Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through February 25, 2019. Charges for those arrested include domestic battery, driving while license was suspended, obstructing identification, and driving on a revoked license. Also, a wanted poster created by an officer led to an arrest. Providing more details than readers will find in[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Historical Society Announces 2019 Hall of Fame Ceremony
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Historical Society will induct five individuals and an organization at its 2019 Hall of Fame ceremony on April 7. Those to be honored include: Cliff Butz, Vivian A. Purnell, Chuck Sabey, Mary E. Schmittgens, Eugene P. Schmittgens, Sr., and the Kiwanis Club of Park[Read More…]
Lunar Water Molecules Hop as Surface Temperature Increases
Tucson, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- Small amounts of water are attached to lunar grains on the dayside of the Moon and migrate around depending on surface temperature, as reported in a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Amanda Hendrix. Data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) shows that lunar water molecules[Read More…]
Pharmacy Tech. Charged with Theft: Police Reports Through Feb. 18, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through February 18, 2019. Charges for those arrested include a DUI, possession of cannabis, and two incidences involving theft charges, one where the alleged offender turned herself in at the police station on an old warrant. Providing more details than readers will find in[Read More…]
Police Respond to Online Criticism
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police defended their commitment “to protect all of our residents, including those who walk on all fours and beg at the dinner table,” after some made online criticisms that the women and men in blue were ignoring the plight of dogs left out in the[Read More…]
Village Trustee & Mayoral Forum Videos
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The forums were packed on Sunday. The Board Room was standing room only. These forum videos don’t do justice to the crowd, focused as they are on the candidates and moderator. Even after the first forum that featured Library Board candidates, people still entered Village Hall. Volunteers[Read More…]
DeLuca Pushes for Property Tax Relief in Legislature
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Responding news that county and township assessors have sent out property tax bills to local homeowners, state Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, issued the following statement reinforcing the need for real property tax relief for Illinois residents: “Property taxes have continued to rise forcing families out of their[Read More…]
The Village Trustee Candidates – In Their Own Words
Correction: The election forum is Sunday, March 3, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. The original date was incorrect. We regret the error. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- There are three candidates on the ballot for village trustee in Park Forest this year. With three seats open, voters have little choice. The election is[Read More…]
The 2019 Park Forest Mayoral Candidates – In Their Own Words
Correction: The election forum is Sunday, March 3, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. The original date was incorrect. We regret the error. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- There are three candidates on the ballot for mayor in Park Forest this year. The election is slated for April 2, with early voting slated to[Read More…]
#TIMSTRONG: Police Call for “Flood” of Mail for Officer Tim Jones
Three Years #TimStrong Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Officer Tim Jones, badge number 204, was shot in the line of duty on March 19, 2016. In no time at all, that tragic day will be three years in the past. And the Park Forest Police are calling for a “flood” of mail[Read More…]
