One hundred and forty six years ago, the Village of River Forest was first incorporated as a municipality.
Now, nearly a century and a half later, River Forest has reached a new landmark moment— welcoming its first female firefighter.
At the village’s July 20 board meeting, Julia Massey blazed a new trail in town, officially being sworn in as one of the River Forest Fire Department’s newest faces and the municipality’s first-time, boots-on-the ground female firefighter…