Jerry Shnay – Page 18

Column: Ballot challenges, petition help hamper Park Forest’s nonpartisan tradition

January 18, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

In the early 1950s, when Park Forest was little more than hopes and dreams, then Mayor Henry Dietch came up with a plan calling for nonpartisan villagewide elections. He was...

Column: Politics — and watching a Cooper’s hawk feast — provide diversions in stressful times

January 4, 2021 at 11:47 a.m.

If there is one thing that can take my mind off the state of the world, the wait for a vaccine or even my bills, it is the annual quest...

Park Forest Mayor Jonathan Vanderbilt donates during a blood drive at the Village Hall's board room April 9 to help resupply the American Red Cross during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Column: Ready to shovel ‘dreadful residue’ of 2020 out the door

December 21, 2020 at 2:37 p.m.

The story goes that a surveyor knocked on a farmhouse straddling the border of Montana and the province of Saskatchewan. When a man opened the door he was told his...

A "coming soon" sign continues to hang outside the planned location of Jet Foods in Park Forest.

Column: Elusive promise of Park Forest grocery continues to be heard

December 8, 2020 at 11:07 a.m.

The story goes like this: When the 2 a.m. freight train changed its schedule and stopped running through a small town in Illinois, some residents said they still woke up...

Column: Thanksgiving is a time of promise and hope, even during pandemic

November 23, 2020 at 10:53 a.m.

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is...

Column: Seven residents inducted to Park Forest Hall of Fame

November 9, 2020 at 11:34 a.m.

In 1989, as part of Park Forest's 40th anniversary, the Park Forest Historical Society decided to honor the leaders of their community by establishing a hall of fame. And who...

Column: Park Forest veteran worked as optometrist, police officer and school teacher

October 26, 2020 at 12:02 p.m.

This one is about Ed Fizer. Just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, Fizer, an 18-year-old from New Orleans, enlisted in the Marine Corps. "I was...

A sprawling ranch along Monee Road in Park Forest lies in ruins in January 2020 after a fourth fire in as many weeks ravaged the structure.

Column: Park Forest moving to condemn burned house built by village founder

October 12, 2020 at 11:23 a.m.

As he does almost on a daily basis, Park Forest village manager Tom Mick carves out time during his day to survey the community he has been serving the last...

Column: Tributes roll in after death of longtime crossing guard in Park Forest

September 28, 2020 at 12:27 p.m.

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...

The Tin Fish restaurant in Tinley Park closed in September. in Tinley Park.

Column: Life slows as traditions fade or end during the COVID-19 pandemic

September 14, 2020 at 4:43 p.m.

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...

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