Five Teachers Receive Grants From National Council Of Jewish Women, Three From Businesses – District Board Meeting Tuesday Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Five Matteson Elementary School District 162 teachers were recipients of grants from the National Council of Jewish Women. Indiana School teacher Amanda Godin and Sauk School teacher Jan McCoy received[Read More…]

Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Matteson Elementary School District 162 will conduct kindergarten registration for the 2008-2009 school year from April 7 to April 11, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8. Registration will be conducted at: Richton Square School, 22700 Richton[Read More…]

Alan Edrinn is a reporter for The Northern Star, and a summer 2007 intern reporter for eNews Park Forest.(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Editor’s Note: Alan Edrinn served as an intern reporter for eNews Park Forest during the summer of 2007. He serves as the City reporter for The Norther Star, Northern Illinois[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[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Police responded to court A-11 on Ash Street at approximately 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, to investigate a report of a suspicious auto. Officer Hoskins responded, along with Officers Sweitzer, Houcek, and Decault. Police observed a silver Cadillac CTS in the court, which matched the description[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Members of the South Suburban Emergency Response Team (SSERT) executed a search warrant at 430 Winnebago Street on Saturday, March 8, at 5:40 a.m. Detectives DeVries, Beilke, Det. Commander Green, Officers Houcek, DeCeault, Sweitzer and his K-9 partner Aron made entry into the residence and secured six[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A woman fought off a 16 year-old juvenile near the front entrance of Walgreens last week who allegedly tried to take her purse. According to police, the juvenile approached the woman from behind and grabbed her purse, but she held on. A struggle ensued, with the subject[Read More…]

Peotone, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office continues to actively investigate an alleged "puppy mill" discovered earlier this month in Peotone Township. According to Chuck Pelkie, spokesman for the State’s Attorney’s Office, no charges have been filed in connection with the case. “The original case started in Cook County[Read More…]

Inter Press Service By Dahr Jamail Photo of testimonies SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Mar 14 (IPS) – Hart Viges joined the U.S. Army the day after Sep. 11, 2001, in the belief that he could help make the world a safer place. The term "haji" is used by U.S. soldiers in[Read More…]

If you got the March 2008  AARP Bulletin, be sure to turn to page 6 and read the entry on the reopening of the 1950s Park Forest House Museum.  The article lists the historical society’s web address, www.parkforesthistory.org.  We are hearing from people all over the country.  Some have lived[Read More…]