Park Forest developers named 18 streets for Illinoisans who were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, posthumously, in World War II.
Column: Park Forest plaques, street names and annual observance remember fallen soldiers
Category: Daily Southtown Opinion
Column: It took a village, and Habitat for Humanity, to rehab Park Forest home
Flora Coleman toured her new three-bedroom house accompanied by her 3-year-old daughter, Kennedy, and a houseful of well-wishers, including those who were part of the Habitat for Humanity core of workers who re-fashioned the once- abandoned house into something glistening with light and brimming with life.
Column: South suburban doctors propose solutions to combat high Black maternal death rates
Women on the South Side of Chicago and in the south suburbs are at a particular disadvantage in accessing care given the closure of hospital obstetrics units in recent years, including at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest and Holy Cross Hospital on the South Side, they said.
Letter: Illini basketball gave us a memorable season
So, this shoutout goes to Coach Underwood and the players for the excitement and enjoyment they provided us this season. After the final game, tearful sophomore Ty Rodgers (Thornton Township High School alum) spoke of the close bond between the players.
Column: South suburban home buyers expected to enter what remains a sellers’ market
With interest rates no longer spiking, housing industry professionals in the south suburbs and others expect more buyers to enter what they say remains a sellers’ market as the spring home buying season gets underway.
McGrath: Remembering back to that Easter week that could have changed lives if not for one heroic act
Our bond was alphabetical: Miller, Messerich, McGrath. As high school sophomores at St. Joseph’s Franciscan Seminary in Westmont, we lined up together in class, sat in the same church pew and at the same cafeteria table, and slept in the same row of dormitory bunks.
Column: Remembering the miracle of Officer Timothy Jones survival
There is an unwritten but permanent bond that links the police to a fallen comrade. It was on display as more than 200 police personnel of all ranks and departments lined the hospital halls in a silent tribute as Park Forest officer Timothy Jones was wheeled in.
Column: Flossmoor resident, OB/GYN receives unsung heroine award for work mentoring pregnant teens and moms
Dr. Shelley Amuh, of Flossmoor, an obstetrician and gynecologist who founded The Puddle Project, a mentorship program for pregnant teens and teen parents, received the Cook County 2024 Peggy A. Montes Unsung Heroine Award for the Sixth District.
Letter: Vote no on extending Hazel Crest term limits
Term limits for our elected leadership is critical and eight years is a reasonable term limit for any elected official. After all, not even the president of the United States serves more than two terms. I will be voting no to the referendum.
Column: Former Park Forest Mayor Jon Vanderbilt still working for vocation school at shuttered Rich East campus
Former Park Forest Mayor Jon Vanderbilt remains determined to keep working for a new vocational high school facility at the shuttered Rich East High School campus, possibly linked to a manufacturing plant west of the L3VEL-3 facility.