The Lead
New art installation coming to Constitution Court
The village council approved the Arts Alliance to commission the painting of five small tables on Madison Street, and to sell additional ones to businesses
No Kings in Forest Park
Throughout the country, locals are gathering this weekend for protests against what they call an authoritarian Trump istration
Police awarded grant for more license plate readers
The $37,645 grant will fund license plate readers on Harlem and its Randolph and Washington intersections
Raising the flag for Juneteenth
The flag was hoisted up at the start of the month to celebrate the day that slaves were freed in the South
Residential zoning code updates for Forest Park remain stalled
Two commissioners approved the changes, one abstained and two vetoed, citing unanswered questions from previous meetings
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