State Honorees Receive Cash Awards, Medallions and Trip to Washington, D.C., for National Events Barrington Hills and Wheaton Youth Were Illinois’ Honorees in 2007 SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Over the past 12 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 2,800 middle and high school students across Illinois for[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Illinois Theatre Center of Park Forest will open their 2007-2008 season on September 21 with Jason Miller’s That Championship Season.  The play earned the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as the Tony Award and New York Drama Critics Award for Best Play.  Critics praised[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A resident startled a hooded prowler in his home in the early morning hours last Thursday. One shout was all it took to convince the intruder to run. Officers were called to a residence in the 3300 block of Western on August 30 to investigate a report[Read More…]

Zachery Mullens tells School District 163 board members about the Summer Book Program as fellow participants Brittney Kwamin, Whitney Kwamin, and Krystal Clayton look on. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Four Forest Trail Middle School students recently reported at a board meeting on their participation in the district’s Summer Book[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…]

Ricky Walker (left) and Samuel Jackson (right) were arrested August 31 and charged in connection with an alleged kidnapping/robbery that originated in Park Forest on July 22, 2007. (Photographs: Park Forest Police Department) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Park Forest Police Department issued a press release late Friday afternoon regarding the[Read More…]

Stay Safe on Campus Asheville, NC (PRWEB) August 31, 2007 — College students keep an average of $5,000 in valuables in their dorm rooms. Theft on campus is a huge problem that increases significantly each year. As you can guess, nothing is usually done about theft on campus. Parents can[Read More…]

A tree lies on its side at the Ash Street Cooperative after storms on August 23. (Photo: Richard Whitehead ) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Trees fell on Ash Street and thick branches snapped like twigs on Lakewood during last week’s storm. Band members at Marian Catholic reported seeing a funnel cloud[Read More…]

Mayor John Ostenburg celebrates with Field Crest school owner Donna Davenport after the ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Field Crest Cultural Enrichment Program held a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday for their new location at 201 Main St., Park Forest. Mayor John Ostenburg and owner Donna[Read More…]

eNewsPF.com — For the next several hours you may observe a broken layout at eNews Park Forest.  We are working on an essential upgrade to the main magazine component.  We apologize for the inconvenience. All content items are still available.  Simply click the "Read More" link in each story. Thank[Read More…]