The 2008 Ford Focus. (Photo: Ford.com) A Review "Car Talk" with Jonathan Pitman Who said anything about Ford giving up in the design of vehicles department? The new 2008 Focus exemplifies Ford’s latest achievement with looks that are bound to appeal to consumers. My first impression was “Wow, what a[Read More…]

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[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Park Forest Police Detectives received a phone call last month from a man in Silver Springs, Maryland, who claimed he made a purchase on eBay from a man in Park Forest, but never received the merchandise he paid for. The man related that he had purchased a[Read More…]

The Illinois Theater Center. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— As the second offering in the “Script in Hand” series of play readings, the Illinois Theatre Center of Park Forest is pleased to welcome the Those Were the Days Radio Players, who will present a double bill of Norman Corwin’s "The[Read More…]

State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) National real estate firm selected to sell property Springfield, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The state will hold an auction in May to sell the Collinsville Holiday Inn to a new owner, finally ending the state’s ill-fated saga of granting multi-million dollar loans to politically connected insiders, Illinois[Read More…]

The moon celebrated it’s own "lights out" during the February 20 Lunar Eclipse. Park Foresters can join Earth Hour celebrations Saturday at 8 p.m. (Photos: Rich Whitehead. Montage: eNewsPF) Including 10 Things to do During Earth Hour Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Climate change is perhaps the most significant issue facing our[Read More…]

The Ant and the Grasshopper shows Friday at 7:00 p.m. (GRAPHIC SUPPLIED) Fun for the Whole Family! Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Take a trip through the four seasons in this great Aesop’s Fable for the very young and young at heart! Freedom Hall’s intimate 330 seat Nathan Manilow Theatre welcomes the[Read More…]

Inter Press Service By Maki al-Nazzal and Dahr Jamail* DAMASCUS, Mar 24 (IPS) – More than a million Iraqis in Syria cannot find work. For their idleness, they have come to be called the "pillow drivers". The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says there are at least 1.5[Read More…]

Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* FALLUJAH, Mar 26 (IPS) – Iraqi doctors in al-Anbar province warn of a new disease they call "Blackwater" that threatens the lives of thousands. The disease is named after Blackwater Worldwide, the U.S. mercenary company operating in Iraq. "This disease is[Read More…]

Thanks to the March 2008 AARP Bulletin article, people around the country have discovered the 1950s Park Forest House Museum.  Last Friday I opened the museum for a couple from San Jose, California, who drove from Michigan to see it in the snowstorm!  Neither had ever lived in Park Forest,[Read More…]