(Photo: VOPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Making your travels through Park Forest has just gotten a little bit easier. Residents may soon begin to notice signs posted throughout the Village, directing travelers to places like the Aqua Center, Movie Theater and the Illinois Theatre Center. The implementation of these way finding[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Early voting for the February 5th Presidential Primary is underway in Cook and Will County in Illinois.  The Village of Park Forest, with residents in both counties, has a designated early voting site at Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. Village Hall serves as one of 44 sites[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Dr. Shahnaz Azad, a physician specializing in infectious disease at St. James Hospitals and Health Centers, will visit Freedom Hall on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. to discuss Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium resulting in difficult to treat skin infections. A disease that previously only occurred in[Read More…]

The classroom on the second floor of the 1950s PF House Museum. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 141 Forest Blvd., will celebrate its Grand Opening on Saturday, February 2, with an Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Forest Boulevard School[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Marian Catholic High School announced its second quarter Honor Roll this week. The complete list follows, beginning with 32 students from Park Forest who earned top grades: Park Forest: Lauren Banks, Ryann Bardwell, Lauren Bond, Kelly Butler, Megan Butler, Bianca Caillouet, Kasey Cartwright, Amani Davis, Amanda Dickman,[Read More…]

Does global warming call for a World War II style effort? Written by Walter Falk 1-15-08 Lester Brown says that we can achieve that goal.  Brown, whom Time magazine calls “one of the U.S.’s most respected environmentalists”, summarized his views in a January 4, 2008 podcast by the magazine.  Brown[Read More…]

Revised January 15, 2008, 9:52 a.m. with revised costs for dinner.  Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– St. Mary School in Park Forest will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week from Sunday, January 27, 2008 through Friday, February 1, 2008. This year’s theme is "Catholic Schools Light the Way." The following are among the[Read More…]

By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director You may never have thought of the center part of your car’s bumper as an opportunity for multi-tasking or creativity — or as a free-speech battleground — but it is. For millions of Americans, that’s exactly what those enigmatic messages on[Read More…]

Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* FALLUJAH, Jan 11 (IPS) – U.S. and Iraqi officials claim that security is improving across al-Anbar province and much of Iraq. Security during the last half of 2007 was indeed better than in the period between February 2006 and mid-2007. But[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A 74-year-old woman told police she was pushed to the ground and had her purse stolen in front of her home after returning from grocery shopping. Police say she may have been followed home from the store. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8, the victim[Read More…]