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Two floppy ears, two wheels and a trunk After discussion, Business owner adds Forest Park to curb appeal on Madison with new renews police elephant sculpture data program By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
4 of 5 commissioners approved continued use of the data consolidation system after expressing privacy concerns
What’s gray and pink and made of recycled bike and car parts? The newest art piece in front of 7503 Madison St. Linda Cibula, owner of Events By Cibula, created the sculpture of an elephant riding a bike in front of her business. It’s constructed from old Madison Street bike racks, retired parts from her car, and pieces of her brother’s bike that he left in her basement for 12 years. “It’s all recycled junk that I’ve gotten in Forest Park, and I thought, kind of a tribute to Forest Park,” said Cibula, who’s been an artist for 65 of her 71 years. “Most of my sculptures are pretty much made out of recycled materials.” The sculpture’s subject matter came from Cibula’s trip to the Guiness factory in Ireland last year. At the factory, there’s a sculpture of a fish riding a bike. Cibula created her own version of the bicycle fish and decided to do a similar sculpture with a different animal.
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
Days after Forest Park officials were alerted that license plate data from cars traveling through the village were shared with ICE, commissioners and officials discussed another privacy concern involving the police department’s use of Clear, a software that consolidates public and proprietary data. At the Sept. 8 council meeting, four of five commissioners approved a resolution authorizing a subscription renewal agreement with PHOTO PROVIDED
See ELEPHANT on page 10
TRUNKATED: Linda Cibula’s sculpture draws attention to her Madison Street business.
See CLEAR on page 6
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