Commentary By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director The 2008 presidential debate season is over, but one undebatable observation needs airing. Americans once again can celebrate a primary and general election season of unique and open exchanges of views among candidates and citizens alike, despite a few noteworthy[Read More…]

The Rich East Spanish Honor Society. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Members of the Rich East High School Spanish Honor Society dropped by Village Hall Friday to take down the display that graced the foyer of Village Hall during Hispanic Heritage Month, which began September 15. The display was created[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The UP Women’s Fall General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 5th 9:30 a.m. at Faith Church, 10 Hemlock, Park Forest. The program will feature Chris Hopkins presenting WALKING THE LABYRINTH. Chris is a woman passionately interested in the world her children and grandchildren are living[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[Read More…]

Photo: Wendy Heise Update 10-20-08 at 11:30 AM: The Special Rules Meeting scheduled for Monday, October 20th has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:00 pm in the Board Room of Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. Any questions prior to Wednesday’s meeting should be directed to the Economic Development[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts and Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park recently received grants from the Illinois Arts Council. Illinois State Representative Lisa Dugan (D – 79th District) visited the university in early October to present the grant checks to the university. She was joined by[Read More…]

(ENEWSPF)— The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced in October that federal disaster aid in the form of Individual Assistance (IA) has been made available for Cook County, Illinois to supplement state and local reco- very efforts in the area struck by[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Dust off those blue suede shoes and dig out the poodle skirts! The Prairie State College (PSC) Foundation is hosting its annual scholarship fundraising gala with a 1950s theme in honor of the college’s 50th anniversary. “Scholarship Gold” will be held on Friday, November 14, at the historic[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Marian Catholic High School will open its doors to prospective students and families with its annual Open House on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature tours, displays and plenty of informational literature to familiarize families with the quality, college preparatory[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Imagine if someone took the classic Hollywood stalwarts The Bad Seed, All About Eve, Gypsy, The Women and Valley of the Dolls, added extra double doses of blood, venom and hilarity and gave it a whirl in a blender. What, you may ask, might one come up[Read More…]