Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Editor's Note: eNews Park Forest recently interviewed Mr. Algernon Penn, Chairman of Friends of ALNAC, an organization committed to supporting the efforts of the Abraham Lincoln National Airport Commission (ALNAC). It is our intention to give equal space to others involved in the possible construction of a[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Alcohol-related Traffic Deaths Jump on New Year’s Eve
ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 22–(ENEWSPF)–Some New Year’s predictions are, tragically, very reliable. For example, significantly more people are likely to die in alcohol-related traffic crashes on New Year’s Eve than on other mid-week winter evenings. Just look at the numbers. A recent analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics shows[Read More…]
Military Families Speak Out on Holidays Without Loved Ones
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–As we celebrate the holiday season, many are focusing their thoughts and attention on those who cannot be with family members because of service in Iraq. Military Families Speak Out (MFSO), a national organization of over 3,100 families opposed to the war in Iraq who have relatives or loved[Read More…]
eNews Park Forest Accepted For Membership by the Online News Association
Park Forest, IL – (ENEWSPF) – The editor and publisher of eNews Park Forest is proud to announce that this online publication has been accepted for membership by the Online News Association, a prestigious association for online journalists. A brief survey of the membership shows journalists from CNN, Radio Free[Read More…]
eNews Accepting Letters to Editor
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– eNews Park Forest is now accepting Letters to the Editor for consideration for publication. eNews Park Forest welcomes your letters. Please include your address and phone number for verification. Pseudonyms, anonymous letters and form letters are not published. All letters are subject to editing. Priority is given[Read More…]
Park Forest Library Gone Wireless
Park Forest, IL – (ENEWSPF) – The Park Forest Public Library, which serves the communities of Park Forest and Olympia Fields, has gone wireless. In an interview with eNews Park Forest, the Library's Network Administrator Mitchell Cox, commented on the wireless internet access, "It's free. It's open." Mr. Cox, who[Read More…]
Bigelow Building Quite a Legacy
At the December 4, 2006 Village board meeting, Jamie Bigelow, President of Bigelow Homes made a presentation giving an update on Legacy Square, Park Forest's newest development being built in the Downtown area. Mr. Bigelow began with a summary of the work that went into the construction of the models[Read More…]
Burglary Twarted by Alert Park Forest Resident
Park Forest, IL – (ENEWSPF) – A burglary was thwarted late Saturday afternoon by an alert Park Forest resident in the 300 block of Sioux St. The resident reported to eNews Park Forest Sunday that she observed an unfamiliar man park his car in front of her house and go[Read More…]
Tax Levy and the Golf Course, Take…, Four!
The Village Board takes up discussion of the 2006/2007 Tax Levy tonight, Monday, December 4. The final levy will be adopted at the regular meeting on December 11. The memorandum prepared for the board tonight gives a basic introduction to the levy and the levy process: The 2007/2008 Budget will[Read More…]
Allstate Attorneys Spark Interest in Law among Minority High School Students
100 Chicago-area High School Students Attend Street Law Conference NORTHBROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Many of today’s youth learn about the legal profession by watching popular television shows centered on criminal law. Allstate is working with Street Law, Inc., a hands-on education program about law, democracy, and human rights, to broaden that perspective.[Read More…]
