Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Rich East boys won their opening baseball conference game against Rich South 5-3 Thursday. Steve Dees threw a complete game giving up two earned run to get the win. Sean Cameron topped East’s scoring with two runs and one RBI. Marcus Cruz, Larry Mikrut and Erik[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Village of Park Forest Board Meetings Streaming Live Online
The Village of Park Forest has begun making video of past board meetings available online. (Photo: VOPF) Video Archive of Meetings Also Available Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Monday meetings of the Village Board in Park Forest are now streaming live online. Every first, second, and fourth Monday of the month, you[Read More…]
ALNAC Responds to Last STAND Commentary
Guest Commentary By Algernon H. Penn, Chairman Friends of ALNAC Judy Ogalla, Vice President of STAND had a very terse response in her op ed response to me last week. Too bad it was absent of little facts. Ms. Ogalla stated, “Mayor Craig Johnson and Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.have stated[Read More…]
Legislators Visit Prairie State
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Representative Al Riley (left) meets Prairie State College students Alicia Bell (Calumet City) and Atinuke Isola (Country Club Hills) and staff member Alanda Gray (Matteson). College students and staff gathered to greet Representative Riley along with Senator Edward Maloney, Representatives David Miller and Anthony DeLuca, and Reba[Read More…]
Marian Actors to Perform ‘Grease’ May 1-3
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School will present the fabled Broadway musical Grease May 1-3 in the school’s Croarkin Theatre. This musical, which began life as a play with incidental music at the old Kingston Mines Theater in Chicago ’s Lincoln Park , has certainly left its impact on[Read More…]
Even As Industry Roils, Press Keeps Watch on Democracy
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director Thomas Jefferson’s 266th birthday came and went on April 13 without much notice by Americans. At Monticello, Mr. Jefferson’s historic home near Charlottesville, Va., the U.S. Army’s Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps provided music, and[Read More…]
Park Forest Baseball Opens 2009 Season
Baseball players march to Central Park on Opening Day 2009. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Photo Gallery: Park Forest Baseball Opening Day 2009 Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest Baseball opened its 2009 season with a parade featuring players, coaches, parents, police and fire officials, members of the Village Board, and Jammer of[Read More…]
No Coincidences in Iraq
by Dahr Jamail T r u t h o u t Following George W. Bush’s example of keeping war funding off the books, President Barack Obama is seeking $83.4 billion in additional “emergency” funding for the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which, if approved, would bring the 2009 funding[Read More…]
PSC Students Win Awards at Juried Exhibition Following Their Passions for Art
From left to right: Bruce Peerson, Michelle Cox, and Charlie Rohrer. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– When an ice storm hit the Chicago area on December 18, Bruce Peerson, of Crete, knew an opportunity when he saw one. The Prairie State College (PSC) student grabbed his camera and took photos[Read More…]
Speech Team from PSC is the Top Team in the Nation
Prairie State College’s National Champion Forensics Team: (from left to right) Jimmie Johnson, Coach Dave Naze, Thaddaeus Carr, and Terrance Clanton. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– We are the champions. The Prairie State College (PSC) Forensics Team can proudly sing the Queen classic. The team was recently crowned National Forensics[Read More…]
