Washington, DC-(ENEWSPF)- Thursday, the expansion of Operation Legend was announced in Memphis and St. Louis. Operation Legend is a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime. The Operation was first[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
PFPD: Seatbelt Violation Leads to Arrest on Warrant – Reports Through June 23, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through June 23, 2020. Charges include resisting, theft, and one incident where an alleged seatbelt violation led to an arrest on an out-of-state warrant. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.”[Read More…]
Expect a Sultry Sunday
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Expect a sultry Sunday as the temperature tops out at 91 but the heat index makes it feel like 101. The heat and humidity will be unforgiving, with winds from the southwest at only 5 to 15 mph. The only relief might come as some gusts might[Read More…]
COVID-19: While Deaths Taper, Park Forest & Chicago Heights Each Lose One More
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Figures from the Office of the Cook County Medical Examiner show a continued decline, or a least a tapering, of deaths per day in the 30 towns eNews Park Forest continues to track. Park Forest and Chicago Heights, however, each lost one more person to the pandemic[Read More…]
Front Porch Fun Plays Between the Raindrops for My Street Nights
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- My Street Nights, the COVID-19 pandemic version of Main Street Nights, happened for the second week in a row last Wendesday. Front Porch Fun was able to perform twice between the raindrops. Two scheduled performances did not happen because of the brief thunderstorm and rain. Barbara Sturges[Read More…]
COVID-19: Latest Figures for 30 South Suburban Towns
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The latest figures for the 30 towns we survey during the COVID-19 pandemic show a bit of a leveling off, both in the number of cases and the number of deaths. The number of deaths did increase by one or two in some towns in the region,[Read More…]
Park Forest Businesses Cash in on $3M+ PPP Loans to Save Over 400 Jobs
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest businesses won over $3 million in Paycheck Protection Program COVID-19 pandemic forgivable loans, according to data released today by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The loans surveyed by eNews Park Forest were all less than $150,000 borrowed by 147 business entities ranging from self-employed individuals,[Read More…]
DUI Among Charges: Police Reports Through June 16, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These reports include the first DUI charge in several weeks in Park Forest. They incorporate incidents between June 10 and June 16, 2020. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.” We are not asserting in any[Read More…]
Felony Charges Follow High-Speed Chase from Park Forest to Chicago Heights
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man found himself facing three felony charges and a host of other charges following a high-speed chase that ended with a one-car crash in Chicago Heights, according to police. The high-speed car chase then became a footrace, according to police. The incident began when[Read More…]
COVID-19: Region Has Suffered 460 Deaths Due to SARS-CoV-2
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The thirty municipalities we track have suffered 460 COVID-19 related deaths according to information provided by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The overall recovery rate in Illinois holds at 94%. However, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent global health research center at the[Read More…]
