The Lead
Now condemned, what’s next for historic 7200 Madison St. building?
The village condemned the building Feb. 6 but won’t demolish it yet
Felix Tello’s congressional run for constituents: ‘The people are my agenda’
The engineer created an app that allows public voting on individual bills with results sent to representatives
Board of Health recommends village hire social worker, create mental health directory
Suggestions for Forest Park followed a wellness survey the group conducted last year
Village remains in financial trouble as it passes audit
With no signs of revenue surpassing expenses, one commissioner is asking to reconsider a restaurant tax
Village takes out $1.5M loan to buy new fire truck
Forest Park Bank is providing the loan for the Forest Park Fire Department, which saw a record number of calls last year
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THIS WEEK’s EDITORIAL
Raise taxes, cut costs
Forest Park is broke. Has been for years. And while it operates within the very real strictures of being…
COLUMNS
Reed Showalter is impressive
We appreciated the coverage of the forum for District 7 candidates. Reed Showalter shows/demonstrates a very clear view of…
