Column: Tributes roll in after death of longtime crossing guard in Park Forest
I never met Wayne Simpson, never said hello, and never shook hands with him when we could grip one another in friendship. Yet I saw him whenever I drove past...
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Column: Life slows as traditions fade or end during the COVID-19 pandemic
These days, our choices are often held hostage to the times. Whenever a major family event took place; a birthday, an anniversary or just a get-together with friends, more times...
Column: It might be time to cut the cord with Facebook
I need to cut the cord that tethers me to Facebook. In years gone by this social media site made me laugh and made me marvel. Through it I made...
Column: Park Forest residents on Cherry Street share stories of last week’s tornado
Sixteen-year-old Jaylen Richmond was in his Cherry Street home in Park Forest a week ago Monday when a howling wind began to blow as a quick moving thunderstorm pelted the...
Column: Recalling when U.S. Rep. John Lewis called Park Forest a ‘beloved community’
When the late congressman and civi rights icon John Lewis came to Park Forest in late February 2000, it was at the request of then-Mayor John A. Ostenburg, who said...
Column: Pandemic has provided a lens into the world of nature
Our new visitor, a gaunt looking red fox, slinks through the back yard two or three times a week looking for food. At first we thought it wandered here from...
Column: Grocer Nat Caputo promises Jet Foods will open on Park Forest’s Orchard Drive
Words have meanings and implications. Nat Caputo says that sooner or later, rain or shine, it is possible that a long-awaited but often delayed grocery store will open in Park...
Column: Efforts continue to feed children in Rich Township despite school closures
Early Monday morning the cars start lining up around 7:30 a.m. on Westwood Drive in Park Forest north of the now closed Rich East High School, waiting for the shuttered...
Column: Finding hope amid coronavirus in D-Day anniversary and protests
The word for today is "hope." We hope there will soon come a time when face masks may be optional, when clasped hands will replace bumped elbows and when doors...
Column: Photographer Joe Balynas of Worth captures nature at Lake Katherine in Palos Heights
When Joe Balynas of Worth is not working at his job as a forklift operator for a lumber company, or at home with his wife, Esperanza, you can probably find...