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Vol. 99, No. 43
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OCTOBER 26, 2016
Focusing on the positive, hoping for unity I
FP signs are busting out all over By TOM HOLMES
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Contributing Reporter
ou may have noticed the I “heart” FP signs popping up in store windows all along Madison Street and wondered who started it and why. Mark Hosty — Forest Park resident, homeowner, businessman, former commissioner, and Chamber of Commerce board member — answered question one by admitting he had the signs printed, is in the process of distributing them to businesses, and eventually hopes to get them out to homeowners. Regarding the question of why, Hosty gave an impassioned response: “Last year, at Healy’s [where Hosty is the manager], we were fortunate enough to have about a dozen different local charities use our restaurant to host their events, raising these groups over $100,000. That is what I love about being in Forest Park — people stepping See HEART SIGNS on page 10
WILLIAM CAMARGO/Staff Photographer
SPECIAL DELIVERY: The Forest Park Review casket, designed as a rolled-up newspaper, came out of nowhere to claim the championship in the annual Casket Race in Forest Park last Saturday. See more photos and race results on page 5.
Council approves video gaming Vote surprises, and angers, opposition
By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter
In the latest chapter of an ongoing saga, the Forest Park Village Council voted Monday to legalize video gaming in
the village. However, organizers of a petition drive to place a referendum on video gaming on the spring election ballot will continue the saga until at least Jan. 3, the deadline for filing petitions, or even April 4, when the election will be held.
Although village officials voted 4-0 with one abstention to legalize video gaming in the village, multiple developments remain, which likely will stretch the process into 2017. “We have a number of steps to take” before video gaming will actually exist in the village, said Mayor Anthony Calderone, who abstained from voting. He later explained that he felt it was in his best interest to abstain since he also serves as the village liquor control See VIDEO GAMING on page 8
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