By Beverly Szaton, Community Contributor Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- We are happy to present the award winners from the 63rd Annual Park Forest Art Fair held last weekend (Sept 15-16, 2018). The downtown was awash in Cadmium red and Cobalt Blues, polished wood carved into beautiful shapes, Jewelry sparking in the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
#TIMSTRONG: Park Forest Police Rock the Lip Sync Challenge for Officer Tim Jones
The story you are about to read is true. No names needed to be changed. Everyone here is innocent. They did it all for Tim. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department decided to take on the Lip Sync Challenge for Officer Tim Jones. We judge the video an instant[Read More…]
Sr. Mary Jo Sobieck to Throw Opening Pitch at Saturday’s Crosstown Cup
Sr. Mary Jo and the Chicago White Sox, together again. Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Chicago White Sox and Marian Catholic High School announced today that the “Pitching Nun,” Sr. Mary Jo Sobieck OP, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Saturday’s Crosstown Cup against the Chicago Cubs. The game[Read More…]
Speaker Madigan Supports McDonald’s Worker Strike Over Sexual Harassment
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Saying he supports “McDonald’s workers in Chicago and across the country who are taking a stand to say it’s time they are heard and that sexual harassment in the workplace must end,” House Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement in support of the McDonald’s employees’ strike[Read More…]
Park Forest Art Fair Returns with New Life and Brilliant Creations
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Art Fair is experiencing yet another resurgence this year with fifteen new artists presenting their works. Sale prices for art range from $30 or less to several thousand dollars. A woman from Crown Point, Indiana, Jennifer Green, purchased a piece titled “Interwoven” from inside[Read More…]
Obstructing Identification: Park Forest Police Reports Through August 30, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: This coverage represents reports from through August 30, 2018. Charges include obstructing identification when an officer said a driver allegedly provided a false name. We provide more details in these reports now that we offer subscriptions. We invite you to get the whole story: please subscribe today. eNews[Read More…]
Park Forest Has a Flasher. Alert Your Kids.
According to police, today, this morning, as of this writing, on Monday, September 10, 2018, shortly before 7 a.m., an adult woman reported that a man who had been parked on Early Street followed behind her on foot to her home on the 200 block of Illinois Street. He continued[Read More…]
Domestic Battery, Theft: Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through August 22, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: This coverage represents reports from August 19 through August 22, 2018. Charges include domestic battery, theft, and possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver. We provide more details in these reports now that we offer subscriptions. We invite you to get the whole story: please subscribe today.[Read More…]
2 DUI Arrests: Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through August 18, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: This coverage represents reports from August 15 through August 18, 2018. These four arrests include charges of possession of a controlled substance, leaving the scene of an accident, and two cases where drivers were charged with a DUI, one found asleep behind the wheel of his[Read More…]
Mayor: Steak ‘n Shake Coming to Park Forest. Here’s Who You Can Thank.
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In a statement on Facebook, Mayor John Ostenburg said a Steak ‘n Shake is indeed coming to Park Forest, and you can thank franchisee Melvin Buckley and Sandra Zoellner, Assistant Director of Economic Development for the Village. “Lots of stuff’s been posted about Steak ‘n Shake coming to Park[Read More…]
