Jim Edgar and Philip Klutznik once were residents of what today is the Birch Street Townhomes Housing Cooperative.
Author: John Ostenburg
Former Park Forest Mayor Ostenburg Implores Chicago Cardinal Cupich to Care for St. Irenaeus Property
John Ostenburg expresses concerns to Cardinal Cupich about the neglected St. Irenaeus Church property in Park Forest.
Gov. Tim Walz Prevailed on Content, JD Vance on Style and Fiction in VP Debate
An analysis of the vice presidential debate: Tim Walz emerges as the winner on content, while JD Vance shines in style by creating fiction.
To the Editor: Village Must Get Out of the Landlord Business.
It was with great interest that I read the story regarding Park Forest property taxes that appeared in today’s eNewsPF.
Let me say it once again. The problem is…
Area media have been reporting over the last several days regarding a Cook County study exemptions in property taxes in the South Suburbs.
Reviving Pollinators: The Birch Street Townhomes Model
Learn about the impact of climate change on pollinators & how residents of Birch Street Townhomes are working to save them. #pollinators
Property Taxes and the Case for Housing Cooperatives
By John A. Ostenburg Occasionally, someone will come up with the idea that the housing cooperatives in Park Forest are not paying their fair share of property taxes. Let me tell you why that’s a fallacious argument. First, a little background on what housing cooperatives are, how they came about[Read More…]
On Property Taxes: Complaints or Solutions? Which Will It Be?
A recent eNewsPF article raised concerns about how high property taxes in Park Forest likely will be for next year.
Facing A Park Forest Future Without Non-Partisanship
CommentaryBy John A. Ostenburg Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Over the last few weeks, more than a few Park Foresters have given lots of time and discussion to the potential demise of the Committee for Non-Partisan Local Government, a volunteer group that has devoted itself for nearly seven decades to the vigorous[Read More…]
Op-Ed: Closing St. Irenaeus Solves Nothing
CommentaryBy John Ostenburg I am deeply saddened to hear of St. Irenaeus closing, in large part because I think the parish had developed something of a unique community-oriented process of worship that made it a site of welcome to Catholics of varied spiritual perspectives. I think traditionalists felt welcomed, as[Read More…]
