This empty parking lot behind Rich East had been totally filled with pallets of plastic foam. (Photo John Hudzik) Commentary, Community, Local, Schools Merry Christmas! Rich East no Longer a Storage Yard for Matteson Warehouse by John Hudzik on December 28, 2022 John Hudzik Author More in Commentary: Heteronormativity: Grappling with Straight Privilege March 24, 2026 Former Park Forest Mayor Ostenburg Implores Chicago Cardinal Cupich to Care for St. Irenaeus Property December 16, 2025 An Angel Now Guards Our Friends in Blue: Park Forest Mourns the Loss of #204, Detective Tim Jones December 4, 2025 This empty parking lot behind Rich East had been totally filled with pallets of plastic foam. (Photo John Hudzik)