Photo: Morguefile.com Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— One Park Forest resident narrowly avoided falling victim to a phone scam last week that could have left him paying for someone else’s calls.  Many others, however, have fallen for the “*72 Scam,” and should be wary when the caller ID reads "Cook County Jail."[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…]

Hello staff and eNews Park Forest registered online readers.  My name is Jonathan.  I am a new member and staff writer.  I recently joined the team after deciding to resign as News Editor of my college newspaper to pursue the opportunity to work for eNews Park Forest. I have newspaper[Read More…]

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE OPEN GYM Forest Trail Junior High Must Have High School ID Every Saturday 7:00 p.m – 9:00 p.m. Sponsored by Park Forest Police Athletics Activities Center P.A.A.C.

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…]