Column: Park Forest Central Park Wetlands remains a top choice for quiet refuge
If I need a place to go to watch a sunset or connect with nature or try to come to terms with the wretched excesses of life each day seems...
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Column: Independence Day means enjoying family, parades and memories
From the bright shades of potted petunias of spring to the mass of golden black-eyed Susan in the fall, our front yard is usually awash with the colors of the...
Column: Park Forest painter Pat Moore leaves legacy of art work and artists
The torch has been passed. Although Pat Moore is no longer with us, her spirit, her creativity and her artist's eye for talent of others still live on for future...
Column: A bout with COVID-19 adds another voice to the emergency room mantra: ‘Heal me; help me’
I thought I was coming down with the flu, but because Penny insisted on it, I kept taking COVID-19 tests for two days with negative results. Then a week ago...
Column: Faith United Protestant move reflects the changing landscape of Park Forest houses of worship
As usual, this past Sunday, the 9:30 a.m. service was held in Park Forest's Faith United Protestant Church. As usual, the blue-robed choir sang, prayers were said and a sermon...
Column: Former teacher, veteran Bill Simpkins remembered for living full life
I do not know if Bill Simpkins ever read Robert Louis Stevenson's description of success, but if not, the son of Illinois soil and the masterful Scottish writer were still...
Column: Saturday meeting to set direction for Park Forest election process and its Non-Partisan Committee
If you still care how elections are conducted in Park Forest, you need to attend a critical meeting of the Non-Partisan Committee at 1 p.m. Saturday at a new location,...
Column: Park Forest tradition of nonpartisan elections is in jeopardy
An ominous 154-word message on social media last week was to the point. After nearly 70 years of service to the community in helping to manage impartial local elections, the...
Column: Park Forest Historical Society to induct seven into hall of fame
There are those whose service to the community where they live merit commendations and awards. What they do provide the financial, political and social bricks that mold a stable society....
Column: Jet Foods saga comes to unceremonious end in Park Forest
In the end, after the shelves and display cases were dismantled and taken away in trucks, after the shopping carts, slicers, mixers, grinders and cooler boxes were moved out, there,...