Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar For a glimpse of life under constant threat of terrorist attack, travel to Sderot — the now-famous Israeli town that has endured thousands of rocket attacks from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip a few miles away. During[Read More…]

Fire Captain Mike Wheeler sounds the bell, sounding 3-3-5. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Members of the Park Forest Fire and Police Departments held a ceremony last Thursday to remember the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Deputy Fire Chief Bruce Ziegle welcomed those in attendance. A moment of[Read More…]

Flood waters on Sioux Street rise beneath a car Sunday. (Photo: Jim Hennessy) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Record rains dumped more than seven inches of water on some areas throughout Chicago Saturday, more than has ever been recorded in one twenty-four hour period day since record-keeping began in 1871. The rains[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…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Village Board recently passed an amendment to the Fire Prevention Code lowering the square footage requirement for sprinkler protection in new commercial structures and mandates residential sprinklers in new single-family homes. The measure lowers the square footage requirement from 5,000 square feet to zero for commercial[Read More…]

Mariposa by Sergio Gomez. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The art professors and educators of the region will have the opportunity to show off their creative endeavors at the 2008 Regional College and University Art Faculty Exhibition at the Governors State University Visual Arts Gallery from September 15 through October[Read More…]

Visitors admire a painting at the Tall Grass Arts Association 2007 Art Fair. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Tall Grass Arts Association announces that its Annual Art Fair will be held in Park Forest on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Representatives from Governors State University will host an information session for certified teachers interested in earning a Master of Arts in Educational Administration on Thursday, September 17, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., at Heritage Middle School, 19250 Burnham Avenue, Lansing, Illinois. University representatives will provide information on[Read More…]

Dave Naze volunteers with Iraqi refugees. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– For years, his vacations were escapes to places where cares are few and comforts are many. This year, Dave Naze, Prairie State College (PSC) assistant professor of communication, went where cares are many and comforts are few. Naze traveled[Read More…]

Bryce Johnsen of Park Forest addresses an October 2007 meeting of the PSC Board. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees recently presented three community service awards to recognize outstanding community members. Cheryl Roop, of the Jones Memorial Community Center, and the S.T.A.R.S. (Students[Read More…]