President Barack Obama, then a state senator, marches on Lakewood Boulevard in the Fourth of July Parade. Mike Jordan, to his left, is busy passing out campaign literature. (Photo: VOPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Anyone who has ever campaigned with Mike Jordan knows he’s not at all easy to catch up[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich East High School announced second quarter honor roll. Students on the Gold Honor Roll achieved a GPA of 4.0 or better. Students on the Silver Honor Roll achieved a GPA of 3.5-3.99. Students on the Bronze Honor Roll achieved a GPA of 3.0-3.49. Gold Honor Roll:[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Dr. Anatoli Filatov, College President of the Tatarstan State Board of Education for Junior Colleges Kazan, State of Tatarstan, Russia , recently visited Prairie State College (PSC). He spent time touring the College including visiting the PSC auto lab. Shown here left to right: Dr. Filatov, PSC[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Detectives are investigating an incident that occurred on January 18 just before 1:24 a.m. when several officers were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Hemlock Street to investigate numerous complaints of shots fired. When police arrived, they were advised that several male black subjects[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police say an elderly couple was allegedly conned out of more than $10,000 in yet another phony sweepstakes scam. It all started when a phone call came from a “Mr. Miller,” according to police. Police responded to the 300 block of Wildwood Street on January 16 to[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…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–On the January 25 edition of NBC’s Meet the Press, host David Gregory allowed House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) to repeat the falsehood that, in Boehner’s words, “we’ve already found” that 61 detainees released from the detention facilities at Guantánamo Bay are now “back on the battlefield.” In[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Should a person be able to hold two elected offices at the same time? After lengthy study and in keeping with the recent Consensus Meeting on the subject of Holding Two Local Public Offices Simultaneously, on January 19, 2009, the board of directors of the League of[Read More…]

The Park Forest Public Library will be having a card making program on February 2nd at 7 pm in the Ringering Room.  Make a valentine for someone special this year.  The program is free, but registration is required.  Call 708-748-3731 x 24 to register.

(Vocus) January 23, 2009 — Scientists have discovered a novel way by which a much-studied cancer-promoting gene accelerates the disease. The finding suggests a new strategy to halt cancer’s progress. Up to now, research has largely focused on how the mutated gene, Myc, disrupts the ability of DNA to be[Read More…]