Month: August 2010

Park Forest Police Reports for August 30, 2010

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…]

children dancing

In and Around Park Forest Week of August 30, 2010

Children dance on the Village Green at Youth Day. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2010. School is back in session, which means school buses and school children are prominent on our streets. Here are a few safety tips from the Park Forest Police Department to keep in mind[Read More…]

Funeral Arrangements for Chicago Heights Mayor Alex Lopez

Updated August 30, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The wake for Mayor Alex Lopez will be Wednesday, September 1, 2010, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home, 540 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights, IL. The Funeral Mass for Mayor Alex Lopez will be Thursday, September 2,[Read More…]

“Every time I saw him, he was Alex.”

“Every time I saw him, he was Alex.” So said Joe Stith, a Chicago Heights police officer for 17 1/2 years, remembering his former high school buddy Alex Lopez, on the untimely death of the 44-year-old mayor. The quote is from an excellent article at the Southtown Star. Rest In[Read More…]

Advertisers Now Get Free Web Page on ENEWSPF

eNews Park Forest is one of the most trafficked news sites in the South Suburbs of Chicago, with more than 90,000 visitors a month and more than 400,000 page views. In addition to our already low advertising rates, eNews Park Forest is now pleased to offer one free Web page[Read More…]

Byron Munoz

Rival Homewood-Flossmoor Spoils Spartans’ Opener

Marian’s Byron Munoz pulled in an interception on Friday during the Spartans’ 33-14 season-opening loss at rival Homewood-Flossmoor. (Photo: MCHS) Flossmoor, IL–(ENEWSPF)– For a few minutes on Friday night in Flossmoor, it had the makings of heroic nights for the likes of Wes Fleming and Trevor Woolfolk. Seconds apart, Fleming[Read More…]

Toyota Announces Voluntary Safety Recall on Certain Toyota Corolla and Corolla Matrix Models

TORRANCE, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2010 — Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 1.13 million 2005-2008 Model Year Toyota Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles sold in the United States to address some Engine Control Modules (ECM) that may have been improperly[Read More…]

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