Posted on: December 6, 2019
Ten years after becoming the first-ever recipient of the Park Forest Business Person of the Year Award, Janet Fiorenzo is now the first ever two-time recipient of the award.Fiorenzo was officially recognized as the 2019 Sam Montella Park Forest Business P...
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Village of Park Forest - Economic Development & Planning News
Posted on: September 27, 2019
On January 1, 2020, the State of Illinois will permit licensed businesses to sell, grow, and process adult use recreational cannabis. The Village of Park Forest is currently in the process of determining whether or not to permit these businesses to operat...
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Village of Park Forest - Economic Development & Planning News
Posted on: July 19, 2019
An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team is again set for service in the Village of Park Forest this summer.The NCCC team this week begins its first of an eight-week stay in Park Forest.“The Village of Park Forest is very happy – and fo...
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Village of Park Forest - Economic Development & Planning News
Posted on: June 26, 2018
Plan to attend Park Forest Foods' grand opening ceremony tomorrow, June 27 at 5:00 p.m. that will include a ribbon cutting ceremony.Grand opening specials, sample stations, music with a DJ, and Main Street Nights food specials will be highlighted that day...
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Village of Park Forest - Economic Development & Planning News
Posted on: November 16, 2015
The Park Forest Commission on Human Relations is pleased to announce that Georgette Gladstone and Caleb Warner of Park Forest are the recipients of the 2015 Good Egg Award.
Georgette's nominator states that she was both the cheerleader and conscience o...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Economic Development & Planning News
Posted on: August 31, 2015
Eleven of the annual Best in Chicago’s Southland East Region winners were Park Forest businesses! For the last 15 years, the Chicago Tribune (formerly Southtown Star) polls their readers asking them for their favorite places to shop, eat, etc. in 60 diff...Read on...
Village of Park Forest - Economic Development & Planning News
Posted on: February 17, 2015
The Park Forest Commission on Human Relations presents a Black History Month program celebrating African-American investors on Saturday, Feb. 21, beginning at 2 p.m., at Freedom Hall. A special, live painting by talented artists will be conducted as part...Read on...
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