Day: September 28, 2008

Notice of Hydrant Flushing – Fall, 2008

Updated at 11:55 a.m. with correct phone number Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Village of Park Forest’s Department of Public Works will conduct hydrant flushing beginning October 7, 2008.  The village flushes the fire hydrants to remove rust and sediment from the water system. During this operation, water may become discolorerd[Read More…]

E-Waste Collection Day, Saturday, October 4th

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Village of Park Forest, in collaboration with three other south suburban communities, will host an E-Waste collection day, Saturday, October 4th, in the parking lot at the corner of Indianwood Boulevard and Orchard Drive from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.  Residents are encouraged to drop off[Read More…]

Using Religion to Win Votes Subverts the Constitution

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar What began in January with Mike Huckabee’s “Christian Leader” ads in Iowa and subterranean attacks on Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith has further degenerated into false rumors about Barack Obama’s faith and ugly stories about a “witch-hunting”[Read More…]

IRAQ: The Biggest Hospitals Become Sick

Inter Press Service By Arkan Hamed and Dahr Jamail BAGHDAD, Sep 25 (IPS) – Not even the elevators work now at Baghdad Medical City, built once as the centre for some of the best medical care. One of the ten elevators still does, and the priority for this is patients[Read More…]

GSU Announces Excellence Awards and Grants Tenure

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University recently honored members of its faculty and staff with awards acknowledging their excellence as educators and employees. The awards recognize the hard work and dedication of those who share the university’s commitment to its students and the community. “Each year awards are given to[Read More…]

Mohawk Students do Homework and Combat Hunger

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The incoming students in Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s Mohawk Intermediate Center’s fourth/fifth grade gifted classroom were able to feed the hungry by doing homework. The students honed their vocabulary skills during the summer months through the Free Rice Program, generating donations of rice to feed[Read More…]

PSC Gallery Features Regional Artists – Opens October 14

Hydromotion, by Cheryl Eddie Deibel of DeKalb, Ill. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Prairie State College (PSC) Foundation presents Fiber Nine, a juried art exhibition of works by regional artists. The exhibit opens October 14 and runs through November 6. The exhibit features 18 artists from Illinois, Indiana, and[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Report – September 29, 2008

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…]

Youth Learns Tough Lesson as Garage Burns

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police were dispatched to a residence in the 400 block of Rutledge on September 21 to investigate a report of a garage fire. Upon arrival, Officer Naughton observed the detached garage fully engulfed in flames. According to police, the Park Forest Fire Department was already on the[Read More…]

After-School Brawl Ends with Shots Fired, One Arrest

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– No one was injured, but there were some tense moments in East Lincolnwood last week when an after-school brawl ended with shots being fired into the air. On Thursday, September 18, shortly after 3:35 p.m., Officer Chaney responded to the area of Todd and Illinois streets to[Read More…]

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