Leverenz Seeks Full Time Role as 5th District Elected
State representative elect Ted Leverenz issued a thank you to 5th district voters while official canvass shows he won 29,422 votes, defeating incumbent Jack Williams 30,3524 by a margin amid other rivals. Mayors of Franklin Park Schiller Park and Forest Park hold district seats, with Leverenz promising a permanent office and hotline 453-5511 for rapid service.
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David Blasco
Ted Leverenz
Leverenz
Cook County
Olympia beer sales clash with Illinois territorial laws
Olympia beer faces a challenge from the Illinois Liquor Control Commission after citations were issued to Famous Liquors in Forest Park and National Tea for selling Olympia outside approved territories. The case centers on distributor designation and Cook County sales, with hearings set for Monday. The Famous store reports selling about 150 cases weekly, highlighting consumer access concerns.
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Forest Park
Olympia
Illinois Liquor Control Commission
National Tea
Illinois
Morton Siegel
Chicago
Davies
Rockford
Rock Island
Siegel
Cook County
Famous
The
Liquor Commission
Coors Brewery
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Coors
United States Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
High Court
Madison
Vandals strike cars in park district lot on Lathrop Ave
Forest Park residents report extensive damage to parked autos in park district spaces rented on Lathrop Avenue. Affected vehicles lose batteries and mirrors, paint scratches, and tires deflated. Police supervision urged. park board plans ticketing for unauthorized users and hires two patrols. Regular meetings paused for Thanksgiving. next session December 12.
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Forest Park
Park
Alice Conway
Park District Board
Lathrop Ave
Thanksgiving services and plans at two Lutheran churches
Forest Park area churches announce Thanksgiving worship at St. John Lutheran with two services on Nov 28 led by Rev. Erwin L. Paul and choir performances. A World Hunger Appeal follows on the Sunday after Thanksgiving to aid drought and famine relief. St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran hosts a service at 10:45 a.m. led by Pastor Kenneth Stoyer with Mary Nelson as speaker.
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Forest Park
St. John Lutheran Church
St. John
Erwin L. Paul
St. John School
Gerhardt Becker
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Women of
St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mary Nelson
Christian Action Ministry
Miss Nelson
CAM
CAM Academy
Illinois Advisory Committee On Nonpublic
Ruth Loyd
Ethel Jackson
Shirley Christell
Loretta Woeltje
Lutheran Church
Dean Linton
Gertrude Fischer
Loretta Ve Boer
Martha and
Maude Lanious
St. Peter's
Kenneth Stoyer
St. Peter’s
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Walsh
GOP
Nell Bloyd
Oak Park
Lincoln School
Jeff LaValle
George Franzen
Paul Cuesta
Friends of the Forest Park Library
Keith Swinden
Park District
Loop
CTA
Board
John Farrell
Howard R. Mohr
John Becker
Becker
Joseph M. Gah
State Park District
East St. Louis
Church
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