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…]

Registration begins June 30 in Central Park at 9:30 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Rich East High School is offering a summer softball camp that will be held June 30th – July 3rd and July 7th – July 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Park Forest’s Central Park. The camp[Read More…]

Cory Singer, Mae Brandon, Mayor John Ostenburg, Bonita Dillard, Gary Kopycinski, David Sevier, Dr. Jon Mendelson, Robert McCray, Marcy DeMauro, and Nella Piccolin. (Photo: Jane Nicoll) Photo gallery available here   Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Thorn Creek Nature Preserve launched a year-long celebrated its 30 year anniversary Saturday. The year began[Read More…]

Updated 6:50 p.m. We have received confirmation of a funnel cloud touching down in Richton Park.  The major storm area appears to have left the area. Funnel clouds did not touch down in Park Forest. Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– ALERT!  The National Weather Service is tracking a tornado moving towards Park[Read More…]

Commentary The Illinois Senate quietly approved a bill this spring that would have steered the proposed third airport down a path of pay-to-play politics – and certain doom. I know, because Antoin “Tony” Rezko attempted to lead Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. down that same path two years ago – a[Read More…]

Main Street Nights begin June 25. (Montage: ENEWSPF. Photos supplied) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Freedom Hall announced the schedule for this summer’s Main Street Nights. The free performances in the Park Forest Downtown Village Green have become increasingly popular with village residents and visitors from surrounding towns. The shows boast, "the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s Summer Baggie Book Mobile will make its rounds in District neighborhoods Monday through Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., from Monday, June 16, to Thursday, July 31. Prekindergarten through eighth grade students and their parents will be able to check[Read More…]

Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Matteson Elementary School District 162’s Huth Middle School recently inducted 33 seventh and eighth grade students into the National Junior Honor Society. The eighth graders include Fumbi Awe, Brianna Bogan, Steve Burnette, Ryan Calvin, Jean Contreres, Gabrielle Etienne, Travis Harris, Ciara Jackson, Jack Johnson, Melina Jones, Samantha Lewis,[Read More…]

(ENEWSPF)– Congratulations on getting your tattoo! Now it’s time to take proper care of it and maintain it! Your tattoo artist should have given you instructions on how look after your tattoo. Aftercare instructions may vary from artist to artist. So what I am about to list is just a[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today applauded the formation of the House of Representatives’ LGBT Equality Caucus.  The bipartisan Caucus was announced this morning by its founding members, including Caucus co-chairs, Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Rep. Barney[Read More…]