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Superintendent Reports SD 163 2007 ISAT Scores

School District 163. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Dr. Joyce Carmine presented 2007 assessment scores to the 163 Board of Education, and this year’s results brought good news to a district that had been struggling to improve scores. She gave the report at the August 6 board meeting. "Starting[Read More…]

Sitting Down With Crescent Muhammad

Crescent Muhammad (right) takes a winning name from a young Park Forester at the new residents’ event held last week at Dining on the Green. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Crescent Muhammad recognizes that she has big shoes to fill taking over the position previously held by Barbara Moore,[Read More…]

Business Executive Listens His Way to a Ph.D. with TextAloud

Clemmons, NC (PRWEB) August 16, 2007 — As a Vice President with a top national brokerage firm, New Jersey business executive Anthony Scriffignano had already discovered the usefulness of TextAloud, a simple and elegant Text to Speech software that converts text into spoken audio, to listen to his reading on[Read More…]

Back to School with a Dose of Truth

Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) August 16, 2007 — The start of a new school year is here, bringing with it parents, students, and teachers all preparing for that ever important first day. What we don’t know is that teachers may be having a tougher time doing their job than most people[Read More…]

Police Chief Signs Complaint On Victim’s Behalf

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police Chief Thomas Fleming signed a complaint on behalf of a victim of domestic battery Monday.  Chief Thomas Fleming, standing outside the police station, observed and attempted to stop a male subject, later identified as Kevin C. Herbin, allegedly battering a female subject in the vicinity of[Read More…]

Park Forest As An Architectural Treasure

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– When you live in a village, it is common to take its design for granted.  When you live in a home, it is easy to see it only as the place you live and to see how it suits your needs for living space and location.  The[Read More…]

Tall Grass Newsflash

ink Works from the Chicago Printmakers collaborative August 17 through September 29 2007 Opening Reception Friday Aubust 17, 2007 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Open to the public Free of charge

Juvenile Takes Police On High Speed Chase

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A juvenile driver was able to elude Park Forest police last week during a high-speed chase on Monee Rd., but did not escape the long arm of the law. After officers in Park Forest called off the pursuit in the interest of public safety, the driver was[Read More…]

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