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DECEMBER 3, 2025
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Elgin Avenue residents sue the village and Crystal Car Wash
D91 schools all rank ‘Commendable’ in state report card
Plaintiffs say the noisy vacuum stations are ‘detrimental to the public health, safety and comfort of the village’
Field Stevenson’s ranking improves
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
For years, Elgin Avenue residents have aired complaints to the village and Crystal Car Wash about the latter’s noisy vacuum stations at 901 S. Harlem Ave. After the car wash, in May, tried to expand for the second time in three years, three residents who live behind the business got legal representation. Now, Sukrat Baber, Mitchell Ashcroft See CRYSTAL CAR WASH on page 20
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TODD BANNOR
Mark Denny, Sukrat Baber and Mitchell Ashcroft in front of the vacuum stations across the alley from their homes on the 900 block of Elgin on Oct. 25.
Every school in Forest Park District 91 has earned a Commendable designation, according to the 2025 Illinois Report Card, recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education “It really is a big deal, and in recent memory See REPORT CARD on page 5
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Look back in time: Forest Parker glides into Osmond Holiday Special
Tom Holmes: Hold tight, it’ll be all right
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