmas Crafts classes for multiple age groups, a talk by Dr. Urban Fleege at the Montessori School, Laurel and Hardy movie night, a Beauty and the Beast trip for the library, and a desert luncheon hosted by Christ Lutheran church with Proviso East Madrigal Singers.
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Forest Park
Hansel and Gretel
Betsy Ross
Garfield
Field Stevenson Auditorium
S. Beloit Ave
Howard Mohr Community Center
Elm Skating Rink
Spain
Dorothy
Park District
Forest Park Montessori Child Development Center
Urban Fleege
Montessori School
N. Lathrop Ave
Fleege
Goodman Children’s Theatre
Howard Mohr
Christ Lutheran Church of
Forest Park to study business district revitalization plan
Real Estate Research coordinator Margery L. Al-Chalabi announces Phase I study to coordinate Post Office site plans with Forest Park business districts. A Technical Advisory Committee of residents and officials met to discuss consumer surveys traffic patterns and surrounding suburbs as part of a practical plan to revitalize commerce.
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Maureen O'Brien
Margery L. Al-Chalabi
Forest Park
Al-Chalabi
al- Chalabi
Forest Park Homes
Con
Sumer
First National Bank of Chicago
Jack Downs
Forest Park store proprietor charged with mistreating child
Jeremiah Curran owner of the Forest Printing Company was placed under one year supervision by Judge John J. Hogan for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The case involved a 16 year old boy and Curran began psychological therapy at Oak Park Family Services.
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Dawn Debeers
Jeremiah Curran
Forest Printing Company
Circuit Court
Cook County
John J. Hogan
Curran
Maybrook Square
Oak Park Family Services
WORLD
Madison Street
Robert Hansen
Forest Park
District 209 Board rejects housing request for Way Back Inn
District 209 Board of Education denied Way Back Inn’s request to house 13 residents in Proviso East gymnasium citing the heating system and security locks. The panel approved a 1979 state Title IV grant for remedial audio visual equipment and raised student lifeguards pay to 2.50. Also approved were auditorium bookings for the Washington Knights of Columbus and Maywood Recreation Department for events in December and June.
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Way Back Inn
Board of Education
Washington Knights of Columbus
Proviso East High School
Motor fuel tax funds allocated to Forest Park
Illinois municipalities shared ten million one hundred seven thousand seven hundred ninety six dollars in motor fuel tax for October. Forest Park village received fifteen thousand nine hundred thirty four dollars. Allocation is computed by population and funds go to streets and highways.
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Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation
Forest Park Village
Forest Park Opens Snowfall Readiness Teams
Operation Snowfall crews stand by from Nov 15 to March 15 with five two man teams plus two seasoned backups. Forest Park plans six salt and plow units and parking lot and sidewalk clearing gear and will monitor the Weather Bureau and police radio for icing threats.
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Forest Park
Peter Thiesse
Thiesse
U.S. Weather Bureau
Forest Park Mayor Clarifies Liquor License Ordinance
Mayor Santo Rizzo said the measure adds a fourth category for beer and wine for two restaurant-type licenses and aims to curb taverns. Village Clerk William McKenzie noted the change clarifies ambiguity from the July liquor license ordinance.
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Maureen O'Brien
Santo Rizzo
Forest Park
Rizzo
William McKenzie
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Social Services
District 209 Board
Maywood Recreation Department
Bacall
Diane Klotz
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