Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An elderly woman fell this week outside her home in Park Forest. She was unable to get up. An officer passing by, Detective Haytham Elyyan saw her in distress, stopped his patrol vehicle, and helped her to her feet. The image above was captured on Detective Haytham[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Park Forest, Cook County Warming Centers Open During Extreme Cold
Park Forest Warming Centers: Park Forest Police Department, 24/7; Park Forest Village Hall During Normal Business Hours Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security (EMRS) reminds residents to take appropriate precautions to protect themselves and their families during extremely cold weather. Municipalities and townships across Cook County[Read More…]
South Suburbs Still Lag in Numbers of Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- While more residents have been vaccinated since we last reported, Park Forest numbers still lag behind residents of other towns in the percentage of residents who have completed vaccination regimens for COVID-19. More than 65% of our residents have received one vaccination against the deadly virus, but[Read More…]
Richton Park & Park Forest Youth Basketball League
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Youth Basketball League is forming for Richton Park and Park Forest youth. The league will run from December 20 through early spring, March 26, 2022. The season will run for 14 weeks. Grade school youth, grades 1-8, are welcome. The cost for the program is $95[Read More…]
Board to Discuss a 0% Tax Levy Increase
0% Tax Levy Increase Achieved by Hiring Delays and Taking Money from Reserves Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village Board will hold its Monday meeting via conference call where members are set to discuss a 0% tax levy increase for the upcoming fiscal year 2022/2023 budget. While there are increases in[Read More…]
Report: Armed Robbery on Krotiak
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police are investigating the report of an armed robbery of a woman as she unloaded her vehicle on the 200 block of Krotiak Street on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at around 11:30 p.m. According to police, the woman reported that a man armed with what appeared to[Read More…]
Davenport Man Sentenced for Attempted Enticement of Minors
Also Traveling with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Activity Rock Island, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Davenport, Iowa, man, Douglas Speer, 31, of West 49th Street, was sentenced to eleven years in federal prison, to be followed by fifteen years of supervised release, on October 20, 2021, for traveling with the intent to[Read More…]
Search for Park Forest’s Most Wanted Ends with Arrest and Charges
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The search for a suspect in an October 20 shooting on Somonauk Street ended October 28 with the arrest of Darnell Ball, 29, in Calumet City. The pursuit of Mr. Ball included Park Forest police making the rare announcement that the department had issued a no-bail nationwide[Read More…]
Search for “Armed and Dangerous” Man Goes Nationwide: PFPD
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police have issued a no-bail nationwide arrest warrant for “armed and dangerous” Darnell Ball on five counts of attempted first-degree murder, police said in a statement. Police announced Saturday that the warrant went into effect on October 22, 2021: “On 10-22-2021, a no-bail nationwide arrest[Read More…]
Police Seek Man They Call “Armed and Dangerous”
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department is seeking the whereabouts of Mr. Darnell Ball, 29, who they call “armed and dangerous,” a suspect in an October 20 shooting on Somonauk Street, according to a statement police released Thursday. According to the statement, on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021, at[Read More…]
