eNews Park Forest learned of an investigation of a PPP fraud probe targeting 37 current or former employees at Ludeman Center.
Opinion
‘Knowledge of self’: How a key phrase from Islam became a pillar of hip-hop
Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, University of Michigan I was 9 years old when Eric B. and Rakim’s “Paid in Full” dropped. I have vivid memories of the bass-laden track booming out of car stereos and hearing it on Black radio, like Kiss FM’s top eight at 8 p.m. countdown. On the[Read More…]
A Brief History of Colorful Presidential Relatives, From Alice Roosevelt to Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden is expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges as part of a recently announced deal with the Justice Department.
Op-Ed: Sen. Joyce Touts His Support for Farmers, River Edge Redevelopment
Farmers invest in their fields year-round for a great crop each fall. In Springfield, we take seriously our duty to thank them.
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…]
One Year After the Fall of Roe v. Wade, Abortion Care Has Become a Patchwork of Confusing State Laws That Deepen Existing Inequalities
In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling struck down the constitutional right to abortion, society has been seeing the results of a post-Roe world.
How the Commissioner Lost His Commission
Before his term as commissioner ended, then school board member Randall White lost his place on the Park Forest Youth Commission.
IL Legislators Cross Party Lines to Work for Clean Nuclear Energy
We are keeping that promise to work across the aisle to pursue clean energy legislation in Illinois, specifically, nuclear energy.
Ban Assault-Style Weapons Immediately
We write today to emphasize the importance of smart gun control, beginning with a ban nationwide of assault-style weapons.
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.