Detective Varga holds his son as Chief Fleming congratulates him. (Photo: VOPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Detective James Varga was named Park Forest Police Department’s Officer of the Year after receiving several awards and being nominated by his peers to receive the recognition this year.   Detective Varga joined the Park Forest[Read More…]

State Reps. George Scully, Lisa Dugan and Al Riley (Seated left to right, Rep. Scully in blue shirt), meet with members of the Village Board, Trustee Bonita Dillard and Mayor Ostenburg pictured. Members of Village staff are in the foreground. (Photo: VOPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— State Representatives Lisa Dugan, Al[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A driver took police on a high-speed chase through streets on the south end of town last week, fearing he had an outstanding warrant. When it was all over, he learned his license was fine, there was no warrant, but he was looking at multiple traffic charges.[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…]

Mrs. Helen Strzebonski, a Holocaust survivor, discusses her experiences with Mrs. Becky Wooddell’s English I class at Marian Catholic High School last week. (Photo: MCHS) Chicago Heights , IL—(ENEWSPF)— Ranking among the best in the Chicagoland area, Marian Catholic High School recently had 89 students named AP Scholars by the[Read More…]

Carlsbad, CA (PRWEB) December 8, 2007 — In order to avoid their home being foreclosed, homeowners are able to rearrange their mortgage and treat the amount they save through the new terms as "realized income." However, escaping the potential loss of their home, they will receive a letter from IRS[Read More…]

Longwood, FL (PRWEB) December 8, 2007 — There is an old Alka Seltzer commercial that ends by saying, "Oh, what a relief it is." But the information in Mitchell Watrous’ book, Chaos and Confusion from Pulpits to Pews: How Christians Can Find the Truth ($17.99, paperback, 978-1-60477-372-9), will produce far[Read More…]

Longwood, FL (PRWEB) December 8, 2007 — Xulon author Mary Davis Cutler thought she was living the good life. After marrying her college sweetheart, they had built their dream home and become leaders in their church and schools. Then began a series of trials that shook her world. She suffered[Read More…]

Longwood, FL (PRWEB) December 8, 2007 — Author Thomas Treece worked a variety of odd jobs ever since his first newspaper route at the Monroe Evening News. Some of those jobs included clothing store salesman, department manager, grocery store stock boy, factory worker, motorcycle shop manager, telethon host and public[Read More…]

(PRWEB) December 8, 2007 — How many Ph.D.s does it take to open a NASA space seed container? That was just one of the many questions discussed when Dr. Bill Kinard from NASA visited Park Seed Company recently to deliver approximately 1 million Cinnamon Basil seeds that spent a year[Read More…]