Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A dispute continues regarding whether a village contractor, YAD Construction, is paying prevailing wages to workers at Somonauk Park pavilion. As reported on June 22 in eNews Park Forest, work hit a snag when representatives of the Cement Masons Union Local No. 502 began to picket the work site.[Read More…]
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Latest SSTI House Ready for Sale
The latest Park Forest home remodeled under the South Suburban Trades Initiative, or SSTI, is ready for sale.
Enjoying Summer’s Lease: #MSN 3
The beat went strong Wednesday night. Village residents and visitors alike basked in summer’s lease for Main Street Nights III.
Park Forest Student Participates in Summer Research at Carthage
Kenosha, WI-(ENEWSPF)- Kortni Robinson of Park Forest, IL, was selected to participate in the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at Carthage College. Robinson is conducting research into Why not me? with Professor Katherine Hilson. The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at Carthage offers students in all majors the opportunity to engage[Read More…]
Hosts at Hofstra Presidential Conference Includes University Park Student
Donay Lewis, a resident of University Park, served as a student host during Hofstra University’s 13th presidential conference.
They Need Their Village: A Call to Help Residents Displaced by Fire
The Village set up a donation bin in the Village Hall lobby so the community can help fellow Park Forest residents displaced by fire.
Village Releases Statement on Dispute Between Contractor, Union Workers at Somonauk Park
Village officials released a statement regarding the dispute between the contractor YAD Construction and union workers at Somonauk Park.
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…]
Preliminary Budget Forecast for Cook County FY2024 Shows Lower “Gap” than Previous Years
The Cook County budget will likely still not be balanced in the 2024 fiscal year, but the budget gap will be smaller than before.
Rats! Union Conflict Arises at Somonauk Park
Work on the new pavilion in Somonauk Park halted when members of Cement Masons Union Local No. 502 began to picket, union rats in tow.
