Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover arrest incidents through June 25, 2018. Charges include domestic battery, theft, and felony manufacturing/delivery of cocaine. We are working to provide more details in reports now that we offer subscriptions. We invite you to get the whole story: please subscribe today.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Candlelight Vigil Set #4Jaleel, 10-year-old Aqua Center Drowning Victim
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A candlelight vigil for Jaleel R. Drayton, age 10, will take place this Friday, July 13, at 8:30 p.m. at the Park Forest Aqua Center. Jaleel, a fourth-grade student at the Michelle Obama School of Technology and the ARTS in Park Forest, drowned sometime during the night of July 2-3,[Read More…]
Radical Liberal Interpretations of the 2nd Amendment Must End
Commentary by Gary Kopycinski Editor & Publisher Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Wildly liberal interpretations of the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution must end, forthwith. We must embrace a smart, conservative interpretation of this amendment if we truly cherish freedom. The 2nd Amendment is very simple: A well regulated Militia,[Read More…]
Survey Finds Teen LGBTQ Student-Athletes Overwhelmingly Remain Closeted
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A report analyzing responses of more than 12,000 young people ages 13-17 shows that LGBTQ student-athletes continue to fear discrimination from their very own coaches and teammates — and overwhelmingly choose to remain in the closet. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and the University of Connecticut released what[Read More…]
Road Rage: Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through June 18, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover arrest incidents through June 18, 2018. Charges include criminal damage to property which seems to have originated with an incident of road rage. Other charges include domestic battery, driving while license was suspended, and fleeing or attempting to elude a[Read More…]
Park Forest Man Dies Of Heroin Overdose
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man died of a heroin overdose Saturday, according to a family member. Police responded to a residence in the 400 block of Lakewood Boulevard Saturday morning. eNews Park Forest learned at the scene that the man was deceased and the Office of the Cook[Read More…]
Battery To Officer Among Charges: Park Forest Police Blotter Reports June 5-11, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover June 5 through June 11, 2018. Among charges during this week was a battery to a police officer, resisting a peace officer, driving while license was suspended, and domestic battery. We are working to provide more details in reports[Read More…]
Two Park Forest Police Recruits Earned The Title “Officer” Friday
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On Friday, Park Forest Police recruits Jim Johnson and Jennifer Keith officially became Officer Jim Johnson and Officer Jennifer Keith after graduating from the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy (SLEA), the PFPD announced on one of its social media platforms. Officer Johnson served in the United States Marine[Read More…]
Op-Ed: Reach Out To A Family That Lost A Child
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- From Kenyatta Mickey, a resident of Park Forest, who was moved by the death of a child and inspires us to reach out to the child’s family. Ten-year-old Jaleel R. Drayton reportedly drowned in the early hours of July 3 at the Park Forest Aqua Center. Ms. Mickey[Read More…]
Police: 10-year-old Boy Drowns Overnight At The Park Forest Aqua Center
This story was updated Tuesday, July 3, at 9:05 p.m. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Park Forest Police Department is investigating the drowning death of a 10-year-old boy who entered the Aqua Center, a swimming facility, after-hours overnight, according to a release from the Village of Park Forest. The Cook County Medical[Read More…]
