Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Village Manager Tom Mick makes a regular report at each meeting of the Village Board. In this report, Mr. Mick shared kind words to staff on community day, praised this year’s RecycleFest, spoke of an upcoming fundraiser for Officer Tim Jones, and, among other items, spoke of[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Multiple village departments and AmeriCorp volunteers hosted a pop-up party in the Eastgate neighborhood Wednesday. All told, the Park Forest Police Department joined with the Park Forest Fire Department, the Village of Park Forest Recreation and Parks, the Department of Public Works, the Economic Development team, the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Barack Obama once said, “In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.” That hope and joy was on full display as Park Foresters turned out in large numbers for the first July 4 parade since the beginning of the pandemic.[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In his report to the Village Board Monday night, Manager Tom Mick touched on the lifting of the mandatory boil order, the next “up-and-coming” for Main Street Nights, the Glow Walk, Saturday Rules Meetings, the postponement of the Great American Campout, and the Recycle Fest slated for[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Took my dogs to our own private dog park after 8 PM. They ran like crazy, I cleaned up after them (that for those reading who know where my private dog park is), and left so late because I realized the days are still getting longer. But[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Setting this one to go live at 12:01 AM on June 10. Will do that from now on, then I can write throughout the day to catch the “odds and ends” of news and commentary First, Something Odd Of all the videos we’ve posted through the years,[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Here we are with the second official “kolumn,” two days after the first. Already behind on my goal of publishing one a day. That’s okay, though. Yesterday saw the publication of two separate police reports, with a third rolling out today. Could easily have had a fourth[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest took action Monday to extend the Downtown TIF for 12 years beyond that TIF’s already-set November 10, 2020 expiration. The extension would go into effect following a tentative staff-level agreement between School District 227 and the Village of Park Forest wherein the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) — Looking for things to do around Park Forest this week? We’ve got you covered. Wednesday, August 8 is Unity Day in Park Forest and everyone is invited for a night on the town. This final Main Street Nights event for 2018 will feature music, food, raffles,[Read More…]