Commentary By Rosemary Piser Assocaite Editor As you are aware, Mayor Ostenburg and the Village Trustees have begun the arduous task of reviewing the Village’s 2009/2010 budget that has been prepared by Village staff. No one needs to be reminded that the current recession has had as much impact on[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director The debate continues over whether or not a federal “shield law” for journalists is proper or is even needed — in the Congress, in the courts and even among news professionals themselves. A recent federal magistrate’s[Read More…]

Photo: Rosemary Piser Updated 5-22-09 at 1:48 p.m. with updated statistics. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Sherice Collins, Senior Public Health Educator Tobacco Prevention and Control of the Cook County Department of Public Health brought an attention-grabbing display to Saturday’s Farmers’ Market. While many claim that tobacco smoking is a ‘personal choice,’[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— On May 21st the Park Forest Nurses Club will award $9,000 in scholarships to area students. The winners of the 52nd annual awards are: Jose E. Negrete, Bloom Township High School Class of 1991, will receive $1,000 to attend Prairie State College; Tia Chante Nix, Rich Central[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest police released a report regarding a home invasion on Mantua Street that occurred at the end of April. On April 29 at 11:36 p.m., Officer Sweitzer was dispatched to a residence in the 200 block of Mantua Street to investigate a 911 call in reference[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 other local[Read More…]

Commissioner Jim Saxton explains the rain barrel concept at a workshop last August. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Village of Park Forest and the Park Forest Environment Commission have arranged for Upcycle Products to provide rain barrels for $49 each – an extremely reasonable price if you have researched[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The need for college scholarship assistance continues to grow as the economy and changing job market affect area residents. To help raise money for scholarships, the Prairie State College (PSC) Foundation is seeking area golfers to tee up “fore” scholarships at its 16th annual scholarship golf classic[Read More…]

Randy Pausch died almost a year ago.  At 47, the Carnegie Mellon professor lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Mr. Pausch gave the talk above for his three young children when he found out his cancer was terminal. At a time when many are struggling economically — and at any[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is proud to be one of the lead organizers along with Broadway Impact and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids for the Action = Marriage Equality Rally on Sunday May 17 in Midtown Manhattan.[Read More…]