Security Alarm Permits Deadline Extended The Park Forest Police Department has extended the deadline to register for 2009 security alarm permits from July 1, 2008 to July 18th, 2008. Please contact the Police Department via the non-emergency phone number (708) 748-4701 with any questions. You can download the form in[Read More…]

(ENEWSPF)– More than 250 guests were on hand to honor the South Suburban Disproportionate Minority Confinement (SSDMC) Youth Foundation, Second Annual Youth Awards Dinner. Young people from various South Suburban villages were honored for their outstanding achievements. SSDMC Project Director Angela Greene shared how proud she was to recognize these[Read More…]

Low cost rabies vaccinations will be available through Cook County. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Crestwood, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Cook County Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy is hosting a Rabies and Microchip Mobile Clinic on Wednesday, August 27th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Mobile Clinic will be available in the parking lot of Commissioner[Read More…]

Could this be the culprit? Spotted in the Co-ops west of Western Avenue last weekend. (Photo: Rosemary Piser) Be careful driving down Orchard Drive.  Watch for deer crossing the road in broad daylight. For the second time in a week, I have seen a big doe walk across the street[Read More…]

Could this be the culprit? Spotted in the Co-ops west of Western Avenue last weekend. (Photo: Rosemary Piser) Be careful driving down Orchard Drive.  Watch for deer crossing the road in broad daylight. For the second time in a week, I have seen a big doe walk across the street[Read More…]

eNews Park Forest is hosting a technology night at the Park Forest Library Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Ever wonder how to create a blog entry on eNews Park Forest? Do you want to get more involved commenting on stories? Perhaps you’d like to be[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar One of the most famous and compelling Fourth of July speeches in American history was no flag-waving paean to the glories of Old Glory — it was instead a searing judgment on the nation’s failure to[Read More…]

A recent report shows Park Forest water meets or exceeds all federal and state standards. (Graphic: VOPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– According to a report recently issued by the Park Forest Department of Public works, village water meets or surpasses every federal and state standard. The 2008 Water Report lists the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police quickly caught up with a Richton Park man early Saturday morning who left a house in Park Forest after he allegedly threatened a family member with a knife. Police were dispatched to the 300 block of New Salem shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5,[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…]