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…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
SD 163 Surpasses Testing Stadards – 3 Teacher Resignations Approved
School District 163 met in special session on Monday, July 23. (Photo: Wendy Heise Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— School District 163 School Board convened for a special session on Monday, July 23. The meeting was less than a half hour long, yet many important items were addressed. Superintendent Joyce Carmine was[Read More…]
Tall Grass – 52 Annual Park Forest Art Fair
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Glassware, paintings, photographs, jewelry and other forms of fine art will be exhibited and available for purchase at the 52nd Annual Park Forest Art Fair. The fair has more than 100 artists and artisans displaying and selling original artworks and features live entertainment, a variety of foods,[Read More…]
District 162 Announces Registration for 2007-2008
School is right around the corner. (Photo: Stock-Xchng) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Matteson Elementary School District 162 will conduct registration for the 2007-2008 school year for returning and new students at Huth Middle School, 3718 W. 213th St., Matteson, August 6 to August 10. At the time of registration, students will[Read More…]
Free Online Chinese Lessons Now Live On Loquella.com
Spokane, WA (PRWEB) July 25, 2007 — Free online Chinese lessons are now live on Loquella.com. Anyone interested in learning Standard Mandarin Chinese can now use Loquella's language tool to practice and learn Chinese. The most essential and unique feature in the Chinese lessons is that Chinese characters are aligned[Read More…]
Three Adults And Juvenile Arrested
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Three adults were arrested in the Eastgate area July 13 in a tense situation involving a dozen officers from the Park Forest Police Department and eight to ten adults. The officers were attempting to arrest a 17-year old on a juvenile arrest warrant. According to lengthy police[Read More…]
Police Report – July 23, 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…]
Residents Express Concerns At Neighborhood Meeting
Residents gathered at Trinity Lutheran Church last Thursday for a neighborhood meeting with Village officials. (Photo: Megan Lastarria) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A very spirited Neighborhood meeting on July 19th gave residents of Park Forest an opportunity to ask town officials and police officers questions about various concerns. Many residents were[Read More…]
Calling 911 – SouthCom Explained
Dispatcher Emily Leber fields calls at SouthCom Combined Dispatch Center in Matteson. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Village officials toured SouthCom dispatch center in Matteson on Monday, July 16. In attendance were Director of SouthCom, Ron Bonneau, Denise Pavlik, Telecommunications Supervisor for SouthCom, Trustees Georgia O’Neill, Gary Kopycinski, Mae Brandon,[Read More…]
Boonsom ‘Lipstick Lady’ Hartman – 150 Marathons And Counting
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— In 2003, Park Forest Running and Pancake Club member Boonsom Hartman reached a plateau few runners ever achieve: running a marathon in every state, plus Washington D.C. She reached this goal in 11 years. It took her just 3½ years to do it all again. Last month,[Read More…]





