Volunteers stack water cups on S. Michigan Ave. on Marathon Sunday. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Updated Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 6:55 p.m. with more information from volunteers  Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Members of the Park Forest Running and Pancake club used their email list and online forum to vent and share stories from[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— One resident nearly lost a lot of money last week to a scam. When he discovered his bank account was nine million dollars in the red, he went to see police. Police were summoned to the Park Forest Police Department on October 11 to investigate a report[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— One officer’s suspicions regarding a man with two girl’s bikes on a Sunday morning resulted in an arrest, but it was a three-year-old girl who found the gun. Had her grandfather not been near, the results could have been tragic. On Sunday, October 7, at approximately 9:15[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…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Police were dispatched to the 121 Indiana Street on Friday, October 5, shortly after 7 p.m. to investigate a report of shots fired.  A witness reported hearing what sounded like two shots from a firearm, and looked outside to the street from a window.  The witness observed[Read More…]

Updated Friday, October 12, 3:15 p.m. Charges Include Robbery, Aggravated Battery, Hate Crime Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Park Forest Police Department announced the arrest of two 14 year old juveniles in connection with the robbery of an 80 year old disabled senior citizen that occurred on September 24th, 2007 at[Read More…]

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Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director When journalists ask Congress for a “shield law,” it’s fair for citizens to ask exactly what that law would “shield,” and why. Such a proposed law would give journalists a measure of legal authority in many[Read More…]