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Park Forest Explores Renaming Streets Named For Confederate Figures

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Mayor John Ostenburg reads from a prepared statement regarding street signs in Park Forest at the meeting of the Village Board, August 21, 2017. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski)

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Would you rest well knowing that the street on which you live was named after a Nazi? What if your street, or a neighboring street, was named after someone who not only owned slaves, but fought to secede from the United States to maintain his…

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