Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Park Forest resident recently reported losing thousands of dollars through a phony sweepstakes scheme. An officer was dispatched to the Park Forest Police Department on December 11 to investigate a report of fraud. A resident related that she received a letter purporting to be from a[Read More…]
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New ‘Job’ Nets Loss of Thousands of Dollars
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Park Forest resident recently reported that he had been scammed out of over $3,000 for what he thought was a new job. Officer Butler was dispatched to the Park Forest Police Department on December 11 to investigate a fraud complaint. The man said he was unemployed[Read More…]
Hundreds Bid Farewell to Fr. O’Sullivan
St. Irenaeus Church in Park Forest on Saturday. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– St. Irenaeus Church was filled to capacity Saturday as hundreds gathered to bid farewell to Fr. Daniel J. O’Sullivan, who died December 15. Family members and parishioners from St. Irenaeus gathered along with many others who knew[Read More…]
To the Editor – December 22, 2008
Remembering Fr. O’Sullivan St. Irenaeus’ former Pastor, Father Dan O’Sullivan, was much more than our spiritual leader. He truly was a man of the people, whether raking leaves with parishioners or trying to fix a boiler, or giving a caller at the door money from his own pocket. He loved[Read More…]
‘God Loves You,’ from Fr. Dan O’Sullivan
Fr. Daniel O’Sullivan at a 2008 Blessing of the Animals. (Photo: Photobucket) Commentary By Rev. Daniel J. O’Sullivan I was raised in an Irish Catholic ghetto on the West Side of Chicago. We learned our family and ethnic heritage very well and cherished our traditional Catholic faith. We knew our[Read More…]
Cardinal George Honors Rabbi Dreyfus as New President of CCAR
Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus, Francis Cardinal George, and Rabbi Leo Wolkow Friday in Homewood. (Photo: Larry Burrows) Homewood , IL–(ENEWSPF)– Francis Cardinal George of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago was guest speaker Friday for the Testimonial Lecture Series. Cardinal George spoke in honor of Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus being named President of[Read More…]
PSC Trustee Candidacy Petitions Available
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Candidacy petitions for two, six-year, non-compensated terms on the Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees are now available. The petition packages can be picked up from the President’s Office, Room 2270, located on PSC’s main campus, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights. The election will be[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Report – December 22, 2008
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 other local[Read More…]
First Cook County Most Wanted Offender Caught
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A woman wanted for aggravated arson and featured on a new “Most Wanted” cable TV show became the first offender from that show to be captured, according to the Office of Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. Cherilyn Isom, 33, was taken into custody on Monday, December 15 at[Read More…]
Obama’s Weekly Radio Address – December 17, 2008
Remarks of the President-Elect Barack Obama Science Team Rollout Radio Address Friday, December 17, 2008 Chicago, Illinois Over the past few weeks, Vice President-Elect Biden and I have announced some of the leaders who will advise us as we seek to meet America’s twenty-first century challenges, from strengthening our[Read More…]
