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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 108, No. 8
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REVIEW FEBRUARY 26, 2025
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Some Forest Park water bills were never delivered While the village investigates what went wrong, due date has been pushed back to Feb. 26 By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
The Village of Forest Park sends out water bills to residents by printing the bills at Village Hall, then sending them to a mailing service that folds the bills and stuffs envelopes before delivering them to the post office. But on Feb. 18, the village sent out an email that said many residents hadn’t received their latest water bills, which the village sent to the mailing service Jan. 30. Because of this, the billing due date has been extended from Feb. 21 to Feb. 26. According to Village Administrator Rachell Entler, the mailing service took the water bills across their usual route – to the Fox Valley United States Postal Service location, which were then delivered to the Forest Park Post Office. But the village has recently received a higher volume of calls than normal from residents saying they hadn’t gotten their bills mailed yet. “The village has no way of knowing how many people have not received their water bills by mail,” Entler said.
TODD BANNOR
Humongous U-Haul Just what is that building going up at the corner of Harlem and Harrison in Forest Park? Right now, it is just a steel frame, captured against a winter sky by our photographer Todd Bannor. By the time it is complete, likely this summer, the six-story, over 126,000-square-foot building will be the tallest in Forest Park. And what grand purpose will it serve? It will be a U-Haul personal storage facility.
Jessica Mordacq
See WATER BILLS on page 4
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