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Jerry Shnay Announces Retirement at Board Meeting

Public Information Officer Jerry Shnay announced his retirement at the June 18 Village Board meeting. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Thanks Wife Penny, Will Help Select Full-Time Public Relations Officer Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Park Forest Village Board was able to say goodbye to a long time village employee and prepare for the[Read More…]

Police Report – June 25, 2007

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…]

Residents Complain About Quality of Water

Updated June 22, 3:39 p.m.  Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Several residents this week reported to eNews Park Forest that their water was cloudy, rusty, or foul smelling. In some cases, residents reported that their water had a sulphuric odor to it. Reached by phone, Village Manager Tom Mick said that the[Read More…]

ITC Rehearses for Outdoor Shakespeare

Story added June 19, 11:30 p.m. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Actors rehearse on stage in the Village Green Tuesday night for this weekend’s performances of William Shakespeare’s play, Much Ado About Nothing. Etel Billig, Illinois Theater Center’s producing director, expressed her gratitude to the Village of Park Forest for making the[Read More…]

Summer is a Child’s Opportunity to Learn

Eau Claire, WI (PRWEB) June 19, 2007 — For most children, summer is a time to leave classes and homework behind. However, when they return to school in the fall after the long summer break, students can find themselves struggling to catch up. Skills and knowledge gained throughout the school[Read More…]

My-Word-Magnets Announces Personalized Word Kits

Medford, Massachusetts (PRWEB) June 19, 2007 — My-Word-Magnets (www.mywordmagnets.com) is pleased to announce My-Word-Magnets personalized magnetic word kits in special editions for kids and grown-ups. In addition to hundreds of pre-selected words, each kit includes 10 to 15 custom word magnets. Customers type in their own words in an exciting[Read More…]

Identity Theft Blog Launched, MyIdentityTheftExpert.com

Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) June 18, 2007 — PrivacyMatters.com, a leading online destination for credit management and identity theft protection services, selects Neal O'Farrell as Privacy Matters' Identity Theft Expert and introduces the MyIdentityTheftExpert.com blog. Used as a new platform to keep members and visitors informed with the latest news, technologies[Read More…]

Village Board Approves Downtown Repairs, Appointments

Commission Members, Board Liaisons Appointed  Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Park Forest Village Board approved several new appointments and two emergency repairs on Monday June 11. The board unanimously approved repairs to a downtown building for a basement leak and for a replacement motor and pump at well # 4. Trustees[Read More…]

Police Report – June 18, 2007

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…]

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