Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police stopped a fight near the intersection of Wildwood and Westgate streets last week. Two men were found with knives and arrested, one telling police he was "willing to die fighting." Police were dispatched to the area of Wildwood and Westgate on Tuesday, July 15 in reference[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Peach St. on July 15 just before 10:30 a.m. to investigate a report of a 12-year-old child who had barricaded himself in a bathroom. He told dispatchers his 19-year-old cousin was allegedly threatening to shoot him with a gun.[Read More…]

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…]

The 2008 Nissan Rogue. (Photo: Nissan.com) A Review "Car Talk" with Jonathan Pitman When you think of rough, maybe you think of something that has been put to the test numerous occasions without failure. Or maybe you think of a vehicle that is both rough and ready, that lasts and[Read More…]

Some of Nissan’s newest technology, the CVT transmission, which is a shiftless transmission that reduces shift shock and jerking motions that are associated with standard automatic transmissions, and the Intelligent key.  Both technologies make up a small part of what makes Nissan a Nissan.  But once you investigate further, you[Read More…]

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) July 20, 2008 — Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited*, online university based in Minneapolis, has announced a new PhD in Education specialization in Nursing Education that aligns with National League of Nursing (NLN) competencies. "The National League for Nursing applauds Capella University for developing this PhD specialization[Read More…]

Prairie State College News Roundup Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Prairie State College is offering high school seniors the opportunity to enroll in a tuition-free class. To be eligible, students must live within the Prairie State district, have a grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and obtain[Read More…]

 Urging Governor to Sign HB824 To the Editor: The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area strongly urges Governor Blagojevich to sign House Bill 824 into law.  This bill prohibits campaign contributions from business entities with aggregate state contracts or pending state bids of more than $50,000 to[Read More…]

La Canada, CA (PRWEB) July 17, 2008 — College students can save up to 76% on their textbooks by shopping online now for their fall books according to Steve Loyola, president and founder of Best Book Buys, a leading online comparison shopping service for books (http://www.bestbookbuys.com/) and a service of[Read More…]

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