Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police issued a statement Friday regarding the January 3, 2017 arrest of two men after the execution of a search warrant on Tampa Street. According to police, on January 3, 2017, Park Forest Police Detectives, with members of the South Suburban Emergency Response Team [SSERT][Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Five File For Three Park Forest Library Trustee Seats
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Five Park Forest residents have filed for three 6-year terms for Library Trustee seats. The Library serves Park Forest and Olympia fields. The spring consolidated election will be held April 4, 2017. These candidates, like those running for the Village Board, run in Park Forest’s non-partisan system. This[Read More…]
Six Vie For Three Village Trustee Seats In Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Six people have thrown their hats in the ring for three village trustee seats in Park Forest. The spring consolidated election will be held April 4, 2017. All candidates are running for full, 4-year terms. Park Forest holds strict, non-partisan elections. This means candidates for office in[Read More…]
Found: Have You Seen Karlene Hubbard? Missing From Will County
Ms. Karlene Hubbard has been found. Will County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest learned of the disappearance of 67-year-old Karlene Hubbard. Jakara L. Hubbard, the woman’s daughter, contacted ENEWSPF through this publication’s Facebook page to report that her mother is missing since January 1, 2017. Karlene Hubbard was last seen in a red[Read More…]
Does John Kasich Hate The Human Race?
Blog Commentary-(ENEWSPF)- John Kasich seemed like a “reasonable” Republican during the presidential primaries. Which leads me to wonder at his recent actions regarding the minimum wage. Does he hate the human race? (And, I must admit, I am indebted to my Facebook friend Betty Eiben Bennett for the inspiration for the title of[Read More…]
What Does A Trump Presidency Mean For Climate Change?
Blog Commentary-(ENEWSPF)- What does a Trump presidency mean for climate change? We’re getting more clues from inside his transition team. From the Washington Post: Donald Trump’s presidential transition team has asked State Department officials to disclose how much money it provides each year to international environmental groups. It’s the latest[Read More…]
Nearly Half US Prisoners Could Be Released Tomorrow with Little Risk To Anyone
Blog Commentary-(ENEWSPF)- The NAACP sent out a Tweet yesterday about US prisoners that really caught my eye: Nearly half of US prisoners could be released tomorrow w/ little risk of repeat offense, via @BrennanCenter study: https://t.co/yOIkloTPS1 pic.twitter.com/kGM2zDpVVH — NAACP (@NAACP) December 15, 2016 eNews Park Forest follows the NAACP, and,[Read More…]
What An Oligarchy Looks Like: Donald Trump’s Cabinet
Blog Commentary-(ENEWSPF)- You need to be rich to qualify for Donald Trump’s cabinet. That’s just the sad truth. Doesn’t seem like you’ll need much more — as far as qualifications go. Besides money, you don’t seem to need any qualifications. From our friends at Quartz: qz.com: The 17 people who[Read More…]
Is The National Media Finally Waking Up? Jake Tapper Confronts Mike Pence
Blog Commentary-(ENEWSPF)- Sadly, it appears it is too little too late. The national media is finally waking up to the disaster of the up-and-coming Trump Administration. Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s son was hired to Donald Trump’s transition team. The young Flynn, Michael G., “has knowingly shared links on social media[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for December 5, 2016
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police blotter 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 local media. An arrest does not[Read More…]
