Sam Alonzo Sr. has been a Forest Park resident since 1974. He married his wife, Jamie, at Saint Bernardine's that year and became strongly involved in his church and community.

With a decade of serving the Forest Park community, officer Michael O'Connor is taking his dedication to public service to the next level by running for a District 91 school board seat.

Proviso High School District 209 Board of Education candidates Kevin R. McDermott and Arbdella "Della" Patterson are joining forces to reform Proviso High Schools.