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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 108, No. 17
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REVIEW APRIL 30, 2025
The 2025 Forest Park
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By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
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Pioneer Tap reopens after 7-day suspension The bar was shut down and, after a liquor license hearing, will pay a fine and develop a corrective action plan
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Molinaro secures seat on D209 board as final votes are certified
David Hooper, who lives on Desplaines Avenue just north of Madison Street, testified at the March 24 village council meeting on his and his neighbors’ concerns about public safety around Pioneer Tap. Hooper said, on several occasions, he and his neighbors have picked up trash and drug paraphernalia outside the business at Desplaines and Randolph. They’ve also seen Pioneer Tap patrons who appear intoxicated drive away or behave disruptively. “It’s not just impacting Forest Park. It’s also affecting our local communities. If someone’s going on I-290, zipping off downtown, they’re hammered. There are ramifications to that,” Hooper said. The Forest Park Police Department filed 24 police reports this year involving Pioneer Tap or its patrons, which were obtained by the Review through a Freedom of Information Act request. The reports cite the bar for eight noise complaints and patrons for a DUI, three fights, plus several parking complaints and cases of open alcohol outside. With such recent charges, Forest Park’s
In what she called a “roller coaster ride,” Nicole “Molly Bee” Molinaro officially secured the last open seat on the Proviso Township High School District 209’s Board of Education following the official certification of votes on Tuesday. This marks the second election where the Proviso 209 United slate swept all seats. The official certified results in the April 1 Consolidated Election showed Molinaro surpassed opposing candidate Candice Ross, who ran on the 209 Student First slate, by 14 votes. Molinaro received 6,604 votes to Ross’ 6,590. “It’s been an honor to be elected to District 209
See PIONEER TAP on page 4
See MOLINARO on page 7
Proviso 209 United slate sweeps all four seats By AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ Contributing Reporter
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Tom Holmes: Pope Francis would have felt at home in Forest Park
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