Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. Government Park Forest is in Illinois's 2nd congressional district. Local Government: Presidents/Mayors of Park Forest: Dennis O'Harrow 04/23/1949-10/10/1950 Henry X. Dietch 10/10/1950-04/26/1955 Robert A. Dinerstein 04/26/1955-04/22/1961 Bernard G. Cunningham 04/22/1961-04/00/1971 Ralph G. Johnson 04/00/1971-04/00/1975 Mayer Singerman 04/00/1975-04/00/1981 Ronald Bean 04/00/1981-09/02/1986 Jerry Mathews 09/29/1986-04/00/1991 F. Patrick Kelly 04/00/1991-04/00-1999 John Ostenburg 04/00/1999–05/06/2019 Jonathan Vanderbilt 05/06/2019–Present Education School districts serving Park Forest include: Matteson School District 162 Park Forest Chicago Heights School District 163 Rich Township High School District 227 The Rich Township High School District 227 have voted to close Rich East High School. The students would be relocated to the other two Rich high schools Central and South. Crete-Monee School District 201U Schools 21st Century Primary Center Michelle Obama School Of Technology And The Arts Blackhawk Primary Center Mohawk Primary Center Illinois Middle School Indiana Middle School Talala Elementary Center-Closed Algonquin Pre-Kindergarten Center Illinois Montessori Children's House-Closed South Suburban Sda Christian School Rich Township High School Rich East High School Rich South High School Rich Central High School Arts and culture The Illinois Theatre Center The Illinois Theatre Center was established in 1976 by Steve and Etel Billig. At its inception, it was located in Park Forest's public library but was later moved to Downtown Park Forest in 1999. In addition to the main stage series of six plays, the theatre offers programs like The Drama School which provides acting classes for children, teens and adults. Freedom Hall Performing Arts Theatre Freedom Hall Performing Arts Theatre is a performing arts theatre and concert hall situated in Park Forest, Illinois. It offers a variety of concerts and theatre performances. Since the opening of Park Forest’s Cultural Arts Center in 1976, Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre has presented performance arts in the form of theater groups, recitals, lecture events, etc. The Nathan Manilow Theatre has 287 seats. This theatre has presented a variety of events of all genres for more than thirty years. Such shows include Tom Dreessen, C.J Chenier, The Chicago City Ballet, The National Theatre of the Deaf, Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre, Tom Chapin, Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago, Corky Siegel, George Winston, The Second City Touring Company, John Houseman, Peter Mayer and many other performances. The goal of such performances is to present the finest cultural events for the Park Forest community and other residents of the Chicago area. Museum Home The 1950s