Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through February 4, 2020. Charges for those arrested include domestic battery, felony domestic battery, and leaving the scene of an accident. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.” We are not[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Gun-Waving White Supremacist Arrested at Gathering, Police, Witnesses Say
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- It was shortly after 7:00 PM in mid-July when Park Forest Police responded to a report of a white supremacist at a home on Wilshire Street waving a gun, threatening to kill half-a-dozen people. Several people at the gathering were reported injured. Police got the call on[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through July 14, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These reports include incidences through primarily from July 8 through July 14, 2020, with some incidences from prior weeks for which we ask for clarification. As always, the Park Forest Police Department is more than accommodating with information. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police”[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports from July 1 through July 7, 2020
Park Forest, IL (ENEWSPF) – These police reports include arrests through July 7, 2020, and list charges for domestic battery and assault. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.” We are not asserting in any way that those arrested[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for June 24 – June 30, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through June 30, 2020. Charges for those arrested include driving while license was revoked and felony possession of a controlled substance. A teen was issued citations but not arrested. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and[Read More…]
Tracking COVID-19: Cases Rise Moderately in Park Forest Region
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- It’s been almost a month since we last tracked SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) cases in Park Forest and 29 other towns in our region. Since then, July 20, 2020, the number of deaths has increased by 20 from 480 to 500. Park Forest’s total casualties remain at 21. The[Read More…]
Monday’s Derecho Packed a Park Forest Tornado
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The National Weather Service in Chicago announced Wednesday that the derecho thunderstorm that struck Park Forest Monday afternoon brought with it an EF-0 tornado. The twister, which touched down at 3:37 PM just south of Steger Road east of Central Park Avenue, spun with winds up to[Read More…]
Presenting the Rich East High School Class of 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rich East High School held honored the class of 2020 with its Sixty-Seventh and final Commencement ceremonies in May. The ceremony began with “Pomp and Circumstance,” played by the Rich Township High School District #227 Band lead by Mr. Peter Pisello. Foreshadowing the merger of the district[Read More…]
High Winds Topple Trees, Spray Branches Through Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Concentrated gusts of at least 60 MPH swept through Park Forest Monday afternoon toppling trees and spraying branches, some very large, throughout the Village. Two-thirds of a thick maple tree on Ash Street split at the trunk, one hefty series of branches falling on the roof of[Read More…]
eLearning at Marian Catholic: Transforming the Soul of Education
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School excelled this spring at eLearning thanks in equal parts to a supportive administration, creative faculty, and a resilient student body prepared by several years of one-to-one computer learning with iPads. Full disclosure: This writer just completed 30 years last spring teaching at the[Read More…]
