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January 23, 2019 Vol. 39, No. 24 ONE DOLLAR @oakpark @wednesdayjournal
JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest
ALL EQUITY
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Fenwick garage proposal moves ahead
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Fenwick presents proposal to Plan Commission to build 5-story structure By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Representatives of Fenwick High School rolled out its plan to build a five-story, 350-space parking garage on its campus, part of a larger master plan that would reorient the entrance of the school to face Madison Street. Fenwick is asking for variances that would allow for a taller structure than is allowed under ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer current zoning — the proposed garage would be 62 feet tall, while zoning allows for 45 feet — and Black History Month Celebration and Health Fair smaller corner side yard setbacks, where zoning Sydney Kadlec (left) and Sam Cutler, both of Oak Park, take a detour from building a snow fort on the village’s north side “Equality in Healthcare” requires 15 feet, but the school is asking for 9 feet. and use their shovels to throw snow at one another following a sizeable snowfall on Jan. 19. For more photos, see page 10. Garage access would take place off the southStriving to close the health care gap in the west corner of the structure through an alley that Austin community. Join us for free health would be vacated as part of the development. screenings, health information and a Matthew McNicholas, member of the Fenwick celebration of Black History Month. Board of Directors and chairman of the school’s 10:30 to 11:30 Free Health Screenings Facilities Committee, said traffic engineers are Health Information Booths working with village planners on a traffic study “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice to determine the impact the open-air garage will in health is the most shocking and the 11:30 to 12:45 Black History Month Program by a reality that still haunts the village a District 200 boards attended the event, By MICHAEL ROMAIN most inhuman because it often have onresults roadways around Fenwick and on Madistudents of Ella Flagg Young in physical death.”—Martin Luther half-century after the civil rights lead- hosted byElementary the nonprofit Suburban Unity Staff Reporter School and King, Jr, March 25,son 1966 Street. er’s assassination — the reality that race Alliance and moderated Rev. Stanley Stephensby its founder, He said most of the roughly 1,200 Fenwick stuThe issue at the center of the candi- continues to be the single biggest predic- OPRF teacher and activist Anthony Clark. dents come from Chicago and have no need to th February 20 the forum was a For non-incumbents, dates forum held at the Oak Park Public tor of student outcomes and student ex- Wednesday, drive to the school, but the third largest draw of way to introduce themselves and their Library on Martin Luther King Day was periences in the schools. students commute in from the Elmhurst region am –to 12:45 ideas thepmpublic while incumbents All 11 candidates seeking election to 10:30 what you would expect. How, likely votWest Suburban Medical Center ers collectively wondered, will Oak Park seats on the elementary District 97 and Lower Level Classrooms A-D and Lecture Hall See GARAGE on page 13 See FORUM on page 17 school board hopefuls work to eliminate Oak Park and River Forest High School
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Equity dominates King Day candidates forum All 11 D97 candidates attend Suburban Unity Alliance event
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