Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Prairie State College’s annual New Student Convocation is scheduled for Thursday, August 28. Convocation is an opportunity for freshmen to get acquainted with college life while being officially welcomed to the college by faculty, administrators, and staff. The Convocation begins at 11:30 a.m. with a formal academic[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The South Suburban Earth Science Club (SSESC) wil meet on Tuesday, September 9th at 7:30 p.m. upstairs in Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Boulevard, Park Forest. The guest speaker will be Mr. Joel Knapper, NASA Ambassador, who will speak on the Mission to Mars. Everyone welcome. Refreshments will[Read More…]

Section 8 ‘Lambasted’ Thanks for your clarification of the fact that the evictions from the Lofts of Thorn Creek were not section 8 people.  We are fortunate that we can control the number of section 8 people living here.  However, since I work at Respond Now and see many families[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Prairie State College Annual Student Exhibit/Photographer of the Year features selected works by students in fine arts, photography, and graphic communications. The show opens Wednesday, September 3, with a reception in the Christopher Art Gallery from 12 noon to 2 p.m. The gallery is located on[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center To paraphrase a popular TV commercial, free speech is “priceless.” As protesters and delegates gather for this year’s national political conventions — Democrats in Denver starting Aug. 25, Republicans in St. Paul Sept. 1 — that’s a constitutional principle[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[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– kidSoccer invites everyone to raise expectations of recreational soccer programs. kidSoccer is a structured program for learning the fundamentals of soccer in a fun way. Instructors are people who have played the game. Training, matches, and special events are all designed around having fun and learning at[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– On Wednesday September 10 the League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area (LWVPFA) invites members and friends to the annual potluck dinner and opening meeting. The dinner will be held at 6:30 pm at the home of Marge Friedman Scherr, 33 Monee Road, Park Forest.[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gay.com (owned by PlanetOut Inc., NASDAQ: LGBT), a leading website exclusively serving the LGBT community, and TheKnot.com (NASDAQ: KNOT), the #1 wedding website, announce the launch of a new cobranded website, GayWeddingsByTheKnot.com. Combining the style and wedding planning expertise of TheKnot.com’s editors and Gay.com’s exceptional reach into the[Read More…]

Park Forest , IL–(ENEWSPF)–The Village’s next Neighborhood Meeting will be this evening, Thursday, August 21, 2008. The location is Indiana School and the meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. While all residents are welcome, those invited to the meeting include all living in the West Lincolnwood neighborhood of the community.[Read More…]