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25th Annual Park Forest House Tour
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– "Going Green, An Afternoon of Ideas," is the theme of the 25th Annual Park Forest House Tour on Sunday, October 5th from noon to 5p.m. Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area and the Village of Park Forest, the self-guided tour features[Read More…]
Freedom Under Fire: Israel and the Lessons of 9/11
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar For a glimpse of life under constant threat of terrorist attack, travel to Sderot — the now-famous Israeli town that has endured thousands of rocket attacks from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip a few miles away. During[Read More…]
Village Commemorates September 11, 2001
Fire Captain Mike Wheeler sounds the bell, sounding 3-3-5. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Members of the Park Forest Fire and Police Departments held a ceremony last Thursday to remember the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Deputy Fire Chief Bruce Ziegle welcomed those in attendance. A moment of[Read More…]
Record Rainfall Floods Somonauk Park, Nearby Streets
Flood waters on Sioux Street rise beneath a car Sunday. (Photo: Jim Hennessy) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Record rains dumped more than seven inches of water on some areas throughout Chicago Saturday, more than has ever been recorded in one twenty-four hour period day since record-keeping began in 1871. The rains[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Report – September 15, 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[Read More…]
Village Amends Fire Code – Requires Sprinklers in New Residential, Commercial
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Village Board recently passed an amendment to the Fire Prevention Code lowering the square footage requirement for sprinkler protection in new commercial structures and mandates residential sprinklers in new single-family homes. The measure lowers the square footage requirement from 5,000 square feet to zero for commercial[Read More…]
Governors State University Hosts Art Faculty Exhibition
Mariposa by Sergio Gomez. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The art professors and educators of the region will have the opportunity to show off their creative endeavors at the 2008 Regional College and University Art Faculty Exhibition at the Governors State University Visual Arts Gallery from September 15 through October[Read More…]
