The Conservation Fund helped Marty and MariKate Thomas expand their small Kakadoodle farm in Frankfort to 74 acres in Matteson.
Column: Kakadoodle farm in Matteson, Frankfort gets help to produce healthy foods
Category: Daily Southtown Opinion
Column: Park Forest loses two women who contributed to the fabric of life
Suzie Brown and Jane Steinmetz both worked together on various projects through the decades to improve life in Park Forest.
Letters: Stiffer penalties for carjackers
When are we going to give carjackers stiffer penalties? This is beyond ridiculous. Another one in West Beverly. Thomas Patrick McClory, Bridgeview
14 south suburban students and supervisors stuck in Puerto Rico after technology outages left travelers stranded
Three days after the outage, 14 group members, including supervisors and students, are still in Puerto Rico with flights scheduled Tuesday.
David McGrath: Suburban church’s checkered past a cautionary tale for parents
The era was a perfect storm , when the highly regarded Dr. Benjamin Spock condoned corporal punishment and parents had unquestioning trust.
Column: Park Forest to continue 75th anniversary events with mid-August gala
The big bash is planned as a concert by the Better Together jazz ensemble, along with a reception and/or dinner in Freedom Hall.
Vickroy: Supermarkets have made ‘shop till you drop’ a real thing and I resent it
Grocery shopping has become a dive into demoralization. “Should we try self-checkout?” I asked my husband, in that hopeful way people of a certain age try to be. He quickly grabbed my arm, “No. We can’t. We have fruit.” I immediately pivoted for the long line with a real cashier. Fruit. Vegetables. Coupons. Liquor. All of them are sure to trigger that smug annoying voice that alerts the world you have user issues. A brush with self-checkout is a brush with humiliation.
Column: Departures of Park Forest manager, library director leave voids
Tom Mick is preparing to retire as Park Forest village manager, and Library Director Barbara Osuch also is leaving.
Park Forest village manager Tom Mick to step down
Park Forest village manager Tom Mick announced he will step down from his job next year, terminating a nearly 26-year association with the community.
Column: Post Father’s Day remembrance of a difficult life
Fellow prisoners conducted classes where he learned archeology, biology and even more history. He learned English through the novels of Charles Dickens.