Ricky Walker (left) and Samuel Jackson (right) were arrested August 31 and charged in connection with an alleged kidnapping/robbery that originated in Park Forest on July 22, 2007. (Photographs: Park Forest Police Department) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Park Forest Police Department issued a press release late Friday afternoon regarding the[Read More…]

Stay Safe on Campus Asheville, NC (PRWEB) August 31, 2007 — College students keep an average of $5,000 in valuables in their dorm rooms. Theft on campus is a huge problem that increases significantly each year. As you can guess, nothing is usually done about theft on campus. Parents can[Read More…]

A tree lies on its side at the Ash Street Cooperative after storms on August 23. (Photo: Richard Whitehead ) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Trees fell on Ash Street and thick branches snapped like twigs on Lakewood during last week’s storm. Band members at Marian Catholic reported seeing a funnel cloud[Read More…]

Mayor John Ostenburg celebrates with Field Crest school owner Donna Davenport after the ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Field Crest Cultural Enrichment Program held a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday for their new location at 201 Main St., Park Forest. Mayor John Ostenburg and owner Donna[Read More…]

eNewsPF.com — For the next several hours you may observe a broken layout at eNews Park Forest.  We are working on an essential upgrade to the main magazine component.  We apologize for the inconvenience. All content items are still available.  Simply click the "Read More" link in each story. Thank[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…]

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 23, 2007 — Students with disabilities are twice as likely to drop out of high school. With that bleak fact, parents are increasingly seeking support for their children to ensure that their child will not become a statistic. With one in seven Americans having a learning[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–  A funnel cloud has been spotted in Mokena, IL., close to 3:30 p.m. today.  It is traveling in the direction of Park Forest. The following advice is from the National Weather Service:  In a house with a basement: Avoid windows. Get in the basement and under some[Read More…]

Park Forest resident Glenn Benjamin at a recent race with the Park Forest Running and Pancake Club. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Glenn Benjamin’s route to the grueling 26.2 miles of a marathon was not typical, by any stretch of the imagination. A few years ago he was pushing[Read More…]

Cambridge, England (PRWEB) August 20, 2007 — New application makes it easy to add icons to web pages. Web designers now have a quick and simple way to add favicons to web pages. Digitope Corporation has announced Pixelshop 5.0, the latest version of the icon and cursor design application. Favicons,[Read More…]