Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016. Jonathan Smith was the former Chief of the Special Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice who was responsible for conducting pattern and practice investigations and to bring litigation to address patterns and practices of the violation of the United States Constitution and federal[Read More…]
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Park Forest Police Release Statement On May 24 Incident On Rich Court Where 2 FBI Agents Shot
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department has issued a statement regarding the incident that occurred on the morning of May 24 where 2 FBI agents were shot while attempting to serve a warrant on Rich Court. Injuries to the agents are considered non-life threatening, according to police. The[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Graduates 280 At 55th Commencement Exercises
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School held its 55th Commencement Exercises at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Tinley Park. Two hundred and eighty students joined the ranks of the alumni on Monday, May 23. The class of 2016 has earned nearly $20 million in scholarships. The class Valedictorian[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Department’s Summer Youth Program Registering Now, Starts June 13
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. The Park Forest Police Department’s summer youth program is registering now. The Park Forest Police Department’s Police Athletic Activities Center (P.A.A.C.) is an athletic-based summer youth program for ages 10 to 15, being held this year June 13 to July 21, from 5:30 p.m. to[Read More…]
Super Hero Fun Run & Walk to Benefit Officer Tim Jones to be Held on Saturday, May 28
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Break out your super hero costumes and take part in a run/walk event on Saturday, May 28, inspired by and benefiting Park Forest’s own super hero, Officer Tim Jones. The race begins at 8 a.m. at Park Forest’s Village Hall. The run is a non-timed,[Read More…]
Welding Open Houses Coming to South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. South Suburban College (SSC) is hosting Open Houses for their Welding Lab on Tuesday, June 7 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., and Thursday, June 9 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., both in Room L-275 on their Main Campus in South Holland. The[Read More…]
School Funding Reform: Education Funding Press Conference
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Members of the Downstate Caucus of the Illinois Senate hold a press conference to discuss the merits of changing the current education funding formula.
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports May 17, 2016
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 local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]
Matteson Man Facing Multiple Charges After Police Discover Him With “Blank Stare,” Stopped At CN Tracks On Western
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Matteson man stopped on Western Avenue south of the CN railroad tracks just before 4:00 AM found himself facing multiple charges, including two felonies, when police searched his car. Officers discovered weapons, drugs, and drug paraphernalia. Lewis C. Reed, 38, 3809 W. 213th St., Matteson, was[Read More…]
Toni Preckwinkle Will Neither Endorse Nor Promote Proposal That Clerk of Circuit Court be Appointed
Commentary, Report By Gary Kopycinski Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released a statement indicating that she is “neither endorsing nor promoting” a proposal by Commissioner Peter Silvestri that the Clerk of the Circuit Court be appointed, not elected. The current clerk, Dorothy Brown, was recently dubbed “Dorothy the[Read More…]
