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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Plans For 211th St. Metra Station Unveiled
Proposed area of redevelopment at the 211th St. Metra Station. Larger graphic at end of story. (Graphic: VOPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The 211th Street Metra Station and surrounding area may undergo large renovations, pending the finalization of the planning process. Members of the Village Board, Plan Commission, and Economic Development[Read More…]
Residents Express Concerns At Neighborhood Meeting
Residents gathered at Trinity Lutheran Church last Thursday for a neighborhood meeting with Village officials. (Photo: Megan Lastarria) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A very spirited Neighborhood meeting on July 19th gave residents of Park Forest an opportunity to ask town officials and police officers questions about various concerns. Many residents were[Read More…]
Calling 911 – SouthCom Explained
Dispatcher Emily Leber fields calls at SouthCom Combined Dispatch Center in Matteson. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Village officials toured SouthCom dispatch center in Matteson on Monday, July 16. In attendance were Director of SouthCom, Ron Bonneau, Denise Pavlik, Telecommunications Supervisor for SouthCom, Trustees Georgia O’Neill, Gary Kopycinski, Mae Brandon,[Read More…]
Boonsom ‘Lipstick Lady’ Hartman – 150 Marathons And Counting
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— In 2003, Park Forest Running and Pancake Club member Boonsom Hartman reached a plateau few runners ever achieve: running a marathon in every state, plus Washington D.C. She reached this goal in 11 years. It took her just 3½ years to do it all again. Last month,[Read More…]
Network Your Power Outlet
Powerline networking with Linksys. (Photo: Linksys. Used with permission.) P.C. Smith: One Byte at a Time “Nearly every home in America Will have a computer within the next 20 years”. This was a quote that my professor made in the late 70’s. I woke up, yes I was in class, and[Read More…]
Neighborhood Meeting Set for Thursday at Trinity Lutheran
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Village Board will hold another in a series of neighborhood meetings Thursday, July 19, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2901 Western Avenue. Members of the Park Forest Police Department and village staff will also be in attendance[Read More…]
Barbara Moore Honored by Peers at Luncheon
Barbara Moore thanks colleagues and friends who honored her Sunday at the Matteson Holiday Inn. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Accolades continued Sunday for retired Director of Community Relations Barbara Moore, who was honored with a retirement celebration at the Matteson Holiday Inn. Mel Muchnik served as Master of Ceremonies.[Read More…]
Attorney General Lisa Madigan Honored by IVI-IPO
William McNary, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, and James Shapiro in Chicago Saturday. (Photo: Richard Whitehead) Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan was honored by the Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO) Saturday with the organization's Leon Despres Award for Independent Leadership. Presented at a luncheon at Galleria Marchetti[Read More…]
Spacing for Group Homes Reduced, Price Set for Hidden Meadows
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Board of Trustees took the final steps in securing a price and investor for the former Hidden Meadows golf course property for development at the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees July 16. The ordinance for the sale and transfer of the property,[Read More…]
