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By F. Amanda Tugade
Like most people, River Forest Trustee Erika Bachner still feels the impact of 2020. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the civil unrest spurred by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless other innocent Black men and women have had a lasting effect on communities nationwide. …
By Steve Schering, Contact Reporter, Pioneer Press
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River Forest Village Trustee: Bachner, Brennan, O'Connell
Opinion
By Editorial
Erika Bachner received approximately 26 percent of the vote
By Nona Tepper
Voters took to the polls April 2 to elect Erika Bachner as River Forest trustee, in what many believe is the first women of color to serve on the village's board. Bachner, who identifies as Latinx, assumes office May 13. …
By Steve Schering, Contact Reporter, Pioneer Press
Candidate-submitted answers to a biographical survey the Wednesday Journal sent out to all trustee candidates running in this year's elections. Candidates full, unedited responses are printed.
Opinion: Letters To The Editor
By Dan and Diana Lauber
Opinion: Letters To The Editor
By Al Popowits
By Steve Schering, Contact Reporter, Pioneer Press
Opinion: Letters To The Editor
By Tim Brandhorst
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https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/2-26-2019/Bachner-for-River-Forest-trustee-/
Public comment procedures also discussed
By Nona Tepper
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Erika Bachner said she was inspired to run, in part, by the village's handling of the North Avenue TIF
By Nona Tepper
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https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/2-5-2019/Indivisible-rep-runs-for-River-Forest-trustee/
By Steve Schering, Contact Reporter, Pioneer Press
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By Steve Schering, Contact Reporter, Pioneer Press
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By Steve Schering, Contact Reporter, Pioneer Press
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/river-forest/news/ct-rfl-candidates-tl-1220-story.html
By Steve Schering, Contact Reporter. Pioneer Press
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/river-forest/news/ct-rfl-north-avenue-tif-tl-0830-story.html
By Caitlin Mullen
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/news/ct-oak-charlottesville-response-tl-0817-20170814-story.html
Etta Worthington said she protests because she has a heart
By Tom Holmes
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Participants were among some 50,000 in Daley Plaza
By Tom Holmes
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https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/7-3-2018/Local-residents-join-Families-Belong-Together-rally/