Hundreds attended Wednesday’s meeting wearing Rich East green. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Local, Park Forest, Schools After Rumors, SD 227 Board Members Insist Rich East High School Will Not Close by Gary Kopycinski on March 1, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Park Forest’s Sandra Zoellner Retires After 21 Years of Service June 17, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 School District 227 board member Shelia Hester-Whorton works to assure members of the public that Rich East High School will not close. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski)