A volunteer works at the Pankatron Saturday. More photographs from this event can be found in the photo gallery. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Kiwanis Club held its 56th annual Pancake Day on Saturday.  The weather was perfect, and volunteers were hard at work at the Pankatron and[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…]

No income requirements necessary to receive services Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Women who need mammograms need only go as far as their phone to find early detection screening services in Illinois. Free mammography, breast exams, pelvic exams and Pap tests are available to all uninsured Illinois women through the Illinois Breast[Read More…]

The great tent stands ready for tomorrow’s 56th Annual Kiwanis Pancake Day. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Kiwanians Ready To Feed 4,500+ This Year Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Saturday marks the 56th Annual Pancake Day fundraiser for the Park Forest Kiwanis club. The tent is up and ready. The Pankatron, a device that can[Read More…]

Matthew Shepard Foundation Applauds U.S. Senate For Passing Hate Crimes Legislation; Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Barack Obama Both Co-Sponsors on Bill Judy and Dennis Shepard:  “The Matthew Shepard Act sends a bold and unmistakable message that violent crimes committed in the name of hate must end.” Casper, WY—(ENEWSPF)— The[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— School District 163 has several meetings scheduled for this evening in the Forest Trail Middle School Media Center. An Education Committee meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Joyce Carmine is scheduled to give an End-Of-Year Report during this meeting. At 8:00 p.m. the board will hold a[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Village Board has seven items on its agenda when it convenes tonight for a Rules Meeting at 8 p.m., but one resonates strongly with Park Forest residents: school funding reform. September marks the first month the new meeting schedule is implemented. Meetings now occur on the[Read More…]

Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director “Freedom” may be just another word — to borrow a lyric from Janis Joplin — to about one in four Americans, who don’t see any of the five freedoms of the First Amendment as “essential” in their[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)— The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area and the Village of Park Forest will host: "Live, Grow, and Discover — A Weekend of Ideas," featuring the 24th Annual Park Forest House Tour and the 2007 Home Show. On Saturday, October 6, 2007 from 10[Read More…]