Columnist Jerry Shnay recalls the Holiday movie theater in Park Forest, and the cost to clean up, patch up, fix up and rehab it.
Column: Renovation at former Holiday movie theater in Park Forest to-do box
Category: Daily Southtown Opinion
Donna Vickroy: I loved my mom’s love of music (but if I’m still mortified by her belting out ‘After the Lovin’’)
For as different as columnist Donna Vickroy was from her mom, one of the things they shared, she says, was a love of music.
David McGrath: Who says father knows best? Mom was always one step ahead of me, and always right
Columnist David McGrath always wanted the opposite of what him mom told him so imagine his surprise when he learned she was right.
Government officials: A circuit breaker for property taxes is critical for Cook County homeowners
State lawmakers have proposed a circuit breaker that would offer help homeowners who have seen their tax bills spike by more than 25%.
Column: Bird wars comes to a Park Forest backyard
Jerry and Penny Shnay hang a gourd in their backyard for a wren to build a nest, but this year a house sparrow took residence first.
Donna Vickroy: So many cats and dogs are looking for ‘forever’ homes — they need our help
There are so many wonderful cats and dogs hoping someone will adopt them from the many shelters and rescues across the suburbs.
Column: South Sububan Land Bank rehabs Park Forest house in pilot project
The South Suburban Land Bank spent $130,000 to fix-up a two-story Park Forest now on the market for $179,999.
Donna Vickroy: A little bit of chaos is life-affirming if it comes courtesy of the grandkids
You never stop learning — or enjoying your life — thanks to your grandkids, columnist Donna Vickroy says.
Column: Park Forest to induct seven residents into its hall of fame
George Egofske, Aaron and Rose Greenberg, Karen Blackful, Julie Townsend, Ruth Smith and Susan Blatchford will be inducted Sunday.
Donna Vickroy: Mimi and Gucci find a new home after terminally ill owner gives his bonded dogs to Naperville shelter
There’s a happy ending for Mimi and Gucci, the pair of bonded pitbull mixes whose terminally ill owner gave them to the Naperville Area Humane Society because he could no longer care for them.