University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Learn the fundamentals of criminal profiling, its uses, and benefits in a three-day Profiling Techniques Workshop at Governors State University. The three-session workshop will be held on Saturday, March 7, 14, and 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants will learn strategies for investigation and interview,[Read More…]

Hazel Crest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Representative Al Riley (D – Olympia Fields) announced that applications for eight 2009-2010 Illinois General Assembly Scholarships are now available for students residing in the 38th Legislative District. Applications must be returned by 4 p.m., March 27th to Rep. Riley’s office, located at 3649 W. 183rd, Suite[Read More…]

Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Sertoma Centre is looking for people willing to donate one evening of their time on March 24th to help over 600 individuals with disabilities. We ask you to join other volunteers for a bus ride to McCormick Place and a few hours of packing vendor booths. For the[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College is offering free General Education Development (GED®) classes for the high school equivalency exam. GED® preparation classes are open to those at least 16 years of age who are out of school but have not completed high school. A GED® certificate provides the opportunity[Read More…]

Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– News about the rising unemployment rates and the difficult economic situation is on the minds of millions of Americans. To respond to these challenging times, Prairie State College (PSC) offers several opportunities for retraining including programs to pursue different careers or classes to teach new skills. This spring,[Read More…]

The Midwest Wings are 2009 Under 13 Boys National Indoor Soccer Champs. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Midwest Wings Soccer Club Under 13 Boys, which is based in Park Forest, traveled to the nation’s capital the weekend of February 13-15 to compete against the country’s top teams for the National[Read More…]

Commentary By Rosemary Piser Associate Editor This past Friday, marked 30 days since Barack Obama became President. To mark the occasion, the Republican party ran a story on its Web site claiming President Obama had a “disappointing month” marked by “wasteful spending, failed bipartisanship, and questionable ethics.” Clearly from the[Read More…]

To the Editor: Like many long-time residents of Park Forest, I am dismayed by the crumbling infrastructure I see around our village. It so happens that the streetlight outside my house, knocked down by a car during the holidays, has yet to be replaced. But one does not have 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…]

Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> (ENEWSPF)– U.S. Representative Dave Camp slams Democrats on spending taxpayers’ money in the weekly Republican address.