Chinmay Kansara. (PHOTOS SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– This is the first of several articles we plan to run introducing eNews Park Forest readers to the best and brightest students in the Park Forest area. We begin with Chinmay Kansara, a senior at Rich East High School, and a Q&A provided[Read More…]
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Park Forest Commission Honors Theatrical And Musical Artist Excellence Awards
Park Forest Commission on Human Relations has chosen several people to be recognized for their Excellence in the Entertainment Industry Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Commission on Human Relations will be celebrating Black History Month on Saturday, February 26, 2010. This year’s theme is entitled: “MoTown to Yo Town.”[Read More…]
Ballot Challenge Hearings Scheduled For Prairie State
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– eNews Park Forest received the following notice from the administration at Prairie State College regarding a challenge to a place on the ballot: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Education Officers Electoral Board of Prairie State Community College District No. 515 will hold a public meeting on Thursday,[Read More…]
Running Club’s Cruise Prepares To Heat The Streets
Runners line up on Westgate near Forest Trail Middle School for a recent running of the PFRPC’s Midwinter Cruise. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Are you feeling the winter blahs? Are you dying to get out there and run? Are you looking for a local fun running or walking[Read More…]
Local Author Wants Justice After Crash With USPS Truck
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– As an author and educator, Jim Martin prefers to not be the story. Unfortunately, the soft-spoken Marian Catholic teacher, author of two novels, found himself in the middle of a Tri-State Tollway nightmare just before Christmas. While approaching the Lincoln Oasis in I294 on December 21, 2010, Martin[Read More…]
IL Dept. of Employment Security Offices Closed to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2011. The offices of the Illinois Department of Employment Security will be closed on Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Offices will re-open Tuesday. Office hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Dr. King was born Jan. 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. The civil[Read More…]
Richton Park VFW Post Bears Playoff ‘Pot Luck
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Richton Park VFW Post will hold a Chicago Bears Playoff “Pot Luck” this Sunday, January 16, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The event is open to the public.
This Goy Will Miss Debbie Friedman
CommentaryBy Gary Kopycinski Never met Debbie Friedman. I never emailed her. Loved her music, though. And I will miss her. I am not Jewish. I am very, very Catholic. But I’ve been to Temple often enough with my classes at Marian Catholic to have fallen in love with the song,[Read More…]
Rich Central Students Take Care of Business
Olympia Fields, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich Central Business Professionals of America (BPA) Advisor, Cori Irvin, is proud to announce that 15 Business Professionals of America members qualified to attend and compete at the 2011 BPA State Leadership Conference, February 24-26, Oak Brook, IL. Members competed December 1 (Andrew H. S.) and December 3[Read More…]
Diaper Drive at GSU
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– What better way to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day than by sharing the love? Students in the Social Work Student Organization (SWSO) at Governors State University are sponsoring “Share the Love,” collecting diapers for families in need, between January 24 and February 24. "One in three American families[Read More…]
