Baseball players march to Central Park on Opening Day 2009. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Photo Gallery: Park Forest Baseball Opening Day 2009 Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest Baseball opened its 2009 season with a parade featuring players, coaches, parents, police and fire officials, members of the Village Board, and Jammer of[Read More…]

by Dahr Jamail T r u t h o u t Following George W. Bush’s example of keeping war funding off the books, President Barack Obama is seeking $83.4 billion in additional “emergency” funding for the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which, if approved, would bring the 2009 funding[Read More…]

From left to right: Bruce Peerson, Michelle Cox, and Charlie Rohrer. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– When an ice storm hit the Chicago area on December 18, Bruce Peerson, of Crete, knew an opportunity when he saw one. The Prairie State College (PSC) student grabbed his camera and took photos[Read More…]

Prairie State College’s National Champion Forensics Team: (from left to right) Jimmie Johnson, Coach Dave Naze, Thaddaeus Carr, and Terrance Clanton. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– We are the champions. The Prairie State College (PSC) Forensics Team can proudly sing the Queen classic. The team was recently crowned National Forensics[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)– eNews Park Forest is seeking a talented and energetic individual to join our team in Ad Sales and Marketing on a Part-Time, commission basis. The ideal candidate must possess: Excellent Interpersonal Communication skills. Superior Customer Service skills. Detail and Deadline Oriented. PC Proficiency (Basic Understanding of HTML[Read More…]

Commentary by Eric Boehlert Imagine if Fox News had been on the air back on February 28, 1993, just months into the new Democratic president’s first term, when agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms attempted to serve warrants on David Koresh’s Branch Davidian compound, located on the[Read More…]

The Marian Catholic colorguard recently performed for the student body. The Marian Winterguard captured first place out of 36 groups competing in the Scholastic Open Class at the University of Dayton Winterguard Internationals. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School recently honored its Students of the Month for[Read More…]

Analysis by Dahr Jamail Foreign Policy In Focus “[W]hat lengths men will go in order to carry out, to their extreme limit, the rites of a collective self-worship which fills them with a sense of righteousness and complacent satisfaction in the midst of the most shocking injustices and crimes.” –Love[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– As the war in Iraq winds down, veterans will return home in increasing numbers. More than 3,000 service men and women are expected to return to Illinois during the next 18 months. To help Illinois veterans discover the benefits available to them, Prairie State College (PSC) will[Read More…]