Commentary By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director Just when do I get to rain on your parade? Anti-war vets were banned recently from marching in the 11th Veterans Day Parade in Long Beach, Calif. In past years, anti-war marchers, protesters for and against abortion, and gay and[Read More…]

Susan Fine, Board Member from Ingall’s Hospital, presents a plaque on behalf of MACC to Ray Banaitis, Bus van den Brink, and Malanie Jones of Sertoma Centre, Inc. They are joined by Martha Philip from MACC. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Matteson Area Chamber of Commerce held a Business After[Read More…]

SPC. Blake Dodds, U.S. Army, comforts his mother as Deana Williams sings the closing song at Park Forest’s Veterans Day celebration. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Village of Park Forest honored local men and women who currently serve or have served in the armed forces. The ceremony on[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— An 84-year-old woman was drifting off to sleep recently when an alleged home invader pushed her face down with one hand and wrapped the other hand around her throat. She might have been strangled had her son not heard his mother’s muffled cries for help. Police were[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…]

Dr. Blondean Davis, 2008 Illinois Superintendent of the Year. (Photo: IASA) Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, Superintendent of Matteson Elementary School District 162, has been named the 2008 Illinois Superintendent of the Year. The award, sponsored by the Illinois Association of School Administrators, will be presented on November 17[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— On a beautiful Saturday afternoon (11/10), about 45 people gathered in the board room of Park Forest Village Hall to hear Michael Luke, a Senior Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the Attorney General’s Opinions Division, discuss the issue of "Incompatibility of Offices," which refers to an[Read More…]

To the reader who had the questions about the SYNC program,  there is no added cost to the service it comes with the car. Owners do not need to subscribe to the service.  However, there is a website that you can check to find out if your phone is compatible[Read More…]

Hello everyone. It is to my understanding that you as readers have enjoyed my article on the 2008 Ford Taurus.  As I mentioned earlier, I have a passion for cars and I highlight everything good about automobiles.  Since this weeks feature automobile is the Taurus, I thought I might explain[Read More…]

Commentary By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar In the world of religion, truth, like beauty, is often in the eyes of the beholder. What looks like faith from the inside might look like fraud from the outside. That’s why a new investigation of six Christian ministries by[Read More…]