NAPERVILLE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nicor is proud to herald the return of Super Reader and the Adventures in Reading with Nicor program. Adventures in Reading with Nicor will launch during National Book Month and this year Nicor will add Aurora’s Smith School to the program. On Wednesday, October 15, Smith School’s K-3rd[Read More…]

Sarah Hon (left to right), Teresa Banks, Christina Gray and Sarah Nowicki, members of Marian Catholic’s Cross Country team, stack water cups early Sunday morning. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The longest mile in a Marathon can often be the last, whether a runner finishes the race or not. Members of[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar During Sunday morning worship on Sept. 28, the Rev. Dan Fisher told his congregation at Trinity Baptist Church how to vote on Nov. 4 — an act of civil disobedience that he knew would endanger the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A resident lost a revolver when he placed it on top of his car, forgot about it, and drove away from home recently. Police were dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of Herndon Street to investigate a report of a lost article. A resident reported[Read More…]

Lions Club members at the Medfest Special Olympics. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Two members of the Park Forest Lions, Allen & Cheryl Warshaw, recently attended the Medfest Special Olympics Opening Eyes at the United Center. The Warshaws volunteered to do pretesting of eyes of the athletes. Both agreed it[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University’s College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) will hold a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy degree programs information session on Wednesday, October 29, on the university’s main campus, located at 1 University Parkway, University Park, Illinois. Scheduled to begin[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Little ghosts and goblins and their parents are invited to enjoy a Halloween extravaganza filled with candy, hay rides, carnival games, and much more at Prairie State College (PSC). The free family event will be held on Friday, October 31, from 4 to 6 p.m., in the[Read More…]

The Eastern Redbud. (Photo: Malinda Welte, Morguefile) Park Forest, IL –(ENEWSPF)– As part of the Village of Park Forest’s Tree City USA designation and Arbor Day activities, the Park Forest Environment Commission will hold its annual tree planting ceremony. This year, an Eastern Redbud will be planted outside the Fire[Read More…]

By: Shelia M. Whorton, MPA The IRS has issued a list of the most common errors made by people awaiting their stimulus payment. One of the most frequent errors made are people filing more than one tax return for 2007. People should file only one tax return. That return will[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…]