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January 4, 2023 Vol. 43, No. 23
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Village neighbors won’t help pay for CTA water tower removal Transit agency to move ahead with teardown as Harlem Yard project stalls
Charred, but not toast
By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
The Chicago Transit Authority has made the removal of the unused water tower in its Harlem Yard a priority. But while both CTA and the village of Forest Park floated the possibility of River Forest and Oak Park sharing some of the costs, Oak Park and River Forest won’t be taking part in cost-sharing. Located at the northeast corner of Forest Park, 1 S. Harlem Ave., the Harlem Avenue railyard is used to store and service the CTA trains at the west end of the Green Line. River Forest is located immediately north of the train embankment, and Oak Park is east of the yard, on the other side of Harlem Avenue. Complaints
227 South Blvd. will be restored, not demolished SEE STORY ON PAGE 12 ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
See CTA TOWER on page 13
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