Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director Two recent news items — an obituary about a U.S. Air Force officer and a newspaper column about a jailed Associated Press photographer — have a First Amendment connection that reaches across more than 50 years[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Residents Brave Ice to Share Holiday Warmth
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Village Green did not earn its name from Decembers in Park Forest. Over 100 residents braved the aftermath of the season’s first ice storm to gather on frozen sidewalks and crisp frozen lawns Saturday evening for the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Entertained by a very energetic[Read More…]
Local Business Owners Learn Over Breakfast
Hilary Burkinshaw, Director of CenterPoint, addresses business owners. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Economic Development & Planning Department of the Village of Park Forest hosted a business breakfast on Thursday, November 29th at Dining on the Green banquet hall. The breakfast lecture, titled “Strategies for Business Growth”, gave[Read More…]
Officer Prevents 7-11 Hold-Up
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Three men were arrested outside the 7-11 on Sauk Trail moments before they had a chance to carry out an alleged plan to rob the store and possibly injure the clerk. On November 26, at approximately 1 a.m., police were dispatched to the 7-11, 425 Sauk Trail,[Read More…]
Youth Mugged on Nauvoo
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black ski mask, black gloves, black pants and shoes allegedly robbed a 15-year-old juvenile who was walking on Nauvoo from Indianwood on November 26. The incident took place between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. The suspect allegedly approached the victim,[Read More…]
Police Report – December 3, 2007
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…]
Police Charge 3 Juveniles With String of Burglaries
Story added November 28, 2007 – 4:05 p.m. Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest Police issued a press release Wednesday afternoon regarding the arrest of three juveniles who are suspects in a number of residential burglaries on the south end of town. According to the release, police charged three juveniles on[Read More…]
Podcasting the Classroom
(PRWEB) November 27, 2007 — Premier Assistive Technology announces the release of the Premier Presentation Capture software. This software package allows instructors to easily record their presentations and transfer them into Video Podcasts. In many university lecture halls and classrooms, you’ll find students recording a lecture or presentation. However, only[Read More…]
Hubble Space Telescope Mission Gets the Green Light
Press Release Fountain Valley, Calif. (PRWEB) November 26, 2007 – Bill Dillon, an avid amateur astronomer and past president of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) with many years of extensive hands-on experience, created a new first for amateur astronomy. The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO),[Read More…]
‘Tis the Season for Crime – Some Tips for Safety
Commentary Gary Kopycinski Editor & Publisher I know it hasn’t been a good week when I have to go to the Thesaurus to find three different ways to write "robbed" for the headlines. There were three stories that merited attention on the front page this week, all of them involving[Read More…]
