Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Fire Department is conducting a new hire recruitment for the position of Firefighter Paramedic. Probationary Firefighter/Paramedic salary is $63,506, according to the Village of Park Forest. Applications are evaluated by the Village’s volunteer Police and Fire Commission, which also conducts interviews. Park Forest has[Read More…]
Month: August 2019
Park Forest Announces Police New Hire Recruitment 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest Thursday announced new hire recruitment for the Police Department. This is the beginning of a hiring process where applicants will be evaluated and pooled for future hiring. Applications are evaluated by the Village’s volunteer Police and Fire Commission, which also conducts interviews.[Read More…]
Second Marian Catholic Student Achieves Top ACT Score
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Erik Curtis, son of Gary and Mary Eileen Curtis of St. John, Indiana, and a senior at Marian Catholic High School earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. Erik is the second member of Marian Catholic’s class of 2020 to earn the top ACT score.[Read More…]
RTA Board Approves Projects to Benefit Seniors and People with Disabilities
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Board of Directors has approved funding for eleven projects through the federally-funded Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program. The RTA will administer a total of $16,518,695, which includes $9,111,584 in federal funds and $7,407,111 in local matches provided by project[Read More…]
Jan & Aagje Ton Farm Site Achieves National Designation as Significant Underground Railroad Site
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The National Park Service has accepted the Jan and Aagje Tom Farm Site to be included in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom registry. The NPS has found that the location “makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the Underground Railroad in American history and that[Read More…]
It’s Now Law After Trump Signs Bill: Illinois Post Office to Be Named for Tuskegee Airman
President Trump signs bipartisan legislation, authored by Congresswoman Robin Kelly, to rename the U.S. Post Office in Olympia Fields, IL for the decorated Tuskegee Airman, Captain Robert L. Martin Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. Post Office in Olympia Fields, IL will soon be renamed for Captain Robert L. Martin, a highly[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Students Receive AP Scholar Recognition: 6 from Park Forest
95 Marian Catholic students recognized as AP Scholars Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The College Board has distributed AP Scholar Awards to 95 Marian Catholic students. This comes after students were notified of their scores in July. The following students from Park Forest were honored: Justin A. Hollendonner, AP Scholar; Oluwakemi Johnson,[Read More…]
Car Chase Ends with Felony Charge – Police Reports Through August 20, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Only one arrest was reported between August 14-20, but it did involve a felony charge after a car chase captured by a dash-mounted camera, according to police. Another incident involved tickets but no arrests. Providing more details than readers will find in any other police beat reports, we invite readers[Read More…]
Four Firearms Stolen from Home on Western Ave.
Burglary Dispatch from August 7 – August 13, 2019 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Four firearms were reported stolen from a home in the 3000 block of Western Avenue on August 12, among them a black .223 Sig Sauer M400 semi-automatic rifle valued at $906.99. These burglary reports indicate the street where[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports – Early August 2019 Addendum
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports are an addendum to reports written in the first part of August 2019. We had to ask for further clarification of these. Sometimes, albeit rarely, the age of a person arrested and charged is not in the report we receive, or charges are pending[Read More…]
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