Job Hunting Resources
LevelUpAJC.org is a website that connects residents with one of ten regional American Job Centers (AJCs), five in Chicago and five in suburban Cook County. AJCs help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy. All services are provided at no cost.
AARP Job Board Find jobs for older adults
Flex Jobs Find remote jobs
Community College Jobs Find jobs at community colleges
Idealist Find jobs in the nonprofit sector
Higher Ed Jobs Find jobs in higher education
Local Arts & Entertainment
Freedom Hall is a premier theatre and concert venue in the Chicago suburbs, featuring the Nathan Manilow Theatre, which seats 287 guests. This intimate venue is ideal for concerts, theatre performances, and a variety of events. Located at 410 Lakewood Boulevard in Park Forest, Illinois, Freedom Hall is conveniently accessible from Lincoln Highway, Western Avenue, and Interstate 57. For more information, call 708-747-0580.
Tall Grass Arts Association promotes public education and appreciation of visual art through exhibitions, classes and the Park Forest Art Fair.
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) is a leading performing arts organization in Chicago’s Southland providing professional orchestral music of beauty and excellence to the region.
Explore More Illinois is a free service provided by the library that provides instant online access to free and discounted tickets to museums, science centers, sporting events, zoos, park districts, theatres, and other fun and local cultural venues.
Log in with your library card credentials and browse for passes by date or attractions. If you do not know your PIN or password, or if you have problems logging into Explore More Illinois, please contact the library. Make your reservation and print or download your pass shortly before your visit. You can have three active reservations per library card. Please cancel your reservation(s) if unable to attend, otherwise the reservation will count as being used. Remember that once you print or download your pass you cannot cancel your reservation.
Explore More Illinois users must be 18 years or older. Attractions may require a photo ID in addition to the reservation.
SouthWorks MakerLab Park Forest is a community makerspace. It is part of the SouthWorks MakerLab Network, providing making, entrepreneurship, and STEM opportunities.
Theater 47 is an intimate 200 seat venue nestled in the southern suburb of Park Forest, IL. The theater also serves as home for many talented actors, singers, dancers and musicians who perform with the Theater 47 Performing Arts Group. The venue is available to rent for both private and corporate events.
The instructors at Muzicnet include composers, artists, music theory authors, school teachers and professional musicians/singers.
FieldCrest School of Performing Arts
FieldCrest offers a wide range of performing arts classes to give every student the opportunity to become a well-rounded performer. Classes include Acting and Artist Development, as well as a variety of Dance Classes, including Hip Hop, Majorette, Musical Theater, Tap, Ballet, and Contemporary.
Inkie.org is a suite of resources - available to everyone in Illinois at no charge - that supports local authors with online creation and publishing tools and allows readers to access locally-produced content. Libraries can access over 300 local histories from Arcadia Publishing/The History Press. These e-books, which feature Illinois towns and topics, are available to everyone in Illinois via the inkie.org Library.
Social Services
Age Options - (800) 699-9043 or (708) 383-0258
Age Options creates and sustains a variety of innovative programs that respond to the rich diversity of our communities and older adults. We serve a diverse population of more than 480,000 older adults in 130 communities, providing leadership and support to programs that respond to the needs of older persons.
Aunt Martha's Health and Wellness - (877) 692-8686 or Park Forest Office (708) 283-6950
Aunt Martha’s is a Primary Care Medical Home for more than 56,000 patients, and a vital resource for more than 105,000 children and adults from over 600 communities in Illinois.
We have more than 20 health centers located across nine counties.
Cook County Department of Public Health (708) 836-8600
Find health data and clinics in Cook County.
Governor's State University Legal Clinic (708) 235-7553
The GSU Self-Help Legal Assistance Clinic (GSU-LC) provides free self-help legal assistance and non-legal resources to low-income Illinois residents using the court system without legal representation, understand and navigate the legal system. At the clinic, a team of attorneys, social workers, and volunteers work together under the supervision of a licensed attorney and social worker to increase access to legal services in underrepresented communities.
Rich Township Food Pantry (708) 748-6722
The Pantry provides free food to residents of Rich Township, all of Park Forest, and to the homeless. If you do not live in the Township, you will be given emergency food one time and information on pantries that serve your address. Households must meet the Emergency Food Program Income Eligibility Guidelines.
