Month: April 2008

Marian Honors 80 for Academic Perfection

Sr. Kathleen Anne Tait gives and Academic Excellence Award to Mia Cleary. Eighty students received awards for achieving a GPA of 4.0 or better for at least two consecutive semesters. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic honored 80 seniors, juniors and sophomores on April 23 for achieving a 4.0[Read More…]

American Flag

I would like to comment on the recent police blotter…. A 12-year-old juvenile who ran away from home last week was found by police lying on the ground in the first block of Park Street using two American flags as blankets. The juvenile said he went into Walgreens and asked an[Read More…]

Rich East Graduate Gets Full Ride at IIT

IIT students from the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Chapter, take a break from their work with Habitat for Humanity. From left to right, Saager Patel, Geneva; Tony Smith, Tinley Park; Kevin Franke, Burbank; Brian Lipski, Naperville; Ross Brazzale, Park Forest. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Ross Brazzale, 2006[Read More…]

Mayor Dwight Welch Facing State Board of Elections Inquiry

Blog Commentary  Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown reports that Mayor Dwight Welch of Country Club Hills is facing questions about "$40,000 in campaign expenditures by Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch, most of which Welch originally reported spending to remodel his campaign headquarters." According to Brown: It turns out the headquarters[Read More…]

Diverse Newsrooms Contribute To Public Trust of Press

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director When should it matter what a reporter or a television correspondent looks like or where he or she comes from? The answer to that question is both “never” and “always.” There is an argument made by[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Report – April 21, 2008

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…]

Armed Robbery on Hemlock

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A man reported being robbed at gunpoint while walking late at night on Hemlock St. Police were dispatched to Court H-6 on Hemlock St. on April 12 at approximately 11:40 p.m. to investigate an armed robbery. Officers Obremski, Busse Greer and Corporal Boulden responded. A man told[Read More…]

House on Hickory Shot at a Second Time

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police responded to a house in the 200 block of Hickory Street on April 12 to investigate a report of a reckless discharge of a firearm. This is the second time in a month someone shot at this house. Last time, no one was home. The resident[Read More…]

‘Play Ball!’ Park Forest Baseball Opens 2008 Season

Jammer from the Joliet Jackhammers entertains children at Saturday’s opening parade for Park Forest Baseball. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Photo Gallery added April 24, 2008. Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest Baseball opened its 2008 season Saturday with a parade from the Village Green to the baseball diamonds in Central Park. While[Read More…]

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