http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/ Oak Park - River Forest High School '81 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:37:51 GMT Diana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/701 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/701 Oak Park redevelopment plan advances June 30, 2009 1:51 PM | 8 Comments The downtown gateway of Oak Park's Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District may soon look Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:15:28 GMT Laura Kennedy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/700 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/700 I personally am disgusted that a person just can't die of a heart attack anymore at a young age.  ...there always has to be something evil and sinister to Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:19:41 GMT Diana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/699 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/699 Any thoughts on Michael Jackson, Farrah, etc.? One interesting bit of news... (from the geek perspective...) "So many people wanted to verify the early reports Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:31:40 GMT Donald C. Gardner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/698 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/698 WOW. I drove by there just this Monday and hadn't noticed it was gone. I don't really miss McD's, but I was heartbroke when they took down Cock Robin's! My Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:45:08 GMT Diana D'Asaro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/697 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/697 Did anyone else notice the empty space where the local Cock Robin...I mean McDonalds used to be. Attached are a couple photos I took while driving past. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:31:44 GMT Diana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/696 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/696 Don't read the article - its gruesome, but here's info about the upcoming walk. Therese Pender's family members said they intend to keep her memory alive and Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:14:25 GMT Diana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/695 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/695 A couple bits of info that I haven't seen mentioned in news articles. 1. When Therese showed up at her friend's mothers home in River Forest, she had pretty Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:06:57 GMT Sheila Koek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/694 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/694 Did you notice that this is actually in Berwyn? The address is Roosevelt Road in Berwyn. So is dining in Berwyn, dining in Oak Park? Sheila " We were all given Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:02:28 GMT Diana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/693 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/693 While in town I ran across a paper copy of the Wednesday Journal Answer Book. This is really a handy publication if you want to plan to do just about anything Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:53:59 GMT Diana D'Asaro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/692 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/692 My thanks to everyone who shared advice on this topic. We ended up at Cassidy Tire in River Forest.http://www.cassidytire.com/ They gave us some discounts and Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:59:29 GMT Diana D'Asaro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/691 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/691 The Wednesday Journal ran an ad for an Usonian-like house for sale in Oak Park. See attachment. I don't recall ever seeing this house or this neighborhood.   Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:51:31 GMT Diana D'Asaro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/690 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/690 Was this on the Leno Headlines show (view attached photo) This was in a recent coupon book for the OPRF area. Check out the expression on that poodle! Leno Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:22:50 GMT Lawrence Rosenstiel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/689 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/689 For tires, Associated Tire on Roosevelt Rd. They have a huge stock of tires, they explain all the choices, they get you in and out, and they have the best Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:00:53 GMT Donald Gardner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/688 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/688 I go to George's on LaGrange Rd. and 18th. I don't recollect what town it's in. They are VERY HONEST. phone # 708-865-9080 ________________________________ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:28:04 GMT Diana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/687 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oprfhs81/message/687 Hi Friends! I'm in the process of buying a car in the OPRF area and it doesn't quite run yet. Need to get brakes, some tires and maybe a battery and see what