Posted May 24, 2007, 9:55 p.m. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Park Forest Fire Department and departments from surrounding areas including University Park, South Chicago Heights, and Richton Park are currently battling a garbage fire in the transfer station of Star Disposal on South Street, approximately one block west of Western[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— In an operation involving several police jurisdictions and the South Suburban Response Team, police apprehended two suspects last night in an armed robbery that occurred in Olympia Fields, according to police. The incident occurred in the 400 block of Rutledge in the East Lincolnwood area of town.[Read More…]

Free Outdoor Shakespeare Festival On the Village Green Downtown, Park Forest June 22, 23, 24 Much Ado About Nothing Sponsored by the Village of Park Forest 

Fort Worth, TX (PRWEB) May 23, 2007 — High-tech criminals now have a new way to take advantage of Americans' dependence on credit and debit cards — stealing consumers' identities and wrecking credit standings in the process. PCWorld writer Tom Spring, in an article posted to the pcworld.com Website May[Read More…]

Help to Survive "Deadliest Driving Season" DEARBORN, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)– The Memorial Day weekend kicks off the beginning of summer days of fun, but according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (NHTSA), it also kicks off the deadliest driving season of the year.   On average, 269 more people die in[Read More…]

EDMOND, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Two Virginia Tech students, on campus during the horrific shootings that killed 32 people earlier this year, will share their experience with university presidents, school administrators and law enforcement at the 2007 National Campus Security Summit, to be held May 30 on the University of Central Oklahoma campus[Read More…]

Sterk's in Park Forest announced the store closing late last week. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Sales Advertising Almost Everything at 30-50% Off  Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Sterk's Super Foods formally announced the closing of their Park Forest store last week with signs in the window advertising, "30-50% Off," and "Store Closing Sale." The[Read More…]

Fix Our Ailing School Funding Tax System  As we all know, the way Illinois funds our public schools ensures that some children are "winners" and some are "losers," all based on where the child happens to live.  Our Illinois school funding system is overly reliant on local property taxes, with[Read More…]

Trustee Brandon, Mayor Ostenburg, Trustees O'Neill and Kopycinski after Swearing-In Ceremonies Monday night. (Photo: Ross Brazzale) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Mayor John Ostenburg was sworn in for his third term at the Village Board Meeting on May 14. Incumbents Mae Brandon and Georgia O'Neill were sworn in as trustees, as was[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Before adjourning sine die and reorganizing, the Village Board concluded old business by dropping its appeal to the Illinois Property Tax Appeals Board (PTAB) for the Ash Street Cooperative. According to the memo prepared by Village Manager Tom Mick for the meeting, for more than a year,[Read More…]