Ford Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) has awarded Ford Heights Falcons an equipment donation valued at $5,000 as part of its partnership with Good Sports. The grant provides the organization with brand-new equipment including helmets and girdles. In total, the Falcons received 87 pieces and the donation will impact[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
The Missing Women of Park Forest: Police Continue Searches for Jerrica Laws and Brenda Jackson
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest still has two missing women. Two adult women. These women are missing still. Jerrica Laws, 24, disappeared August 16, 2015, and was reported missing by her family on August 18, 2015. Brenda Jackson, then 30, now 31, disappeared on January 3, 2016, and was reported[Read More…]
Got Drugs? Turn In Unused Or Expired Meds At The PFPD On April 30
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Got drugs you need to get rid of? Turn in your unused or expired medications at the Park Forest Police Department on April 30. That’s Saturday, April 30, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The medication will be disposed of safely.
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports April 25, 2016
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 local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]
Lansing Kmart To Close
Lansing, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Claiming that it is attempting “to accelerate its transformation and its return to profitability,” Sears Holdings announced that it is closing 68 Kmart and 10 Sears stores this summer. Slated to close is the Lansing Kmart, 17355 Torrence Ave. According to the statement, “In February, the company said that[Read More…]
Sitting Down With Rich East High School’s Golden Apple Recipient Debra Thomas (Story & Video)
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Fighting for the rights of her students. That’s just one of the goals that drives Mrs. Debra Thomas, a Special Education teacher at Rich East High School who was recently named a Golden Apple recipient. In a statement, Golden Apple refers to Mrs. Thomas as “… an[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports April 14, 2016
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 local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]
Watch: Hundreds and Hundreds Attend Fundraiser for #TimStrong Officer Timothy Jones of the Park Forest PD
Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Over a thousand people attended a fundraiser at the Olympia Fields McDonald’s for Park Forest Police Officer Timothy Jones, critically injured in the line of duty, recovering slowly — but surely, many hope — at a rehabilitation facility. Band members from the Rich Central Central High School[Read More…]
#TimStrong: Fundraiser For Critically Injured Park Forest Police Officer Held At Olympia Fields McDonald’s
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The crowds kept coming and coming and coming, TimStrong. To support one still recovering, an officer facing months of rehabilitation. Officer Timothy Jones, #204, the only person who could not make the party. Officers from surrounding jurisdictions, including Olympia Fields, joined members of the Park Forest Police[Read More…]
eNews Park Forest Now On Apple News!
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest, the independent news organization serving Park Forest, Illinois and illuminating the South Suburbs of Chicago for almost 10 years, now has its own Apple News Channel. “We are very pleased and honored that our application was accepted for publication on Apple News today!” owner[Read More…]
