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How To Prepare Your Home For A Midwest Winter
If there’s something Midwesterners know about it, it’s how to survive and thrive in the freezing cold of wintertime. With average...
Dec 15, 20213 min read
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Top 5 Reasons To Make a Housing Cooperative Your Next Home
If you’ve ever dreamed of the day of owning your own home, if you’ve ever stared at your bland apartment walls and resented handing your...
Nov 9, 20213 min read
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What People Are Saying About Cooperative Living
Living in a housing cooperative offers tons of benefits from decreased "rent" and worry-free maintenance, to housing stability and the...
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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Top 5 Places to Visit in the Chicago South Suburbs This Fall
The crisp breeze in the air, the colorful foliage of the trees, and the oversized sweatshirts make fall the ideal time to get out and do...
Sep 9, 20213 min read
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How to Save Money on Your Water Bill
One of the benefits of living in Cedarwood Housing Cooperative is the low cost of living. With a stable monthly maintenance fee...
Aug 12, 20213 min read
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Cooperative Home Improvement Ideas
One of the major benefits of living in Cedarwood Housing Cooperative is that Members have the freedom to make changes to their home....
Jul 13, 20213 min read
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Fun Things to Do in Park Forest This Summer
Park Forest is a beautiful place to live. Members of Cedarwood Cooperative Housing have raved over the many outdoor activities that Park...
Jun 7, 20213 min read
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Simple Ways to Enhance Curb Appeal
Are you trying to sell your Cedarwood Cooperative home? Are you tired of your co-op's drab entrance? Do you feel like your neighbors are...
May 17, 20213 min read
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Pet Safety, Sanitation and Ground Rules
Those little bundles of joy, whether pup or full grown, come with a set of responsibilities that we take very seriously. At Cedarwood...
Apr 17, 20213 min read
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The Best Time To Start Sod or Seed
Do you have a patch of lawn that's devoid of grass? Are you converting a garden back into lawn? Have you neglected an area of grass that...
Mar 10, 20214 min read
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Effective & Safe Snow Removal
Nothing tops a Midwest winter for the folks who love snow. For the rest of us, spring can't come soon enough! Love it or hate it though,...
Feb 11, 20213 min read
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Top 4 Pizza Spots Near Park Forest
We polled the community and found out the top 4 pizza spots near Cedarwood Cooperative in Park Forest, Illinois. Some enjoyed the classic...
Jan 14, 20213 min read
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5 Ways to Become Involved in Your Community
Park Forest, Illinois, with its rich history and gorgeous, natural surroundings offers a plethora of volunteer opportunities to those who...
Dec 10, 20204 min read
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Becoming Energy Efficient one Tip at a Time
It's no secret that sealing up old windows with plastic helps to keep heating costs down during the winter, but did you know you could...
Nov 9, 20204 min read
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Local Family Farms to Visit This Fall
Autumn is the perfect time of year to go exploring at local family farms. Not only do they typically have a ripe harvest of fruits and...
Oct 10, 20202 min read
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Preparing Your Cooperative for the Winter Ahead
Sad as it may be, summer is on its way out. Fall is slowly creeping in, bringing cooler weather, regular moisture and frosty nights....
Sep 17, 20202 min read
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Preparedness Plan for Severe Weather
This past week's severe storm has brought many Park Forest residents damage, frustration and fear of uncertainty. Uprooted trees, smashed...
Aug 14, 20202 min read
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5 Tips For Staying Safe During Covid19
Regardless of how you may feel about Covid19 and its effects on American life, it's important that you take the risk seriously. Making...
Jul 15, 20203 min read
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Summertime Grilling Tips to Keep You Safe
The weather is beginning to break and the itch to light up the charcoal is upon us. As much as we LOVE the smell of burgers on the...
May 13, 20202 min read
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Home Improvement Ideas on a Budget
Let's face it, with nation-wide lock-downs, we are spending more time in our homes than ever before. All this time lends itself to...
Apr 7, 20203 min read
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