All bets are off. As of this writing, 18 children and 3 adults are dead in a Texas mass shooting. I got to be 59 today. 18 children in Texas will never see that.
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Heartstopper and Why Your Queer Friends Are a Bit More Cheery These Days
Do you have queer friends? You more than likely do, though they very well might have grown up trying to remain hidden, out of sight. That was the case for many of us who are part of the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Then came Heartstopper, only three weeks ago released on Netflix, and many of us felt joy, and cheer, and began to dream again, to hope, and heal.
School Board Member Invoiced for Over $1500 in Personal Charges Made on District Credit Card
A school board member for Park Forest-Chicago Heights District 163 was invoiced by the district and paid back over $1,500 in personal charges either he or his wife made using a district “P-Card” or purchasing credit card. School Board member Randall White, current Vice President of the SD 163 school board, racked up $1,562.92 in personal charges beginning in May of 2021, according to documents received by eNews Park Forest through a Freedom of Information Request to the Business Office of District 163.
Finance Director Presents the Next Budget
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Finance Director Mark Pries presented next year’s budget to the Village Board Monday night, a process Pries described as “continuous.” Board members received draft copies of the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget. The draft of the budget will be available tomorrow on the Village website for those who[Read More…]
Domestic Battery Reports Dominate Police Calls Through April 11, 2022
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police responded to four incidents during the week of April 5 through April 11, 2022. All involved alleged reports of domestic battery. Reports of Domestic Battery Sauk Village Man Charged Omarion MJ Roberts, 18, 1616 216th Place, Sauk Village, was arrested on April 6 and[Read More…]
Child Found in Possession of a Handgun
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police said that a 14-year-old child was found to be in possession of a handgun. The youth was petitioned to juvenile court on a charge of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after brandishing the weapon in a park, according to police. In a statement[Read More…]
DUI on Lincoln Highway: Police Reports Through April 4, 2022
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police arrested a Chicago man on April 2 and charged him with DUI on Lincoln Highway when an officer clocked a vehicle allegedly speeding on the busy street. According to police, the man’s speech was “heavily slurred” and he allegedly had an odor of alcoholic[Read More…]
Teen Arrested in Connection with April 10 Park Forest Homicide
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police made an arrest in connection with the April 10, 2022 homicide of Zackery Sallis, police announced Saturday. A 17-year-old teen has been arrested and charged, police said. Police said the investigation was extensive, conducted by the Park Forest Police Department in concert with the[Read More…]
Body Found on Western Ave.
Shooting victim was a 23-year-old man from Matteson Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police made a grim discovery Sunday. Officers found the body of a man in a car when they were called Sunday to a court in the 3400 block of Western Avenue to perform a well-being check. The[Read More…]
Four Officers Promoted in Park Forest, Including New Police Chief and First Female Sergeant
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Before an overflow crowd Monday night in the board room, Village Manager Tom Mick promoted and swore in four veteran police officers to higher ranks. Those sworn-in included a new Chief, Deputy Chief, Commander, and the Village of Park Forest’s first female Sergeant, Meghan Vold. Sgt. Vold’s[Read More…]
