Park Forest again emerges from ‘food desert’

It was announced recently that Country Squire Foods will open a new store in Park Forest before the end of the year, and job applications are available at the village hall.

The store will be on the same site on Orchard Drive that was previously the home of Jewel, Sterk’s and Orchard Fresh Market, and it appears to be committed to the long haul.

It’s about time…Please click here to read Jerry Shay’s column in the Southtown Star.