High School Sports

Morgan Park coach Paris Parham resigns

By Michael O’Brien

Yet another high-profile coaching job is open…

Parham, who spent one season at Morgan Park, resigned on Wednesday. He’s rumored to be in line for an assistant job at Illinois State.

The southland is awash in coaching vacancies: Joliet, Thornwood, Bolingbrook, Plainfield Central and now Morgan Park.

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