Alyssa Herndandez. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Results updated April 4-9-09 at 6:15 p.m. Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Alyssa Hernandez, a bi-racial female student at Rich East High School in Park Forest, was successful in her bid for the Rich Township District 227 School Board election. She ran in a race with four open[Read More…]

“A university…educates the intellect to reason well in all matters, to reach out towards truth, and to grasp it.” John Henry Cardinal Newman, Idea of a University Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Editor and Publisher Prairie State College made incredible progress over the last few years, due in no small part[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…]

By Shelia M. Whorton, MPA The American Reinvention and Recovery Act, provides numerous tax credits to help stimulate our economy. Among these are tax breaks for the purchase of a new car, tax credits for the purchase of a new home, and the Making Work Pay Tax Credit. Taxpayers who[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director There’s an old saying that “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Add to that — courtesy of a March 20 Obama administration directive — “… and marked with the occasional constitutional pothole.” The[Read More…]

Park Forest Village Hall. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Updated 4/9/09 at 2:08 p.m. with new information from St. Mary School. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— eNews Park Forest today launches a new, weekly article titled “In and Around Park Forest.” The purpose of this feature will be to update our readers about activities[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University is sponsoring an informal and interactive panel discussion on Middle East Peace Prospects on April 21, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., in the Hall of Honors. Panel participants include Dr. Stuart Fagan, President Emeritus of GSU and Professor of Public Administration; Dr. Larry Levinson,[Read More…]

With the Rev. William O’Mara looking on, Brett Edwards (Steger) preaches on Tuesday during Marian Catholic High School ’s Reconciliation Prayer Services for all students in both gyms. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Following a third-place finish at the Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional on Saturday, March 21, Marian Catholic’s Group Interpretation finished[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– In today’s highly competitive job climate, job fairs are a great way for job seekers to explore potential employment opportunities and learn more about companies who are actively hiring. Prairie State College (PSC) invites job seekers to attend its annual Spring Job Fair. The job fair will[Read More…]

Happy We Could Support the Rich East Band Thank you so much giving Park Forest such a complete, detailed, informative and resouceful publication. Tonight we had dinner at McDonalds in Olympia Fields in support of the Rich East Band. It was great entertainment! We were happy to not only support[Read More…]