Police Blotter Reports Thru June 4, 2018 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover May 30 through June 4, 2018. Here we learn of a “Good Samaritan” who tackled a domestic battery suspect. (The proper dates for this span of reports in the previous sentence were[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Family Lost Everything In Fire; Park Forest Officer, Neighbors, Step Up
What’s left when you lose everything? Beth Brecher and Alan Shnay found the goodness of neighbors, friends, family, and strangers. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Elisabeth Brecher’s dogs woke her up at about 4 a.m. one morning last month. She quickly learned that the house she shared with husband Alan Shnay and[Read More…]
Emergency Appeal For Blood Donors From Heartland Blood Centers
HBC facing a critical blood need heading into the Fourth of July holiday Aurora, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Heartland Blood Centers (HBC) issued a release stating the organization is reaching out to the community with an emergency appeal for blood donors. “Due to lower than normal donations at the start of the summer[Read More…]
Paramedics Showcase New Ambulance: Manager’s Report
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village Manager’s report began outside Village Hall Monday as Tom Mick watched while paramedics showcased the town’s new ambulance. This was prior to the meeting of the Village Board. When a new apparatus arrives, it’s common for departments to have vehicles on-hand so board members and[Read More…]
Send Treats To American Troops Through Kiwanis of Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- If you’re looking for tasty news, we have some. Kiwanis of Park Forest has picked a new approach to peanut day, this one benefiting American troops. The sight of Kiwanians wearing bright orange vests is familiar to most, volunteers out pitching individual serving-size bags of peanuts in[Read More…]
Park Forest Teen Charged With Attempted First Degree Murder
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest teenager who was wanted in connection with a shooting in Will County was arrested in May in a routine traffic stop at the intersection of Westwood Drive and Wildwood Drive. He has been charged with attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.[Read More…]
Police Call For Vigilance After Recent Home Burglaries
Appliances stolen, camera accessories taken, lawn equipment bagged Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police are asking the public to be vigilant after a spout of recent home burglaries targeted vacant homes. The department alerted the public to the home forays where appliances were lifted. “Over the past couple weeks, several[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through May 29, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover May 26 through May 29, 2018. These reports include charges of driving while license was suspended, domestic battery, possession of ammunition without a valid FOID, and a stolen vehicle that was recovered. We are working to provide more details[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through May 25, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover May 20 through May 25, 2018. These reports include charges of battery, domestic battery, retail theft, and and “actual physical control of a motor vehicle while license was suspended.” We are working to provide more details in reports now that[Read More…]
A Poem For Park Forest by Maureen Raftery
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Maureen Raftery grew up in Park Forest, and now resides in the home where she grew up. Her father, Michael Raftery, taught at Rich East High School for years before retiring from SD 227 and moving on to Marian Catholic. Her mother, Ginny Raftery, is a well-known[Read More…]
