GROWING COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY JOURNAL, INC.
Vol. 100, No. 35
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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
F O R E S T PA R K
REVIEW AUGUST 30, 2017
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HOBO will open in Forest Park Plaza on Sept. 1 Efforts to fill the other mall anchor site is ongoing
By THOMAS VOGEL Staff Reporter
Home Owners Bargain Outlet, also known as HOBO, is set to open Sept. 1 in Forest Park Plaza, 7630 W. Roosevelt Road.
The discount home improvement store has half a dozen other stores spread across the Chicago area and Wisconsin. But Forest Parkers may not be familiar with HOBO. The other Chicago-area spots — in Oak Lawn, Waukegan, Villa Park and Crest Hill — are not nearby. The company, founded over
two decades ago, plans to hire as many as 100 new employees, according to Scott Werner, a vice president at HOBO. “It’s one of our largest locations,” Werner said, referring See HOBO on page 5
Old Forest Park carousel gets new life 100-year-old ride set for unveiling in Tennessee By THOMAS VOGEL Staff Reporter
Beam me up, Scotty
ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Attendees release white balloons into the air on Saturday, Aug. 26, during the 40th anniversary celebration at Starship Restaurant on Madison Street in Forest Park. See story on page 9.
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One of the last remaining rides from Forest Park’s legendary Amusement Park — open from 1908 to 1922 — is undergoing a $1 million restoration and is set to debut at the Memphis Children’s Museum in November. The restoration is the latest turn in the decades-long history of the carousel, which was sent back to its manufacturer for repairs, Philadelphia-based G.A. Dentzel Company, after a fire at the park in 1922. The carousel, Company one of the most popular rides at the Amusement Park, has not been in town for many years but it is a historic Forest Park artifact. “One of the things we were missing here was being able to teach about historic preservation and just the story about this national treasure. It’s really unique,” Art See CAROUSEL on page 4
Rice on the right job
Starship makes 40 years
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