Robert J. Lifka

River Forest will use a $370,000 state grant to add electric vehicle charging stations in three village-owned parking lots.

Officials eye state grant to improve safety for bicyclists, pedestrians

Motorists drive northbound under the Harlem Avenue viaduct in 2022. | Javier Govea

Officials attempt to address concerns of those living near Dominican University

River Forest residents started using the village’s new service request platform “immediately” after it went live Sept. 6, according to village Administrator Matt Walsh, with the report of a pothole “within hours of launching.”

River Forest staff members were able to treat 287 of the village’s 306 parkway ash trees against the invasive emerald ash borer over the summer, using a $7,650 grant from the Morton Arboretum Chicago Region Trees Initiative to cover the majority of the cost.

Residents give feedback on options that could benefit bicyclists.

Club officials say they want to maximize family time spent on the courts

River Forest ended the fiscal year with higher revenues and lower expenditures than budgeted, according to the annual comprehensive financial report presented by Rosey McAdams, director of finance, and review of the annual audit by Martha Trotter of Sikich LLP, the village’s auditor.