Village council will vote on development next, following zoning board’s questions about stormwater management and density ...

A Forest Park resident Ruben Carter, 39, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Sept. 22 for sex trafficking a 16-year-old girl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of ...

Buried in Jewish Waldheim is a man who was famous around the world for his sleight of hand and impromptu “miracles.” Ask a ...

This is my final sign off or as we say in the law enforcement world, “I am going 10-42 for the last time.” My last day with the Forest Park Police Department is Sept. 30, 2026, having served as the ...

During our interview I told Tiffany Johnson that a neighbor of mine said, “That’s depressing” when I told her I was going to ...

Several times a year, funeral processions drive through Forest Park with people hanging out car windows, and vehicles speeding or swerving between lanes. To prevent dangerous funeral processions, the ...

Property transfers, home sales and more reported by the Cook County Clerk from August 2026 in Forest Park, Illinois.

Many visitors to Forest Home Cemetery want to know where the oldest grave is. The answer is a complicated one. Of course, Native Americans used the land along the Des Plaines as burial grounds for ...

Victoria Pride during FPMS graduation ceremony. Victoria Pride has fond memories of her time at Forest Park Middle School. “Getting to school early, those are my best memories,” the 2007 graduate said ...

Joe Byrnes, Jessica Voogd, Maria Maxham, Mayor Rory Hoskins, and Ryan Nero inspect the community fridge after it opened in 2023. Credit: Igor Studenkov After the community fridge of free food outside ...