This December, Phyllis Monk from Crete Historical Society dropped by the 1950s Park Forest House Museum with a very special gift.  In November, she had been to visit the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachussettes.  She saw "New Kids on the Block," which had a label telling how it was[Read More…]

January 8, 2008 Update The museum has re-opened at 141 Forest Blvd at the corner of Forest and Fir.  Now the thing is to get the Village to put street signs at the corner of Forest and Fir, and for us to get a new museum sign made.  We opened[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The 2010 season kicks off on March 29th with practices officially beginning.  The Opening Day will be April 17th and will kick off with a parade and Opening Day Ceremonies.    Park Forest Baseball has several ongoing ways that anyone can use to help earn funds for the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Illinois Theatre Center of Park Forest will start 2008 with the critically acclaimed play COLLECTED STORIES by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Marguilies. The play opens Friday, January 11 for a three-week run. This provocative drama traces the relationship of a famous author and the adulatory[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Village staff presented new ideas for 2008 Labor Day events in Park Forest to board members at Saturday’s Rules Meeting. 2007 was the 30th year for the Park Forest Scenic 10. Village Manager Tom Mick reflected on input staff had received thus far, “The board is well[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Police arrested two men who allegedly shot guns into the air at midnight just after the arrival of the New Year. On January 1, at approximately 12:01 a.m., Detectives Beilke and DeVries were on foot patrol and in full uniform in the court area between H-7 and[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[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Police arrested one suspect in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on December 23 on Indianwood Blvd. eNews Park Forest reported on this event in last week’s issue where a man said he was lured to a vacant residence and robbed. On Friday, December 28, Detectives[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A high speed chase last Wednesday wound its way through the Beacon Hill area in Chicago Heights and ended with a crash in Park Forest’s East Lincolnwood neighborhood.  All the passengers in the vehicle were injured, with one pinned inside.  On January 2, at approximately 10:15 p.m.,[Read More…]

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