Month: January 2019

Deputy Village Clerk Angela Thurston and Village Manager Tom Mick

Village Amends Ordinance to Include Anti-Nepotism Language

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest is hoping to eliminate any possibility of improper hires. Village board members voted unanimously to adopt an amendment that adds anti-nepotism language to an already existing ordinance outlining the responsibilities of the Village Manager. In amending the ordinance, Village officials look to add on to[Read More…]

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Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through January 14, 2019

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These police reports bring us through January 14, 2019. Charges for those cited during this period include driving while license was suspended, battery, domestic battery, and felony driving while license was revoked. These reports also include a man who pulled himself over because an officer[Read More…]

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How to Survive the Park Forest Freeze

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Freeze is upon us. Not just Park Forest, of course. The Chicagoland is preparing for possibly record low temperatures and deadly wind chills. What do we need to do to make it through the next couple of days? The Village of Park Forest has[Read More…]

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Radium Girls Discussion & More at the Park Forest Library This Week

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Friends of the Library will discuss The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore Monday. In addition, there are a number of activities planned this week at the Park Forest Public Library. These events are above and beyond the usual services the library provides. There[Read More…]

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Park Forest Police Ask Help Identifying Alleged Suspects in Retail Theft

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police are asking the public’s help identifying two individuals allegedly involved in a retail theft the afternoon of January 27, 2019. The suspects are pictured above. Police ask that anyone who can help contact them via a Facebook message or by calling the Records[Read More…]

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Stolen Vehicle Recovered: Park Forest Police Reports Through January 9, 2019

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These police reports bring us through January 11, 2019. Charges for those cited during this period include criminal damage to property, DUI, possession of cannabis, domestic battery, and a stolen vehicle out of Chicago Heights was recovered in Eastgate with the suspect at the wheel.[Read More…]

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Driveway Scammers Prowl Park Forest in the Cold

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- They’re not offering to shovel. Instead, these driveway scammers are going door-to-door offering to put blacktop sealer on your driveway when the weather warms. According to Park Forest Police, “We’ve gotten a few reports of a homeowner scam making its way around town. Residents are being approached[Read More…]

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