Country Club Hills, IL—(ENEWSPF)— More than 1,000 people attended the wake and funeral for Connie Woolfolk at Leak & Sons Funeral Chapels in Country CluLab Hills Saturday. The crowd began arriving before 3:00 p.m. and visitation continued after the 4:00 p.m. funeral. Pastor Curlee Woolfold officiated. Her obituary states that[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Police Report – February 11, 2008
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by[Read More…]
More Bombing Creates New Enemies
Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* BAGHDAD, Feb 8 (IPS) – Now that the smoke has cleared and the rubble settled, residents of a group of bombed Iraqi villages see the raid as really a U.S. loss. Many Iraqis view the attack Jan. 10 by bombers and[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Athletes Make College Commitments
Marian Catholic athletes signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, including John Holzhauser ( Quincy football), Dennis Kelly (grayshirt verbal to Purdue), Kasey Cartwright ( Evansville soccer), Richard Wilson (Southern Illinois football) and Mitchell Erickson ( Oklahoma track). (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Four members from the Marian Catholic Class[Read More…]
Riley Captures Primary Victory in 38th District
State Rep. Al Riley won the Democratic primary in the 38th District Tuesday defeating challenger Toni Ashmore by more than 8,000 votes. Riley, a resident of Olympia Fields, earning 18,828 votes to Ashmore’s 10,770 with all precincts counted. Ashmore serves as Finance Contract And Economic Development Specialist for the Village[Read More…]
Forest Trail Features New Math Labs
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Math classrooms at Forest Trail Middle School in Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 have a new look with the addition of state of the art technology features that broaden instructional possibilities. Opened for the school’s sixth, seventh and eighth grade students’ use at the beginning of[Read More…]
eNews Park Forest Featured by Inland Press Association
By Adolfo Mendez Associate Editor The Inlander A school teacher and politician in suburban Chicago is betting his recent online venture can fill a niche for local news in his small community. Gary Kopycinski, a full-time teacher at a parochial school in Chicago Heights, Ill., is also founder of eNews[Read More…]
Speak Freely, But Keep Off The Grass
Commentary By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar The latest plan for domesticating free speech comes, from all places, the National Park Service. Earlier this month Park Service officials invited public comment on new ideas for managing the National Mall in Washington, D.C., including a proposal for paving[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor – February 4, 2008
Robin Kelly Corrects the Record I am writing in response to comments sent to eNews Park Forest about my record in office. I want to set the record straight to correct the lies about my record as state representative. The truth is that during my terms in office, state funds[Read More…]
Friends Remember Connie Woolfolk
Updated February 6, 2008 at 11:20 p.m. with funeral arrangements. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Connie Woolfolk, a former employee with the Village of Park Forest, was one of 5 women murdered at the Lane Bryant Clothing Store Saturday morning in Tinley Park. She leaves behind two sons, one a junior in[Read More…]
