Photo: Mary R. Vogt (Morguefile.com) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Village officials announced the Park Forest Ten Ton Challenge, billed as a healthy and fun alternative to guilt trips and self punishment from those hard to keep January resolutions. Participants will be provided opportunities to learn how to change diet, while incorporating[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The 2008 Park Forest Baseball season is just around the corner! Many enhancements to the program will take place this coming season, with the most exciting one being three clinics run entirely by the Chicago White Sox training facility coaching staff. They will be held on three[Read More…]

2nd Annual West Lincolnwood Neighborhood Watch Garage Sale Fri/Sat/Sun September 12, 13, 14 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Residents of West Lincolnwood who would like to participate or have questions call Carol at 708-747-5838. We invite all Park Foresters to come and shop and meet your fellow Park Foresters.

Updated 12-31-07 with more highlights from July and August.  Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Tonight, we pause at midnight to welcome 2008, and bid adieu to the current year. Before raising the glass to toast our fortunes and wish each other, "Happy New Year," eNews Park Forest offers a recap of our[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—The Park Forest Lions in the year 2007 sent 30 people to Lens Crafters for eye exams and glasses (six children and 24 senior citizens).   In addition, the Park Forest Lions bought assistive devices from the Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, for a Park Forest Resident. [Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The South Suburban Earth Science Club (SSESC) will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 8th at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Blvd., Park Forest. The community is welcome to attend and view a sampling of fossils and a short[Read More…]

Commentary by Dahr Jamail Despite all the claims of improvements, 2007 has been the worst year yet in Iraq. One of the first big moves this year was the launch of a troop "surge" by the U.S. government in mid-February. The goal was to improve security in Baghdad and the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— An Oak Forest man told police he was lured to a vacant house and robbed at gunpoint. According to police, the victim was led to a residence in the 0 – 100 block of Indianwood Blvd. on December 23 by a woman. He provided police with her[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Two men reported to police that they were robbed at gunpoint in the Metra parking lot located in Park Forest. On Friday, December 21, at around 11:20 p.m., a man, his girlfriend, and another man exited the Metra train and were walking to their cars. After the[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…]