River Forest is home to what may be the most watered-down historic preservation ordinance ever conceived. Do whatever you want in our town — tear it down, build it up — but just remember that we have this ordinance that says preservation is worth kind of giving a passing thought to. Now kick us.
In early February, the village’s Historic Preservation Committee is getting back up on its hind legs and starting a process to introduce an ordinance that might actually preserve things worth keeping. More power to them.