Who's to blame for repeated flooding in Forest Park?
By AMY MALINA
7/27/2010 | First reported 7/27/2010 12:29 p.m.
A standing-room-only crowd of about 150 emotional residents filled council chambers Monday night, nearly all flood victims seeking explanations and help after waking up Saturday morning to water, sewage or both in their basements. |
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Circle Theatre signs deal for move from Forest Park to Oak Park
By DAN HALEY
7/27/2010 | First reported 7/24/2010 1:43 p.m.
It's official. "For Lease" signs are up at 7300 Madison, the time-worn space that since 1988 has been home to Circle Theatre, the award-winning village-born arts company that's come to be known in Chicago as "theater at its best." |  | Overnight rains made this storm worse, flood victims say
By JEAN LOTUS
7/27/2010 | | A month - to the day - after nature unleashed what Fire Chief Steve Glinke called a "wrath of God" storm, Forest Park was pummeled by another fierce rain that dumped almost 8 inches by early Saturday morning. | | Developer brings federal suit against Forest Park
By Bob Skolnik
7/23/2010 | Web Extra!
Embattled restaurateur and property developer Robert Marani is suing the Village of Forest Park in federal court. Marani is claiming his civil rights were violated by actions the village's building department took as he was developing the 1920s building at the southeast corner of Circle and Madison into residential and commercial condominiums. | | Forest Park residents start Facebook group for support with flood issues
By HELEN KARAKOUDAS REDFERN
7/27/2010 | First reported 7/26/2010 2:50 p.m.
Residents concerned about another bout with water and sewage in their basements began organizing Monday morning on the social networking site Facebook. | | Extra garbage pickups for storm cleanup in Forest Park
7/27/2010 | First reported 7/27/2010 12:28 p.m.
In both a text message and a phone call that went out to residents' phone numbers Sunday afternoon, Forest Parkers are being asked to put flood-damaged goods in their alleys. | |
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| Saturday standstill |  | As residents of every neighborhood in Forest Park woke to face flooding Saturday morning, so did people hoping to use the Eisenhower Expressway and the Blue Line. Such standing water on the Eisenhower meant the expressway was temporarily shut.
Click here to read more about the flooding in Forest Park. |
| Opinion
A theater critic recalls Circle's moments in Forest Park
Doug Deuchler
7/27/2010 | | Everything has a shelf life, a wise friend often reminds me, whether it's a Twinkie, a nectarine, or a relationship. Circle Theatre has been opening hundreds of shows in Forest Park since the mid-1980s. But that period is now suddenly, rather abruptly, over. | | Good job, village hall
Editorial
7/27/2010 | | We're getting tired of "acts of God." How about you? On the other hand, we don't see a better explanation for this summer of flooding. Forest Park, Forest Parkers and their basements got walloped again last weekend - second time in a month - when astounding amounts of rain fell in a very short time. | |
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