Oktoberfest Forest Park Plans and Parade Schedule
The 11th Oktoberfest in Forest Park runs Friday and Saturday at the square block lot on Elgin Avenue and Harrison Street. Activities begin Friday at 4 p.m. with 7:30 p.m. opening ceremonies in the Beer Garden, then dancing music. Saturday reopens at 10 a.m. and closes 11 p.m. with a 1:30 p.m. 100 unit parade down Madison Street. Food includes brat wurst and pork. children options and no admission.
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Forest Park
Elgin Avenue
Harrison Street
Madison Street
Battle of the Bill Introducers in 5th District Race
In the 5th Legislative District race, Ted E. Leverenz and Jack B. Williams dispute the value of authoring bills as they contrast on performance. Leverenz cites 14 bills with 3 pass, 7 tabled, and costs per bill, while Williams emphasizes committee activity and district oriented measures. Republican candidate Richard J. Walsh raises funds in Oak Park as he runs for the Senate seat being vacated by Howard R. Mohr against Tom Paul.
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Ted E. Leverenz
D-5th
Jack B. Williams
Leverenz
79Th General Assembly
Williams
Illinois
Richard J. Walsh
Oak Park
Walsh
River Forest
Howard R. Mohr
5Th
Tom Paul
Des Plaines
Votomatic on display for Forest Park voters
The county shows the new Votomatic voting device at Forest Park Library to ease voter confusion before the November 2 election. The device uses punch card ballots and library staff will assist voters in learning the marking process.
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Forest Park
Jackson and
Des Plaines
Merchants urged to use Authentiprint for checks
Forest Park police officers told Chamber of Commerce members to skip reporting bad checks to police and go directly to the state's attorney. They demonstrated Authentiprint a fingerprinting method designed to identify offenders without ink.
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Forest Park
Richard Archambault
Chamber of Commerce
William Hughes
Andrew Johnston
Authentiprint
Forest Park eyes tax referendum for education funds
Forest Park School District 91 plans a new education fund tax referendum after defeating a 1972 proposal. Supt Arthur Jones says rate and date to be decided by Oct 9 meeting, with contingencies if it fails. Articles discuss needs eight years ahead and selling the measure to voters.
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Forest Park
Arthur Jones
Jones
District 91 Board of Education
Want ads invite new career and shopping options
The message promotes today’s want ad section. It urges readers to explore jobs cars merchandise housing and more in the West suburban area and to call 524 0600 for want ads.
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