Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Park Forest has been named a 2007 Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to community forestry.  The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest[Read More…]

The Aqua Center opens Saturday, June 7th. (Photo: VOPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Proposed changes to the Park Forest Aqua Center are in the works that, when finalized, will find more sliding down while others climb up. The plans call for a drop slide and climbing wall to be installed in[Read More…]

Senior Commission Chairwoman Helen Bachelder-Peele presents the commission’s annual report, assisted by Commissioner Linda Marron. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Helen Bachelder-Peele, Chairwoman of the Senior Citizen Advisory Commission, gave the commission’s annual report at the March 25 Village Board meeting. The commission set four goals for itself, and has[Read More…]

The 2008 Ford Focus. (Photo: Ford.com) A Review "Car Talk" with Jonathan Pitman Who said anything about Ford giving up in the design of vehicles department? The new 2008 Focus exemplifies Ford’s latest achievement with looks that are bound to appeal to consumers. My first impression was “Wow, what a[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…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Park Forest Police Detectives received a phone call last month from a man in Silver Springs, Maryland, who claimed he made a purchase on eBay from a man in Park Forest, but never received the merchandise he paid for. The man related that he had purchased a[Read More…]

The Illinois Theater Center. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— As the second offering in the “Script in Hand” series of play readings, the Illinois Theatre Center of Park Forest is pleased to welcome the Those Were the Days Radio Players, who will present a double bill of Norman Corwin’s "The[Read More…]

State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) National real estate firm selected to sell property Springfield, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The state will hold an auction in May to sell the Collinsville Holiday Inn to a new owner, finally ending the state’s ill-fated saga of granting multi-million dollar loans to politically connected insiders, Illinois[Read More…]

The moon celebrated it’s own "lights out" during the February 20 Lunar Eclipse. Park Foresters can join Earth Hour celebrations Saturday at 8 p.m. (Photos: Rich Whitehead. Montage: eNewsPF) Including 10 Things to do During Earth Hour Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Climate change is perhaps the most significant issue facing our[Read More…]

The Ant and the Grasshopper shows Friday at 7:00 p.m. (GRAPHIC SUPPLIED) Fun for the Whole Family! Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Take a trip through the four seasons in this great Aesop’s Fable for the very young and young at heart! Freedom Hall’s intimate 330 seat Nathan Manilow Theatre welcomes the[Read More…]