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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 106, No. 40
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REVIEW OCTOBER 4, 2023
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Grant-White could get new life as youth center under village proposal The shuttered intermediate building could serve children 12 and older By EREZ BEN-AKIVA Contributing Reporter
Editor’s note: An update from the Oct. 3 meeting can be found at https://www.forestparkreview.com/. District 91’s Grant-White Intermediate School building could become a youth center by expanding children’s programming from the Mohr Community Center, under a proposal by village officials. It comes as both sides debate what to do with unused or aging facilities. The district closed Grant-White in 2022 under its restructuring program. The Mohr Community Center needs extensive repairs. Mayor Rory Hoskins presented the proposal at the school board’s September meeting. He explained that Mohr hosts before-school and afterschool programs, and senior services in addition
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