Year: 2007

Park Forest 2007 – The Year In Review

Updated 12-31-07 with more highlights from July and August.  Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Tonight, we pause at midnight to welcome 2008, and bid adieu to the current year. Before raising the glass to toast our fortunes and wish each other, "Happy New Year," eNews Park Forest offers a recap of our[Read More…]

Lions Club Offers 2007 Recap

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—The Park Forest Lions in the year 2007 sent 30 people to Lens Crafters for eye exams and glasses (six children and 24 senior citizens).   In addition, the Park Forest Lions bought assistive devices from the Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, for a Park Forest Resident. [Read More…]

South Suburban Earth Science Upcoming Program

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The South Suburban Earth Science Club (SSESC) will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 8th at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Blvd., Park Forest. The community is welcome to attend and view a sampling of fossils and a short[Read More…]

2007 Worst Year Yet in Iraq

Commentary by Dahr Jamail Despite all the claims of improvements, 2007 has been the worst year yet in Iraq. One of the first big moves this year was the launch of a troop "surge" by the U.S. government in mid-February. The goal was to improve security in Baghdad and the[Read More…]

Holdup In Metra Parking Lot

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Two men reported to police that they were robbed at gunpoint in the Metra parking lot located in Park Forest. On Friday, December 21, at around 11:20 p.m., a man, his girlfriend, and another man exited the Metra train and were walking to their cars. After the[Read More…]

Police Report – December 31, 2007

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…]

1950s PF Museum open Dec. 29

Hello: The 1950s Park Forest House Museum will be open Saturday December 29 from 1-3 p.m. Due to bad weather on Saturdays, and a messed up Star/Southtown situation, not many visitors have seen the newly re-opened 1950s Park Forest House Museum at 141 Forest at the corner of Forest and[Read More…]

Scarface AL Capone’s Grandson Releases Memoir

Son of Scarface: A Memoir by the Grandson of Al Capone, a Tell-All Memoir About how the author has Uncovered his Family’s Lost Legacy Santa Ana, CA (PRWEB) December 28, 2007 — A provocative story, Son of Scarface is a young man’s search for his father’s mysterious past. The simple,[Read More…]

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