Owner Janet Fiorenzo at the counter the day of Tower Cleaners’ Grand Opening. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Updated November 12, 2007, 11:45 a.m., with links to photographs from the event.  Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Tower Cleaners recently celebrated the Grand Opening of its new location in Downtown Park Forest. The dry cleaning[Read More…]

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…]

Children and adults dance at the Halloween Party that followed Trick-or-Treating in Downtown Park Forest. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— According to Village officials, over 500 people turned out to the 21st Annual Safe Trick or Treat and Costume Contest in Downtown Park Forest on Wednesday, October 31st.  Parents and[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Members of the Park Forest Police Department were called in to help with the search for Alma Mendez, from Chicago Heights, who went missing while jogging on Sunday, October 28. Her body found last Tuesday afternoon. Mendez had been jogging in the same Forest Preserve for the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A woman was arrested in the Walgreens parking lot late Friday night after allegedly picking up a phony prescription for Vicodin. Police are seeking other suspects in connection with this case, which has allegedly targeted a number of pharmacies in Illinois and Indiana. On Friday, October 26,[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A violent home invasion on Shawnee last week resulted in the apprehension and arrest of two suspects. One suspect was discovered by K-9 Brix allegedly hiding in bushes between two homes on Huron. Police were dispatched to the 300 block of Shawnee on October 27 at 11:19[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A resident reported that a window to his vehicle was punched and shattered last week. That’s happened before in Park Forest. The difference this time is the owner was inside the vehicle during the alleged offense. On October 27, around 11:00 p.m., a resident was returning home[Read More…]

Joint Meeting of the United Protestant Women of Park Forest Wednesday, November 7 9:30 A.M. Grace United Protestant Church.  The "Daytimers" from the Singing Men of Note will present the program.  All are invited.

  Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre Announces 2010-2011 season. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Main Series Kenyan Safari Acrobats Friday, October 15, 8 p.m. The Kenya Safari Acrobats offer a truly unique cultural experience. Hailing from the heart of Africa, this awe-inspiring and dynamic dance troupe takes acrobatics to exhilarating extremes performing a[Read More…]