Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– One man was arrested and charged with felony criminal damage to property and other charges after he allegedly attempted to carjack two vehicles in the 211th Street Metra Parking Lot. The man had been thrown off the Metra train because of a verbal argument with his girlfriend,[Read More…]
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Two Arrested After Report of Shots Fired on Lester Street
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Charges are pending against two men after police responded to a report of shots fired on Lester Street on Thursday, July 2. Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Lester Street on July 2 shortly after 7:00 p.m. to investigate a report of a disturbance. While[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for July 13, 2009
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 other local[Read More…]
Driver in Serious Condition After Train Strikes Car at Western Ave.
Not much is left of this 2003 Nissan Ultima after a Canadian National train struck it at the Western Avenue tracks Saturday. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Update 7-11-09 10:55 p.m. with more on the driver’s condition Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police say a Park Forest man is lucky to be alive today after[Read More…]
Park Forest Police: Beware of Mortgage/Refinancing Scams
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A few Park Forest residents have reported incidents of mortgage/refinancing scams, according to Officer La Tara Chaney of the Park Forest Police Department. Officer Chaney issued an alert to members of the Neighborhood Watch program. According to Officer Chaney, some residents “received emails/mailings with offers that sounded[Read More…]
President Obama Honors Outstanding Science, Math, Engineering Teachers and Mentors
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2009. President Obama today named more than 100 science, math, and engineering teachers and mentors as recipients of two prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence. The educators will receive their awards in the Fall at a White House ceremony. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and[Read More…]
LGBT Community Groups Seek to Intervene in Federal Challenge to Proposition 8
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2009. Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today asked the U.S. District Court in San Francisco to allow Our Family Coalition, Lavender Seniors of the East Bay, and Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays to[Read More…]
Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 2009-2010 School Year Registration
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– School District 163 announced registration dates for the 2009-2010 school year. RETURNING STUDENTS Registration packets were mailed in late June to parents/guardians Registration packets must be submitted in person, not mailed, at the District Office, 242 S. Orchard Dr., Park Forest, on: July 14, 16, 21, 23,[Read More…]
Research Shows Alarming Rates of LGBT Student Victimization in Illinois
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)– Illinois schools are unsafe places for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) youth, according to a research brief released today by GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. Inside Illinois Schools: The Experiences of LGBT Students, a report based on findings from 206 Illinois students who[Read More…]
Indiana Students Support Conservation
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Eight students from Matteson Elementary School District 162’s Indiana School have been selected to participate in the state’s and the Chicago Botanic Garden’s “It’s Our River Day, Art on a Rain Barrel Festival” on September 19 at Navy Pier. Working as teams, the students created designs that[Read More…]
