Month: August 2007

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Park Forest Is Now A Little More Charmed

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Field Crest Cultural Enrichment Program and Performing Arts School, located at 201 Main Street in Park Forest, will be starting their first semester of classes in Park Forest on September 8. The school, which moved from a previous location in Chicago, will offer classes on modeling,[Read More…]

INK Opens At Tall Grass

Artist John Himmelfarb discusses his work Friday night at Tall Grass Arts Association. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— INK, a new exhibit featuring works from the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, opened at the Tall Grass Arts Association Friday night. Featuring fifty works by thirteen contemporary printmakers, there are examples of etching,[Read More…]

Presence Of Customer Forestalls Robbery Attempt

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The presence of an unexpected customer may have prevented a robbery last week at the 7-11 on Sauk Trail. On Sunday, August 12, officers were dispatched to the 7-11 on Sauk Trail in reference to a hold-up alarm.  While police were en route to the scene, the[Read More…]

Police Report – August 20, 2007

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[Read More…]

Superintendent Reports SD 163 2007 ISAT Scores

School District 163. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Dr. Joyce Carmine presented 2007 assessment scores to the 163 Board of Education, and this year’s results brought good news to a district that had been struggling to improve scores. She gave the report at the August 6 board meeting. "Starting[Read More…]

Sitting Down With Crescent Muhammad

Crescent Muhammad (right) takes a winning name from a young Park Forester at the new residents’ event held last week at Dining on the Green. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Crescent Muhammad recognizes that she has big shoes to fill taking over the position previously held by Barbara Moore,[Read More…]

Business Executive Listens His Way to a Ph.D. with TextAloud

Clemmons, NC (PRWEB) August 16, 2007 — As a Vice President with a top national brokerage firm, New Jersey business executive Anthony Scriffignano had already discovered the usefulness of TextAloud, a simple and elegant Text to Speech software that converts text into spoken audio, to listen to his reading on[Read More…]

Back to School with a Dose of Truth

Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) August 16, 2007 — The start of a new school year is here, bringing with it parents, students, and teachers all preparing for that ever important first day. What we don’t know is that teachers may be having a tougher time doing their job than most people[Read More…]

Police Chief Signs Complaint On Victim’s Behalf

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police Chief Thomas Fleming signed a complaint on behalf of a victim of domestic battery Monday.  Chief Thomas Fleming, standing outside the police station, observed and attempted to stop a male subject, later identified as Kevin C. Herbin, allegedly battering a female subject in the vicinity of[Read More…]

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