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🌱 Patch AM: Why Forest Park’s free community fridge suddenly shut down this week

Also, don't miss Mint Cannabis Forest Park Grand Opening Celebration on the Forest Park Patch calendar

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What's up Forest Park! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Forest Park's free community fridge suddenly shut down this week
  • How a new CTA deal could bring Forest Park over $1 million
  • Forest Park postal robber gets 11.5 years in federal prison

Also on today's calendar: Mint Cannabis Forest Park Grand Opening Celebration and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 69, low: 59.
  • Monday: Breezy with a few showers, with a high of 65 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Fridge of free food closes at community center (forestparkreview.com) — Forest Park residents who relied on the free outdoor refrigerator at the Howard Mohr Community Center just lost a key food resource, as organizers shut it down this week over operational challenges. Volunteers had kept the fridge stocked since March 2023, and the group is now exploring a new location and better model while thanking neighbors whose donations "fed a lot of people."
   

2. Reimbursement approved for emergency response to CTA stations (forestparkreview.com) — Forest Park will now be reimbursed by the CTA for costly emergency responses to local Blue and Green Line stations, potentially bringing in over $1 million a year. Village officials say the new agreement rewards years of advocacy, though it doesn't reduce the record-high call volume or the strain on firefighters, paramedics, and police who handle hundreds of transit-related emergencies.
   

3. Chicago Man Sentenced to 11.5 Years for Robbing Two Postal Carriers and a Food Delivery Driver (postalemployeenetwork.com) — Forest Park residents may feel some relief after a Chicago man received an eleven-and-a-half-year federal sentence for robbing two postal carriers in the village and a nearby food delivery driver in late 2023. Prosecutors said he brandished a handgun in two of the incidents, and Forest Park police worked with federal and neighboring departments to secure the conviction.
   

4. 'Rebel Girl' Flynn fought the fight from her teens to her death (forestparkreview.com) — Forest Park's Forest Home Cemetery plays a quiet but central role in the legacy of labor leader Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, whose remains rest in its famed "Radical Row" alongside other historic activists. The piece traces her lifelong fight for workers' rights, civil liberties, and women's equality, while highlighting Forest Home as a national landmark for labor and radical history enthusiasts.
   

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Ok Forest Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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