Sharon Korthauer, manager of One More Thing. (Photo: Shelia Hester-Whorton) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Looking for furniture, jewelry, or a book to read at a good price? Check out One More Thing, a resale shop located in downtown Park Forest. One More Thing is owned by the South Suburban Family Shelter,[Read More…]
Author: Shelia Hester-Friday
Flowers Designed on the Go
Cathy Shears of Design’d to Go (Photo: Shelia Whorton) Park Forest Business of the Week Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Design’d to Go Florist is a family owned business located in downtown Park Forest. Owned and operated by Cathy and Michael Shears, the company is a member of Teleflora. “At Design’d to[Read More…]
Home Helpers: Making Life Easier
Local Business of the Week Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Today, many families are challenged with providing day-to-day assistance for their parents, spouse and children. Quite often work, personal obligations and geographical distances make it difficult to help out as needed. Home Helpers is an agency that caters to the sandwich generation[Read More…]
Getting Off on the Right Foot with Dr. Nancy Lee
Local Business of the Week Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Looking for a foot doctor? Dr. Nancy Lee is located in downtown Park Forest. Originally located in Olympia Fields, she relocated her part-time practice when her partner retired three and a half years ago. As a podiatrist and surgeon, she is affiliated[Read More…]
Relativity Resources: “Relativity Speaking, we can grow your business”
Local Business of the Week Shelia Hester-Whorton is a community activist, writer, regional director for a major tax preparation company, and home-based business owner. She is the sole-proprietor of Relativity Resources, a business development company established with over 25 years of experience in organizational training and development. Relativity Resources provides[Read More…]
Doghouse Press Helps Child Sexual Abuse Victims Move from ‘Survivors to Thrivers’
Kimberly Steward is owner of Doghouse Press. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Local Business of the Week Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Kimberly Steward, a home-based Park Forest business owner, is a self-published author, facilitator, motivational speaker — and survivor. She is the sole proprietor of Doghouse Press, focusing on the prevention of child abuse[Read More…]
eNews Park Forest Launching Business Section
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— eNews Park Forest is launching a business section that will introduce our local commercial and home-based businesses to the community. Park Forest currently has 135 commercial and 168 home-based businesses offering professional services from various industries. However, many small businesses have difficulties with promoting their business, creating[Read More…]
Taxes and the American Reinvention and Recovery Act
By Shelia M. Whorton, MPA The American Reinvention and Recovery Act, provides numerous tax credits to help stimulate our economy. Among these are tax breaks for the purchase of a new car, tax credits for the purchase of a new home, and the Making Work Pay Tax Credit. Taxpayers who[Read More…]
Taxpayers Beware of Identity Theft, Scams, and Phishing
By: Shelia M. Whorton, MPA According to the IRS, taxpayers are falling prey to suspicious emails and various forms of identity theft. With a substantial portion of taxpayers electronically filing their tax returns and directly depositing their refunds into their bank accounts, many scams are on the rise. Fraudsters perpetrating[Read More…]
Errors That Can Delay the Stimulus Payment
By: Shelia M. Whorton, MPA The IRS has issued a list of the most common errors made by people awaiting their stimulus payment. One of the most frequent errors made are people filing more than one tax return for 2007. People should file only one tax return. That return will[Read More…]
