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…]

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…]