South Suburban PADS (708) 332-7700
South Suburban PADS provides overnight accommodations in safe, warm locations for anyone seeking refuge.
Schools
To find your school district, use Illinois School District Finder or Great Schools.
School District 163 (Park Forest, Chicago Heights)
District 163 Boundary Map
School District 162 (Matteson, Richton Park, Olympia Fields, Park Forest, and University Park)
District 162 Boundary Map
Southland College Preparatory Charter School (SD 227 residents – lottery)
Rich Township High School District 227 (Park Forest, Olympia Fields, Richton Park, and Matteson)
District 227 Boundary map
Flossmoor School District 161 (Olympia Fields – Graymoor and Greens residents)
Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 (Olympia Fields – Graymoor residents)
Chicago Heights School District 170 (Olympia Fields – Wysteria residents)
Bloom Township High School District 206 (Olympia Fields – Wysteria residents)
Crete Monee School District 201-U (Park Forest, Crete, Monee, Balmoral)
Crete Monee 201-U Boundary Map
Steger School District 194 (Park Forest residents in Cook County east of Western Avenue and south of Dogwood Street)
Steger District 194 Boundary Map
Local Officials
Park Forest Village Government
Park Forest Village Hall
350 Victory Drive
Park Forest, IL 60466
708-748-1112
Illinois Governor
Springfield Office
Office of the Governor
401 S. Spring St.
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831
Chicago Office
Office of the Governor
555 W. Monroe St., 16th fl.
Chicago, IL 60661
Phone: 312-814-2121 or 312-814-2122
Illinois Senators
District Office
230 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 3900
Chicago, IL 60604
312-886-3506
Washington Office
524 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-2854
District Office
230 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 3892
Chicago, IL 60604
312-353-4952
Washington Office
711 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-2152
Illinois Representative for the 2nd District
District Office
600 Holiday Plaza Drive, Suite 505
Matteson, IL 60443
708-679-0078
Washington Office
2329 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-0773
Illinois House and Senate
To find your Illinois state representatives, go to Illinois Policy, click on the map for Illinois House or Illinois Senate, and enter your address. Our service area is split into different districts.
House District 80
Illinois State Representative Anthony DeLuca
195 W. Joe Orr Rd.
Suite 201
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
708-754-7900
271-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-1719
House District 79
Illinois State Representative Jackie Haas
370 E. Court St.
Kankakee, IL 60901
815-523-7779
201-N Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-5981
House District 30
Illinois State Representative William Davis
1912 W. 174th St.
East Hazel Crest, IL 60429
708-799-7300
262-W Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-8197
House District 38
Illinois State Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin
813 School Ave.
Matteson, IL 60443
708-833-7010
237-E Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
Senate District 40
Illinois State Senator Patrick J. Joyce
179 S. Wall St.
Kankakee, IL 60901
708-756-0882
Stratton Building
Section C, Office L
Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-7419
Senate District 15
Illinois State Senator Napoleon Harris III
930 W. 175th St., Suite 3W
Homewood, IL 60430
708-893-0552
413 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-8066
Senate District 19
Illinois State Senator Michael E. Hastings
813 School Ave.
Matteson, IL 60443
20855 S. LaGrange Rd.
Frankfort, IL 60423
815-464-5431
121-D Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-9595
County Representatives
The library's service area has multiple districts, in both Cook and Will County. To find your Cook County district, use Find My District. You may also check map of the borders for Will County District 3.
Cook County District 5
118 N. Clark St, Room 567
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-6381
3039B W. 159th St.
Markham, IL 60428
Cook County District 6
118 N. Clark St., Room 567
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-4216
15440 S. Central Ave.
Oak Forest, IL 60452
Will County District 3
Sherry Newquist (Steger)
302 N. Chicago St.
Joliet, IL 60432
815-740-4602
Daniel Butler (Frankfort)
302 N. Chicago St.
Joliet, IL 60432
815-740-4602
Townships
The library's service area has multiple townships. See this map of townships in Illinois.
Bloom Township (Cook County)
Rich Township (Cook County)
Crete Township (Will County)
Monee Township (Will County)