The 2008 Ford Taurus. (Photo: Ford.com) The car that started the trend for quality design and engineering – wowing many consumers when it debuted in the early 1980’s – is back again for another go. The new Taurus will replace the outgoing Five Hundred, which did not capture the hearts[Read More…]

Village officials, staff, and residents raise their glasses at the dedication of the new water plant. (Photo: Richard Whitehead) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Village officials held a dedication for the new Water Supply and Treatment Plant on Saturday, November 3. Staff members from the water plant and engineers from Baxter &[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Charges are pending against a juvenile arrested in connection with one home invasion and a second attempted home invasion. A resident in the 200 block of Gold Street reported a home invasion on November 9.  The resident reported that he was inside his home when he heard[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— One resident learned last week that it’s not wise to try to outrun a police dog. On Sunday, November 4, Officer Sweitzer observed a vehicle stopped at the payphone in the parking lot of Stop and Shop, 2599 Western Avenue.  Officer Sweitzer checked the registration of the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Police are investigating an incident last Friday on where at least a dozen shots were fired at a group of men walking near a residence on Juniper St. When it was over, both the alleged offenders and victims fled the scene, and windows of a residence were[Read More…]

Owner Janet Fiorenzo at the counter the day of Tower Cleaners’ Grand Opening. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Updated November 12, 2007, 11:45 a.m., with links to photographs from the event.  Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Tower Cleaners recently celebrated the Grand Opening of its new location in Downtown Park Forest. The dry cleaning[Read More…]

Hello everyone.  I just wanted to inform you that I will be featuring full fledged articles on automobiles in the near future.  This weeks feature car will be the 2008 Ford Taurus, plus information on other new Ford models in the weeks to follow.  Please feel free to comment on my submitted stories. Thanks for[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…]

Children and adults dance at the Halloween Party that followed Trick-or-Treating in Downtown Park Forest. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— According to Village officials, over 500 people turned out to the 21st Annual Safe Trick or Treat and Costume Contest in Downtown Park Forest on Wednesday, October 31st.  Parents and[Read More…]