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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 106, No. 26
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JUNE 28, 2023
Austin activist to fill county board seat Mayor Hoskins won’t run for seat in special election By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
The Democratic Party selection committee chose union activist and former Chicago aldermanic candidate Tara Stamps to succeed Brandon Johnson on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. The meeting, held June 20 at The Carleton Hotel in Oak Park, 1110 Pleasant St., lasted a little over three hours, with about half of it involving interviews of the six finalists chosen from among applicants. According to the committee chair, Illinois Sen. President Don Harmon (D-39th), one candidate was eliminated quickly, but it took five rounds of voting before the committee agreed to support Stamps. She was sworn in immediately and will serve until at least the end of 2024. If she wins the March 2024 Democratic primary and that year’s general election, Stamps will be able to serve out the remaining half of Johnson’s term. Rory Hoskins, Forest Park’s mayor, was the only elected official to throw his hat in the ring. He said that, if seSee TARA STAMPS on page 6
Soup Strategy
Monthly ‘soup and bread’ fundraisers at Exit Strategy in Forest Park support area food pantries STORY BY IGOR STUDENKOV, PAGE 10 IN Big Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 THIS ISSUE Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
TODD A. BANNOR
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