Make Attendance at Dog Fighting a Felony Once again we find evidence of what all citizens know exists and want stopped, what most law enforcement people know exists but ignore, what legislators know exists but won’t get serious about stopping:  Dog fighting. This legislatve session, Rep. Malero introduced a bill[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar At a charter school in Minnesota, what should have been a “call the lawyers” dispute over religion in the classroom has escalated into a “call the FBI” imbroglio involving death threats against school officials. Allegations of[Read More…]

A large limb from this tree on Ash Street split from the trunk and fell during Sunday’s fierce thunderstorm. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Powerful thunderstorms hit Park Forest Sunday morning, toppling trees and power lines. A large limb from this tree in a courtyard on Ash Street collapsed from[Read More…]

Ten Ton Challenge Walkers stroll the DownTown Mile. (Photo: VOPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Ten Ton Challenge participants were out in force on Saturday, May 3, taking to the streets of Downtown Park Forest for a mile walk. The walk kicked-off at 9:00 am with participants gathering at the corner of[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Village of Park Forest’s Department of Public Works will conduct hydrant flushing beginning May 13th, 2008. Fire hydrants are flushed to remove rust and sediment from the water system. During this operation, water may become discolored from rust. According to village officials, water is safe for[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police discovered weapons while conducting an inspection through the Crime-Free Housing Ordinance. Detective Beilke was contacted by the owner of four condominium units on May 1 to conduct an inspection under the ordinance. The owner of the property permitted the detective to enter a unit at 23437[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 other[Read More…]

Chicago won’t see many CN engines if the company acquires the EJ&E rail road. Park Forest will see many, many more. (Photo: CN) Commentary One thing is certain regarding the proposed acquisition of the EJ&E railroad by Canadian National: it’s not good news at all for Park Forest. There’s no[Read More…]