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Resident praises stoop sessions and Historical Society Garden Walk, suggests temporary block closures

Village Council of Forest Park · July 17, 2025
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Resident Kristen Lyons thanked village staff for a successful stoop session that drew 250–300 people, praised use of the Madison Street storefront for the Historical Society Garden Walk and suggested the council consider short block closures (5:30–approx. 7:30–8 p.m.) for future stoop sessions to improve safety.

Resident Kristen Lyons addressed the Forest Park Village Council during public comment on July 14 to thank village departments and to suggest a change to how future stoop sessions are run.

"The stoop session that was on the 100 block of Lake on July 8 had 250 to 300 people," Lyons said, and thanked Streets and Public Works staff for closing…

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