Jerry Shnay – Page 15

Column: John Fountain, teaching journalism in Ghana, tells Southland College Prep students to pursue dreams

February 14, 2022 at 12:50 p.m.

The African nation of Ghana is 5,831 miles from Richton Park's Southland Prep Charter School, but "just a dream away" according to noted columnist John Fountain, who addressed students in...

Column: St. Irenaeus closing announcement provides another chapter for changing Park Forest churches

January 31, 2022 at 10:14 a.m.

Less than one week after news came that St. Irenaeus Catholic Church, an imposing 60-year-old Park Forest house of worship, will close its doors on July 1, congregation members were...

Column: Victor Blackful, former radio DJ, works to share history at Park Forest’s Freedom Hall

January 17, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Victor Blackful wears his love for Park Forest on his sleeve. It is there for everyone to see. Blackful, the new assistant to Freedom Hall's Cultural Arts Supervisor Chuck Sabe,...

Column: Former Park Forest mayor says disparities in income and housing show need for alliances among south suburban communities

January 3, 2022 at 6:40 a.m.

Every six months or so we like to chat with c and get his view of conditions in the south suburbs. After serving as a Park Forest village trustee and...

Members of National Guard give COVID-19 vaccines at Tinley Park Convention Center COVID-19 vaccination site in Tinley Park Jan. 25, 2021.

Column: Goodbye 2021, a year to forget

December 20, 2021 at 10:27 a.m.

This is the last time we meet on these pages before the new year so here is a wish to all for a belated happy Hannukah, a merry Christmas, a...

Column: Red-tailed hawks swoop through area, diving for food

December 6, 2021 at 11:19 a.m.

Early one morning, a red-tailed hawk swooped down from its distant perch and headed straight for our backyard window. The bird's wingspan, more than 3 feet, seemed to be carrying...

Column: For Magne Olson, Park Forest was his lifestyle

November 22, 2021 at 11:13 a.m.

Time changes everything but friendship. The clasp of the hand, the pat on back or the kind word can be an unbreakable bond between two people through the years. And...

Column: Park Forest man does battle with gas company

November 8, 2021 at 9:15 a.m.

When I looked at my bank statement the other day I saw a charge of $78 from Microsoft. That's news to me I thought, and when I called, the voice...

Column: How to enjoy a good scare while contributing to Rich, Monee township food pantries

October 25, 2021 at 10:47 a.m.

There will not be a haunted house in downtown Park Forest this year. For more than a decade, and as part of a national Haunts Against Hunger campaign, donations of...

Column: Documentary ‘Revisiting Utopia’ seeks to document efforts to integrate Park Forest

October 11, 2021 at 1:58 p.m.

On Christmas morning 1959, the day after DePaul University assistant professor of economics Charles Wilson and his family moved into Park Forest, they were welcomed by Ethel Klutznick, the wife...

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