Nearparkers Family Workshop is the working title of a community tinkerer, maker, hacker, creator space being planned near Oak Park and Forest Park.  The goal is to have equipemtn and a family friendly space to share and to feed off of each other's creative juices.  They are looking for people to follow along as progress updates come out and also for people to help drive the creation of the space.  The space will have members who pay a monthly fee to have 24 hour access and it also will have set meetings or workshops open to the public.  Contact Cathy Theys for more information:  cathy.theys@gmail.com.