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…]
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Pick Up Ends With Stolen Car
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— On July 28, police were dispatched to 304 Shawnee in reference to a stolen motor vehicle. The owner of the vehicle told police they were going to see a friend of a passenger in the vehicle. While en route, the two victims stopped at the Marathon Gas[Read More…]
Waging Peace In The Name Of Religion
Inside the First Amendment Commentary By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center Iraq, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Palestine. In a world torn by sectarian violence, religion is often seen as the problem, not the solution. But an international coalition called Religions for Peace is working hard to change that perception by[Read More…]
I Really Didn’t Mean To Empty That Recycle Bin!
Handy Recovery by SoftLogica. (Graphic: SoftLogica) P.C. Smith: One Byte at a Time Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Deleting a file. No big deal. We all delete files. We have been trained ever since Windows 95 to empty the recycle bin. Or, on the Mac, the trash can. Good house keeping until…[Read More…]
Village Expresses Gratitude to Board & Commission Members
Commissioner John Ray (lower left) converses with Director Christine Blue of the Park Forest Health Department at last Wednesday’s dinner. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— On Wednesday August 1st, the Board of Trustees and village staff expressed their gratitude for the hard work of the members of the boards and[Read More…]
Dave Rudolph, Jeff Stitely Orchestra Entertain on Village Green
Children limbo to the music of Dave Rudolph at Main Street Nights. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Updated August 8 at 11:30 a.m. With Link to Photo Gallery Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Despite the humidity, both children and adults danced, limboed, hula-hooped and conga-lined to the sounds of Dave Rudolph on Wednesday, August 1st[Read More…]
Health Department Move To Village Hall Imminent
The Health Department’s new greeting area ready for painting and the floor installation. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Construction on the lower level of Village Hall nearing completion, the Park Forest Health Department will soon be moving to its new location. Drywall is in place, and the rooms will be[Read More…]
Judge Stutley Hosts Schoolbag Giveaway Bash
Country Club Hills , IL—(ENEWSPF)— Over one hundred court wards were present to receive back to school gift bags. This event took place at Judge Michael Stuttley’s annual Back to School Cookout. Located at Atkin Park in Country Club Hills, there was more than enough food, soda, face painting, games,[Read More…]
Happening Wednesday: Commisioners’ Appreciation, Main Street Nights
The Jeff Stitely Orchestra and Dave Rudolph will perform at Main Street Nights. (Photo: Stitely.com) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Village of Park Forest will host an appreciation dinner for members of boards and commissions this evening from 6 – 7 p.m. in Dining on the Green. Immediately following this event,[Read More…]
Do You Have A WWII Story? Tell eNewsPF
THE WAR intertwines eyewitness accounts of the harrowing realities of life on the front lines with reminiscences of Americans who never left their home towns and tried to carry on. (Photo: PBS.org) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A new World War II documentary, THE WAR, premiers on PBS September 23. A seven-part[Read More…]