Thomas Spangle, age 42, of DeMotte, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his plea of guilty to receipt of child pornography.
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Protestant Leaders Balance Cultural Divides as LGBTQ Issues Split Appalachian Statehouses
Protestant Leaders Balance Cultural Divides as LGBTQ Issues Split Appalachian Statehouses from 100 Days in Appalachia.
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.
Gary Man Sentenced To 292 Months In Prison
Anthony Day, age 55, of Gary, IN, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after a jury found him guilty.
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.
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.
Cook County Selected for $1.1 Million Grant Award to Strengthen Solar Energy Installation Opportunities for Business Owners and Workers from Historically-Excluded Communities
Cook County was selected for a $1.1 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office.
