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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 106, No. 20
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REVIEW MAY 17, 2023
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Village council bids Joe Byrnes farewell after two terms Former commissioner will continue volunteering in village By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
Joe Byrnes got a heartfelt send off from the Forest Park Village Council both during its April 24 meeting, the last full-fledged meeting with him as a village commissioner, and the May 8 meeting, which marked the changing of the guard as elected and reelected commissioners got sworn in. While Byrnes spent the last eight years as a village commissioner, his public service in Forest Park goes back much further. He joined the Forest Park Police Department in 1974, working his way up to Deputy Chief before retiring in 1999. He went on to serve as a Park District of Forest Park commissioner from 2001 to 2007. Byrnes decided not to run for reelection to the village council in 2023, telling the Review in November
The Geraci Way
Mayor Hoskins, 3 commissioners and Geraci family and friends honor Mary Ann with a special street sign. Story on page 8. JILL WAGNER
See JOE BYRNES on page 12
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John Rice: Even the Kennedy magic doesn’t always work
Jill Wagner: A Mini Farewell
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