Jerry Shnay – Page 20

Cars line up April 9 for a food distribution at a pop-up site in Park Forest.

Column: Pop-up food distribution has served more than 5,000 in Park Forest, Steger and Richton Park

April 13, 2020 at 11:22 a.m.

There were 245 cars in line at a weekly Free Food Pop-Up last week in Park Forest and another 238 that afternoon in Steger as Barb Dorman of Crete and...

Column: Anniversary of a marriage marked by holidays to be spent indoors, away from others

March 30, 2020 at 11:31 a.m.

Wednesday, April 1 — a fool's day, they say — Penny and I will mark our 60th wedding anniversary. We will celebrate the occasion by staying at home. There will...

Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the polio vaccine, holds a rack of test tubes Oct. 7, 1954, in his lab in Pittsburgh.

Column: Virus brings back memories of polio, with uncertainty and hope for a cure

March 16, 2020 at 2:14 p.m.

Someone once told me he discovered the secret of life. He starts by jumping off the roof of a 100-story building. On his way down a person opens a window...

Snow covered benches wait for a new home in a soon-to-be redeveloped Somonauk Park in Park Forest.

Column: Fishing pond, kayak rentals and zip lines in plans for Park Forest’s Somonauk Park

March 2, 2020 at 10:11 a.m.

Park Forest recently received a $395,000 matching grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the two-year reconstruction of Somonauk Park into a novel family recreational site for the...

Some residents put out signs to oppose the closing of schools in Crete-Monee School District 201-U.

Column: First steps in Crete-Monee school plan to advance this week

February 17, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.

The first steps in a refurbished five-year plan for Crete-Monee School District 201-U will be taken at Tuesday's board meeting with a proposal to demolish the once pristine but now...

The house at 305 Sauganash in Park Forest has been rehabbed by area college students as part of the South Suburban Trades Initiative.

Shnay: A partnership in Park Forest between town, colleges, pays off in work experience, better housing stock

February 3, 2020 at 1:26 p.m.

For nearly two years, students from two area community colleges tried their hand at restoring a dilapidated house in Park Forest. They measured, sawed, bolted, framed, nailed, patched, and rewired...

A sprawling ranch along Monee Road in Park Forest lies in ruins in January after a fourth fire in as many weeks ravaged the house that was originally home to Park Forest founder Philip Klutznick and his family.

Column: Unanswered questions abound after fires destory Park Forest ‘house on the hill’

January 20, 2020 at 2:52 p.m.

Shortly after the Parr family purchased the house at 33 Monee Road in 2014, I met a member of the family at a Park Forest board meeting and asked if...

A sprawling ranch along Monee Road in Park Forest lies in ruins Sunday after a fourth fire in as many weeks ravaged the structure. The midcentury modern house was originally home to Park Forest founder Philip Klutznick and his family.

Shnay: Midcentury masterpiece, home of Park Forest founder Philip Klutznick, laid waste by four fires; arson investigation opened

January 6, 2020 at 3:12 p.m.

For nearly 70 years, the sprawling house on Monee Road In Park Forest rested on a small rise, and although it was a small vantage point, it seemed to tower...

Park Forest Veterans Commission member Mark Kellogg glances at a text message while greeting Peggy Johnson of South Holland at the Park Forest the Veterans Closet & Resource Center.

Shnay: Veterans to be treated to dinner this Christmas Eve in Chicago Heights

December 24, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

This day is Christmas Eve, and for those millions who celebrate the occasion it is a time for the gathering of friends and family, the singing of carols, the glitter...

Shnay: One night of flames leads to long journey out of the darkness, aided by kindness and a bit of luck

December 9, 2019 at 5:04 p.m.

There are certain days which become our personal symbols. July Fourth carries weight. So do Christmas and New Year's. Our national memory reacts to 9/11. D-Day is etched in our...

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