Column: New year, same old questions for Park Forest’s Autumn Ridge apartments
There is little Park Forest can do at Auturm Ridge outside of issuing citations, threatening court action and asking for investment.
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Column: Deteriorating state of St. Irenaeus Catholic Church reflects changing religious culture in Park Forest
Former Park Forest Mayor John Ostenburg wrote Cardinal Blase Cupich urging something be done with St. Irenaeus building.
Close to 1,000 people gather to mourn, celebrate Park Forest Officer Tim Jones
Park Forest police Officer Tim Jones was remembered Saturday by about 1,000 people, including officers from 30 area departments.
Column: Funeral for Park Forest police Officer Tim Jones set for Dec. 27
The services for Park Forest police Officer Tim Jones will include a police and fire salute involving hundreds of area officers.
Park Forest police Officer Tim Jones dies nearly a decade after shooting
Tim Jones, a Park Forest police officer, son of the Country Club Hills Chief William Jones, died nearly 10 years after he was shot.
Column: Former Park Forest President Ron Bean remembered; last gathering of Trinity Lutheran Church
The death of Ron Bean, the first Black village president of Park Forest, closed a significant chapter in the town's history and elicited tributes from those who knew him. Janet...
Park Forest OKs $10 million aqua center renovation with 2027 completion date
The Park Forest Village Board approved $10 million to redesigned its shuttered 70-year-old aqua center by 2027.
Column: Stalled legislation could lead to horse racing/slot machines in Richton Park
A bill in the Illinois General Assembly would allow a harness racetrack crammed with 1,200 slot machines in Richton Park.
Park Forest residents indicate support for pared down Aqua Center as village mulls future of aging pool complex
A survey on what to do with the shuttered Park Forest Aqua Center indicated support for the least expensive option to keep it open.
Column: ‘No Kings’ rally evokes memories of a father’s fight against tyranny
Before Saturday's No Kings rally, columnist Jerry Shnay hadn't witnessed a large protest movement since 1968 in Chicago.