Month: August 2007

Park Forest As An Architectural Treasure

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– When you live in a village, it is common to take its design for granted.  When you live in a home, it is easy to see it only as the place you live and to see how it suits your needs for living space and location.  The[Read More…]

Tall Grass Newsflash

ink Works from the Chicago Printmakers collaborative August 17 through September 29 2007 Opening Reception Friday Aubust 17, 2007 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Open to the public Free of charge

Juvenile Takes Police On High Speed Chase

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A juvenile driver was able to elude Park Forest police last week during a high-speed chase on Monee Rd., but did not escape the long arm of the law. After officers in Park Forest called off the pursuit in the interest of public safety, the driver was[Read More…]

Village Welcomes New Residents

New residents were welcomed at Dining on the Green on August 8. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Representatives from the Village government, local businesses, organizations and churches officially welcomed new residents to Park Forest last Wednesday.  The event was held August 8, before the summer’s last Main Street Nights[Read More…]

Park Forester Competes for Miss Pre-Teen Chicago Title

Jakia Brown of Park Forest will compete for the title of Miss Pre-Teen Chicago. (Photo: Lirita Brown) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Jakia Brown of Park Forest was recently selected to participate in Nationals’ 2007 Miss Pre-Teen Chicago pageant competition that will take place on August 26, 2007.  Jakia learned of her[Read More…]

Police Report – August 13, 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…]

We’re Strangling High School Free Speech, Press

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director 08.12.07 WASHINGTON — As high school students head back to school this month, far fewer have a chance to participate in real student journalism owing to reduced or eliminated programs, fewer trained professional advisers and quite[Read More…]

Back to School Can Mean Fresh Victims for Spammers

SPAMfighter Offers Free Product Downloads and Information for Parents and Students SPAMfighter, through free of charge designed to protect students from unwanted software and e-mail that can turn their educational experiences into an information nightmare. "There are hundreds of thousands of threats that students fall victim to every year, and[Read More…]

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