The Village Board met today for Strategic Planning.  Dr. Paul Craig was the facilitator.  The meeting lasted from 9 a.m. until just after 3:30 p.m. Strategic Planning can be very tedious, and I can’t say that I always look forward to the day.  However, this year was exceptional.  I was[Read More…]

Commentary By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director Twelve county officeholders are out of a job in East Tennessee not because of anything they did, but because of the way they came into their positions — in a secret vote by other county officials. And we should all[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— eNews Park Forest Publisher Gary Kopycinski has been accepted for membership in the Inland Press Association. Kopycinski learned of the unanimous decision of the Inland Board of Directors while attending an opening reception for the organization’s 122nd Annual Meeting in Chicago Sunday. eNews Park Forest is 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…]

Commentary By John A. Ostenburg Mayor, Village of Park Forest A letter to the editor appearing in the Sunday, October 21, edition of a local newspaper once again misrepresents the relationship of the Park Forest housing cooperatives to the remainder of the Village. Though I and others have made numerous[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Park Forest Police Detectives are investigating the theft of over $34,000 in fire safety technology equipment stolen from one of the fire education trailers stored in a building in the Downtown area. On Monday, October 15, an officer was called to the 300 block of Main Street[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The United States Secret Service was called in to investigate after a man sold a car last week and was allegedly paid with counterfeit bills. Police were dispatched to the 300 block of Nokomis on October 15 in reference to a delayed deceptive practice.  The victim related[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area (LWVPFA), announced that it will study the issue of an individual serving in two elected positions simultaneously. The kick-off of this study will be a public meeting Saturday November 10 at 1:00 pm in the board room[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Playwright Luis Santiero has first-hand knowledge of the experience of Cuban refugees seeking a new life in the USA. The Illinois Theatre Center of Park Forest will present the area premiere of his comedy THE LADY FROM HAVANA, opening Friday, October 26th for a three-week run. Luis[Read More…]

Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar When it comes to the desired degree of religiosity in presidential candidates, most voters are like Goldilocks tasting bowls of porridge: Not too hot, not too cold, but just right. Of course, what is “just right” in[Read More…]