GROWING COMMUNITY MEDIA, NFP ForestParkReview.com Vol. 104, No. 35
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REVIEW SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
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GARAGE GALLERIES
After ‘random call’ to Romeoville resident, police find victim in Forest Park apartment By BOB UPHUES Senior Editor
Someone claiming to have stabbed a man found dead later in his Forest Park apartment on Aug. 29, reportedly made a phone call admitting to the crime, according to the incident report released by Forest Park police on Monday. Forest Park police have called in detectives from the West Suburban Major Crimes Task Force (WESTAF), which investigates suspected homicides, to probe the death of 51-year-old Steven J. Pasko who was found by police inside his apartment at 37 Rockford Ave. on the morning of Aug. 29. On Monday, afternoon the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Pasko’s death a homicide, reporting he’d sustained multiple stab wounds. Police had gone to Pasko’s apartment to conduct a well-being check after being notified by Romeoville police at about 10 a.m. that a resident there had received a “random call from an unknown number.” The Romeoville resident told police that a female caller identified herself by name and said she had stabbed Pasko. The call came from a phone number that a records check associated with Pasko, who Romeoville police learned lived in Forest Park. Three Forest Park police officers visited the address where Romeoville police told them Pasko was believed to be living, but a resident there told them See FATAL STABBING on page 6
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Hot day, hot sales: Attendees purchase greeting cards from one of the galleries on Saturday, during the annual Garage Galleries event in Forest Park. For more photos, see page 9.
Matt Walsh resigns from park board citing new job demands
First elected to the board in 2013 at age 20 By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter
When Matt Walsh was elected to the Park District of Forest Park board in
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2013, he made news for being, at age 20, the youngest person ever elected to the park board and, for at least a few years, being the youngest park board member in the state of Illinois. Eight years later, after submitting his resignation from the park board, the focus has rightly shifted to competence and dedication instead of his age.
In his letter Walsh cited his recent promotion to acting village manager of south suburban Homer Glen as the reason for his departure. Added job responsibilities and the long commute made serving actively on the park board impossible. Cathy McDermott, park board presiSee MATT WALSH on page 10
Flower pots on parade
Nobs: One tow at a time
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