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Kevin O’Donoghue, instructor Mark Hodges, Keith Brogdon, and Jim Clark prepare to play basketball on the courts behind the Forest Park Community Center in 1976.

In 1976 the newly surfaced area behind the Forest Park Community Center was open for tennis and basketball. Mark Hodges, tennis and basketball instructor, oversaw both sports throughout the week. Tennis lessons w...


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In the June 17 issue, a letter to the editor titled, “Pride Fest crosses a line” implies a nefarious interaction between a drag queen and a child based entirely on a photo run in this newspaper of an event that was taking place in public and attended by all kinds of people, including parents, children, and public officials. Additional photos of the same event, available on th...


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I was googling Pride events to take my children to when I came across last week’s letter to the editor about the Forest Park Pride Festival and had to respond. For someone who didn’t attend this event that was meant for families and children, I find it odd and unsettling that the individual who penned this letter is so fixated on a drag show where performers were tipped — as ...


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Are Madison Street banners examples of replacement religion?

When, in 2022, I first saw the 70 rainbow banners lining Madison Street, I was impressed. Aesthetically they created a visual feast. Ideologically they affirmed my values. Some of my best friends, as they say, and extended family members are LGBTQ.

This year Juneteenth flag banners have joined th...


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A “clawcade” has taken over 1100 Lake St. in Oak Park. This new concept comes from the mind that brought us Poke Burrito and a previous concept called Sweet Dim Sum in the same space that is now Lucky Duck Claw House.

Walk in the door and you are greeted with bright colors, flashing lights when prizes are won, and a menu that includes a variety of appetizers, rice...


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