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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 108, No. 28
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JULY 16, 2025
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What’s for sale? A range of sites, including Brown Cow
D91 Supt. Alvarez makes switch to Proviso high schools
These Madison Street and Roosevelt Road properties are on the market, and village staff has plans for the main thoroughfares
Takes post as District 209’s operations chief
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
While many storefronts on Madison Street and Roosevelt Road in Forest Park are occupied, you may or may not know that a handful are for sale. Roosevelt Road properties for sale include McGaffer’s Saloon and ABC Automotive. On Madison Street, the building housing Robert’s Westside, Shanahan’s, and the strip mall near Van Buren Street are on the market — along with Brown Cow at 7347 Madison St. Connie Brown, owner of Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor, announced last week that she’s putting the building and business up for sale. “With a lot of thought over the past year, and with the mortgage up for re-
Wild Ones native garden walk
By AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ Contributing Reporter
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Connie Brown
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Forest Park’s elementary school superintendent will be making the transition to the high school level, as Elizabeth Alvarez, now former head of District 91, was hired as Proviso Township High School District 209’s new deputy superintendent of operations. The hiring of Alvarez was approved by Proviso’s board of education during its July 8 meeting as part of the personnel report. Nicole “Molly Bee” Molinaro, board member, said the board unanimously approved of her hiring. “We are absolutely elated to have Dr. Alvarez See ALVAREZ on page 5
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