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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 106, No. 6
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REVIEW FEBRUARY 8, 2023
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Cannabis dispensary hopes to open at former Forest Park CVS Village council could make decision by end of month By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
A cannabis dispensary is looking to set up shop at the former Forest Park CVS store at 7216 Circle Ave., near the three-way Oak Park/Forest Park/River Forest border and across the street from Green Line Harlem CTA station and Oak Park Metra station. According to Illinois Secretary of State records, the Emerald Coast LLC has four owners – Justin Frankel of Katohan, N.Y., Alan Dordek of Wilmette, Tyrone Harris of Bellwood, and Mathew Joseph Hagglund of Normal, IL. Emerald Coast was part of the group of cannabis dispensary applicants that sued the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations (IDFRR) in August 2021, arguing that they were unfairly denied spots in the provisional dispensary license lottery. The group withdrew their lawsuit on Aug. 11, and Emerald Coast got two conditional dispensary licenses on July 22, 2022.
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