Local Business of the Week Shelia Hester-Whorton is a community activist, writer, regional director for a major tax preparation company, and home-based business owner. She is the sole-proprietor of Relativity Resources, a business development company established with over 25 years of experience in organizational training and development. Relativity Resources provides[Read More…]

Commentary 48,836 – our magic number for the month of April 2009. In March, eNews Park Forest welcomed 37,626 visitors. I thought it would be nice if April reached 40,000.  We were on target for 40K midway through the month, and then our traffic simply increased.  In the end, April[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director There is criminal law and there is civil law, there’s the long-running TV show “Law and Order,” and then there is the “law of unintended consequences.” Let’s hope that Indiana legislators will move soon to correct[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Tire of the Swine Flu hype? Come learn the truth Friday at Village Hall. On Friday, May 8th, from 5:45 pm to 7:30 pm, in the Board Room of Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive, the Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus, in collaboration with Park Forest Family Practice,[Read More…]

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich East Key Club members and some Special Olympians help cheer on their teammates at the recent Rocket DogPatch Olympics. Pictured are: (back row) Special Olympians Lyle Goodman and Tommy Lorenzetti; (center row) Key Club and Best Buddies volunteers Jazmine Cruz, Tracy Thomas and Ellen[Read More…]

Jan Podbielski explains to the audience the steps in making a necklace. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The South Suburban Earth Science Club met Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at Freedom Hall, Park Forest , IL .Mr. Jan Podbeilski, Peotone, presented the evening’s program on jewelry making. Podbielski, and his wife[Read More…]

The PSC Annual Graduate Exhibit runs now through May 21. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Prairie State College Annual Graduate Exhibit features works by students who will graduate in May. The exhibit is on display through Thursday, May 21, in the college’s Christopher Art Gallery, located at 202 S.[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…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police quickly apprehended five men in the early morning of Sunday, April 26, following reports of subjects shooting paitballs and BBs at automobiles parked on Elm Street. Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Elm Street at 12:10 a.m. Upon arrival, police discovered eight vehicles that[Read More…]

A tornado ripped through the Richton Square Apartments last June. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Tornado season is upon us. Although tornados can occur at any time of the year, they are most predominant in the Midwest from March through June. One of the most important things to know[Read More…]