Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- There’s an election on the horizon, and that means it’s once again time for citizens to exercise their right to vote. Park Forest’s Village Hall will serve as an early voting site beginning Monday, March 18 and ending Monday, April 1. Early voting hours will be: Monday,[Read More…]
Year: 2019
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through January 14, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These police reports bring us through January 14, 2019. Charges for those cited during this period include driving while license was suspended, battery, domestic battery, and felony driving while license was revoked. These reports also include a man who pulled himself over because an officer[Read More…]
How to Survive the Park Forest Freeze
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Freeze is upon us. Not just Park Forest, of course. The Chicagoland is preparing for possibly record low temperatures and deadly wind chills. What do we need to do to make it through the next couple of days? The Village of Park Forest has[Read More…]
Radium Girls Discussion & More at the Park Forest Library This Week
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Friends of the Library will discuss The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore Monday. In addition, there are a number of activities planned this week at the Park Forest Public Library. These events are above and beyond the usual services the library provides. There[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Ask Help Identifying Alleged Suspects in Retail Theft
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police are asking the public’s help identifying two individuals allegedly involved in a retail theft the afternoon of January 27, 2019. The suspects are pictured above. Police ask that anyone who can help contact them via a Facebook message or by calling the Records[Read More…]
Facing Officer with Gun Drawn, Gary Man Arrested on Park Forest Warrant
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- It took an officer facing him with gun drawn and about a dozen other officers arriving on the scene before a Gary man complied and exited his vehicle, arrested on a warrant out of Park Forest. Tommie L. Wells, 33, 4421 Jefferson St., Gary, IN, was arrested[Read More…]
Stolen Vehicle Recovered: Park Forest Police Reports Through January 9, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These police reports bring us through January 11, 2019. Charges for those cited during this period include criminal damage to property, DUI, possession of cannabis, domestic battery, and a stolen vehicle out of Chicago Heights was recovered in Eastgate with the suspect at the wheel.[Read More…]
Driveway Scammers Prowl Park Forest in the Cold
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- They’re not offering to shovel. Instead, these driveway scammers are going door-to-door offering to put blacktop sealer on your driveway when the weather warms. According to Park Forest Police, “We’ve gotten a few reports of a homeowner scam making its way around town. Residents are being approached[Read More…]
Two DUIs: Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through January 7, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first official reports of 2019 with more to follow soon. These police reports bring us through January 7, 2019. Charges for those cited during this period include possession cannabis, felony aggravated battery to a peace officer, two DUIs, and an accident where[Read More…]
Disruptive Snowstorm to Target I-80, I-94 Corridors of Midwestern US Early Next Week
By Renee Duff, AccuWeather meteorologist AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- Ahead of the harshest cold yet this season, a snowstorm will lay a swath of slick, slippery travel and disruptions to daily routines across the midwestern United States beginning on Sunday. Areas of snow and slick travel can dot the region prior to the early-week[Read More…]