Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director SARASOTA, Fla. — Spring-training games are under way here, as they are across Florida and Arizona, and the bright warmth of a late-winter sun and a deep-blue sky over a Cincinnati-Pittsburgh game belied the chilly dispute[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Although it may look like an expensive flag pole, the tower next to the Park Forest Fire Station is actually a cell tower built by T-Mobile. T-Mobile is renting the space from the Village of Park Forest, paying an annual fee to improve their coverage in the[Read More…]

Bumber to Bumper is now open in DownTown Park Forest. (Photo: Rich Whitehead) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— One of the newest businesses to open in Park Forest is Bumper to Bumper, an auto parts store now open for business at 348 Main Street.  A national chain, Bumper to Bumper recently relocated[Read More…]

Young and old(er) packed the gallery Friday night at Tall Grass for the opening of Worlds Imagined: The Art of Children’s Books. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A new exhibit, Worlds Imagined: The Art of Children’s Books opened at Tall Grass Arts Association Friday night. The exhibit will run through[Read More…]

Nassimi Realty LLC has purchased Norwood Plaza. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Story updated on March 10, 7:25 a.m.  Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—  Nassimi Realty LLC closed on Norwood Plaza last Thursday, purchasing a property that has been deteriorating for years. Director of Economic Development and Planning Hildy Kingma reported the news to the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Park Forest police executed a search warrant at a residence in the 3200 block of Western Ave. on February 28. Detectives DeVries, Bielke, Rzyski, Detective Commander Green, Corporal Strahla, Officers Mannino and Sweitzer arrived at the residence at 9:35 p.m., according to police. Detective Commander Green knocked[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…]

Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Mar 7 (IPS) – After losing sight of what they knew to be normal life, residents across Baquba seem to have fallen into a depression. Close to the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, March 19, Iraqis today[Read More…]

Easter has arrived at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum!  Easter baskets are out with jelly beans, candy eggs and chocolate bunnies.  The kids favorite Easter books are out.  The baby dolls are dressed in their Easter best.  The AARP Bulletin is in the mail and I have heard from[Read More…]

Inter Press Service Analysis by Dahr Jamail WASHINGTON, Mar 6 (IPS) – Iraq, where women once had more rights and freedom than most others in the Arab world, has turned deadly for women who dream of education and a professional career. Former dictator Saddam Hussein maintained a relatively secular society,[Read More…]