Remembering Fr. O’Sullivan St. Irenaeus’ former Pastor, Father Dan O’Sullivan, was much more than our spiritual leader. He truly was a man of the people, whether raking leaves with parishioners or trying to fix a boiler, or giving a caller at the door money from his own pocket. He loved[Read More…]

Fr. Daniel O’Sullivan at a 2008 Blessing of the Animals. (Photo: Photobucket) Commentary By Rev. Daniel J. O’Sullivan I was raised in an Irish Catholic ghetto on the West Side of Chicago. We learned our family and ethnic heritage very well and cherished our traditional Catholic faith. We knew our[Read More…]

Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus, Francis Cardinal George, and Rabbi Leo Wolkow Friday in Homewood. (Photo: Larry Burrows) Homewood , IL–(ENEWSPF)– Francis Cardinal George of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago was guest speaker Friday for the Testimonial Lecture Series. Cardinal George spoke in honor of Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus being named President of[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Candidacy petitions for two, six-year, non-compensated terms on the Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees are now available. The petition packages can be picked up from the President’s Office, Room 2270, located on PSC’s main campus, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights. The election will be[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 local[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A woman wanted for aggravated arson and featured on a new “Most Wanted” cable TV show became the first offender from that show to be captured, according to the Office of Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. Cherilyn Isom, 33, was taken into custody on Monday, December 15 at[Read More…]

  Remarks of the President-Elect Barack Obama Science Team Rollout Radio Address Friday, December 17, 2008 Chicago, Illinois Over the past few weeks, Vice President-Elect Biden and I have announced some of the leaders who will advise us as we seek to meet America’s twenty-first century challenges, from strengthening our[Read More…]

Says workers must not be singled out for unfair conditions Detroit–(ENEWSPF)– "We’re pleased that the Bush administration has acted today to provide urgently needed emergency bridge loans to America’s auto companies and to pursue a process for restructuring outside of bankruptcy," said UAW President Ron Gettelfinger. "This will keep the[Read More…]

Washington–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign today expressed concern over Department of Health and Human Services regulations regarding “provider conscience.”  These regulations purport to interpret federal law to allow a health care provider to refuse to provide any health care service or information for a religious or moral reason.  These regulations[Read More…]

A sampling of images from the 2009 eNews Park Forest Wish Photography Wall Calendar. Click Here to Order Yours Today! (Photography by Wendy Heise, Wish Photography ) ADVERTISEMENT Introducing the 2009 eNews Park Forest Wish Photography Wall Calendar! This 2009 Calendar contains photography by Wendy Heise of events and locations[Read More…]