More than 131,000 cast ballots in first nine days of Early Voting, 2,374 in Park Forest Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Have you voted yet? You’re not alone. With six more days remaining to vote early, suburban Cook County has already surpassed the total number of early votes cast in the 2014 Gubernatorial Midterm[Read More…]
Month: October 2018
Leader of Chicago Street Gang and Several High-Ranking Members Charged with Multiple Murders
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A joint federal and state investigation has resulted in racketeering and murder charges against five alleged members of a Chicago street gang faction known as the Goonie Boss. The charges allege that Goonie members and their associates terrorized the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side and were responsible[Read More…]
Second Village Board Member Will Not Seek Re-election
The election math has changed in Park Forest. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- At the October 6th, 2018, Park Forest Kiwanis Pancake Day, eNews Park Forest learned that Mayor John Ostenburg will not seek re-election. When his current term ends, he will have served 20 years as Mayor of Park Forest. eNews[Read More…]
Creston Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Creston man was indicted last Thursday by a federal grand jury in Rockford on charges of child pornography. ERIC CANCHOLA, 25, was charged with four counts of transporting child pornography via the internet between March and April 2018, and one count of possessing two iPods, a desktop[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly Calls for Gun Safety Reforms after Pittsburgh Tragedy
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly released a statement concerning the Pittsburgh tragedy, the shooting at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, PA. The Congresswoman is vice chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and the author of The Kelly Report, which tracks gun violence in America and explores common[Read More…]
Park Forest Haunted House: Haunts Against Hunger – Happening Now
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Come support a good cause and visit the Park Forest Haunted House and help local food pantries at the same time. Every year has a different twist to it. Haunts Against Hunger collects canned goods and funds to donate to the local Rich and Monee Township Food Pantries.[Read More…]
Halloween Week and More at the Park Forest Library
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- It’s Halloween week at the Park Forest Public Library. In addition to the regular events hosted at the Village’s comprehensive learning center, there are movies on October 30th and 31st. For adults, it’s not so much Halloween but a survey of weaponry of Central Africa. Stop by[Read More…]
Police Nab Alleged BB Gun School Bus Shooters
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police arrested five individuals, one a juvenile, in connection with incidents where school buses were struck by BB shots from BB guns. Officers were conducting stationary surveillance in the area of Allegheny and Arrowhead Streets on October 5 at 3 p.m. when one officer saw a juvenile[Read More…]
Allen County Man Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison
Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Andrew Wood, age 24, of Leo, Indiana, Allen County, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Theresa Springmann after pleading guilty to armed bank robbery along with aiding and abetting the use of a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch on October 25.[Read More…]
Donald Trump Blames Jewish Pittsburgh Shooting Victims for Not Having “Protection”
ENEWSPF – Commentary If you’re Christian, I wonder, does your church have “protection?” Do you have armed guards at the door? Do you have people standing by with firearms just in case the unimaginable happens? Does your church have “protection?” If not, why? Because the President thinks Tree of Life[Read More…]