Rev. Michael Sykes thanks the many who attended his installation Sunday as pastor of Faith United Protestant Church. (Photo: Wendy Heise)

Update 12-1-08, 2:35 p.m.: Audio added: Sermon by Rev. Jeremiah Wright 

Photo Gallery from the Installation Service

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Hundreds packed Faith United Protestant Church in Park Forest Sunday as the Rev. Michael Sykes was installed pastor. Rev. Brenda Burney gave the invocation, John Lulewicz and Pam McConald spoke on behalf of the Search Committee that vetted Sykes, Rev. Dudley Elvery offered greetings from the Council of United Protestant Churches, and Re...
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Crews work on the new façade of Windy City Market at Orchard Park Plaza. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A new grocer is finally coming to Park Forest.

Owners of Windy City Market plans to move into their newest location at 120 S. Orchard Drive early next year, according to village officials.

The owners, Joe Lucchetto and Archie Argyron, have operated Windy City Produce at 3340 N. Pulaski, in Chicago, for the past 24 years.

Windy City Market comes to the same location in Orchard Park Plaza formerly occupied by the Sterk's store, which closed all of its locati...
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Animal Abuse is a Crime!

Cook County , IL–(ENEWSPF)– Help stop the violence by becoming a D.A.W.G. Court Advocate.

Cook County Partners Against Animal Cruelty (PAAC) and the Cook County Sheriffs Office will host a FREE 2-hour workshop and training program from 4:30 to 6:30 PM on Wednesday, December 3rd at the Markham Courthouse Room # 210 located at 16501 S. Kedzie Ave, Markham. News of the workshop comes from Cook County Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy's office.

All are invited to come out to learn the duties of D.A.W.G. Court Advocates and how they have an impact on stopping Animal Abuse. Review laws and procedures for court cases involving animal abuse.

Attendees will meet and hear from experts throughout the training.

"If you love animals and want to make a difference, don't miss this training workshop on Wednesday, December 3rd at the Markham Courthouse. Court Advocates provide representati...
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Old Lyme, CT (PRWEB)-- Happiness is not as hard to find if one applies effort and acceptance of the joy of the "simple" things in our everyday life. Things like family, lovers, pets, and friends. If one appreciates what one has rather than what they don't have, they can find happiness.

"I truly believe that 'happiness' can be found by anyone that is willing to take a chance at finding it. It helps to be a person that always sees the glass as "half-full" and that is 50% of the equation," says Sam Childs, Life Coach and Principal of http://Sam-Childs.Com. "If people are willing to see the best in others and focus what is good in their life they won't fail. I have tried thousands of approaches and this one works."

1.    Focus on Abundance- Focus on what already exists in life that is satisfying and one will never be at a lack for finding things to be happy ...
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The HSUS offers a $5,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of illegal animal fighters. (Photo: HSUS)

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Do you know of dogfighting going on in Park Forest? Besides helping to stop the abuse of animals, making a call to law enforcement could net put $5000 in your savings account.

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) will pay you up to $5,000 for information leading up to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in dogfighting or cockfighting. To report dogfighting, call 1-800-535-STOP (7867). The HSUS stresses your identity will be protected. In order to qualify for the Rewards program, information must be provided in reference to ...
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Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School will open its doors to prospective students and families with its annual Open House on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The event will feature tours, displays and plenty of informational literature to familiarize families with the quality, college preparatory education that Marian offers to students from more than 70 zip codes in Chicago , its South and Southwest Suburbs, and Northwest Indiana .

“More than 300 of our students will be on hand to conduct personalized family tours,” Marian Catholic Assistant Principal of Student Activities John Kozojed said. “Tours run continuously from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Open House provides prospective families ...
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From left to right, Thaddeus Carr, Plascilla Foster, Jimmie Johnson, Joshua Cochran, Terrance Clanton, Kate Mathews, Jovan Gudger, and Emily Allen. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Prairie State College (PSC) speech team captured six individual medals and placed fourth overall at a recent tournament held at Kishwaukee College in Malta, Ill.

Individual winners are as follows: Terrance Clanton, of Park Forest, second place in Persuasive Speaking; Emily Allen, of Chicago Heights, second place in Speech to Entertain; Thaddeus Carr, of Olympia Fields, third place in Informative Speaking; Jimmie Johnson, of Matteson, third place in Persuasive Speaking;...
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Individuals at Sertoma Centre decorate their tree with custom-made trinkets at the Oak Park Avenue train station in Tinley Park. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)

Tinley Park , IL–(ENEWSPF)–The official tree lighting in Tinley Park 's Zabrocki Plaza was Sunday, November 30, but individuals from Sertoma Centre wasted no time in decorating ahead of time for the annual event.

According to Melanie Jones, director of advancement and communication, Sertoma Centre has once again been given the opportunity to decorate a tree in front of the Oak Park Avenue train station for the Tinley Park Chamber of Commerce.

As in p...
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Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The chase began via car in Bradley, IL, but ended on foot in Park Forest when K-9 Officer Brix chomped hard, taking a bite out of crime.

On November 26 at 2:20 AM, Officers Morache and Sweitzer heard the Illinois State Police Radio Network broadcasting a vehicle pursuit involving the Bradley Police Department. The chase was quickly heading toward Park Forest. Several police units in Park Forest were alerted and responded.

According to the report, the vehicle was wanted in connection with a burglary. The driver was to be considered armed, according to police.

According to police, the pursuit ran from Bradley, IL, 30 miles south of Park Forest, up I-57. Officers then followed the vehicle as it exited onto Sauk Trail and entered Park Forest. The vehicle turned onto Oakwood and looped back to South Orchard Drive. The suspect then led police north on Orchard to Westwood Drive, where the driver opened ...
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The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo:Wendy Heise)

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor's Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media.

An arrest does not mean that a person is guilt...
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Commentary
by Dahr Jamail
November 26th, 2008 | T r u t h o u t

“Observance of customs and laws can very easily be a cloak for a lie so subtle that our fellow human beings are unable to detect it. It may help us to escape all criticism, we may even be able to deceive ourselves in the belief of our obvious righteousness. But deep down, below the surface of the average man's conscience, he hears a voice whispering, ‘There is something not right,' no matter how much his rightness is supported by public opinion or by the moral code.”
- Carl Gustav Jung

What's in a system?

We in the United States have grown...
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