Short-term rental owners speak against potential restrictions

Short-term rental owners speak against potential restrictions

After residents on the 900 block of Lathrop Ave. shared complaints at recent village council meetings about a short-term rental property on their block, neighbors have asked commissioners to restrict such properties within 500 feet of a school and limit stays to 30 days.   Now, owners and guests of short-term rental properties in Forest Park are speaking in support of these rental homes — which have never been regulated in the village code, thou…