Day: May 20, 2007

Letters to the Editor – May 21, 2007

Fix Our Ailing School Funding Tax System  As we all know, the way Illinois funds our public schools ensures that some children are "winners" and some are "losers," all based on where the child happens to live.  Our Illinois school funding system is overly reliant on local property taxes, with[Read More…]

Village Board Members Sworn-In

Trustee Brandon, Mayor Ostenburg, Trustees O'Neill and Kopycinski after Swearing-In Ceremonies Monday night. (Photo: Ross Brazzale) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Mayor John Ostenburg was sworn in for his third term at the Village Board Meeting on May 14. Incumbents Mae Brandon and Georgia O'Neill were sworn in as trustees, as was[Read More…]

Park Forest Drops PTAB Complaint Against Ash Street

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Before adjourning sine die and reorganizing, the Village Board concluded old business by dropping its appeal to the Illinois Property Tax Appeals Board (PTAB) for the Ash Street Cooperative. According to the memo prepared by Village Manager Tom Mick for the meeting, for more than a year,[Read More…]

School Districts 163, 227 Conduct Swearing-In Ceremonies

Members of the District 163 School Board take the oath of office. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— School Board 163 held a special session on Monday, May 14 to swear in new board members. Virginia Ford, Cheryl Franklin and Walter Mosby each won 4 year terms. Melvin Pumphrey and Paul[Read More…]

Police Report – May 21, 2007

Photo: Morguefile.com 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 other local media. An arrest does[Read More…]

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What constitutes an arrest?

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Readers may find names of individuals listed in our police reports showing an “arrest” when the individuals were never formally brought to the police station, finger printed, etc., but issued a Municipal Ticket (M-Ticket), or even a traffic ticket. Park Forest Police Chief Tom Fleming provided clarification[Read More…]

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