Thanks eNewsPF My introduction to eNews Park Forest came from Officer LaTara Chaney of the Park Forest Police Department. I was added to her Police Department mailing list through my and a neighbor’s attempts at getting a Neighborhood Watch program established on my street. After reading the initial issue, I[Read More…]
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League of Women Voters Social at Tall Grass
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will hold its second annual social event and fund raiser at Tall Grass Art Gallery, 367 Artists Walk in DownTown Park Forest, at 7:00 p.m. Thursday January 3, 2008. For $30.00 guests will receive hors d’oeuvres and[Read More…]
In 1657, Small Group Stood Up For Religious Freedom — For Others
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar Three hundred and fifty years ago, on Dec. 27, 1657, 30 inhabitants of Flushing, New Netherland (now New York), defied Gov. Peter Stuyvesant’s order barring townspeople from harboring Quakers. “For our part,” they protested to Stuyvesant,[Read More…]
Police Report – December 24, 2007
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[Read More…]
Juveniles Tasered in Attempted Burglary
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Two juveniles were tasered by police during an attempted burglary on the morning of Dec. 17. At 10:14 a.m. Dec. 17, Park Forest Police were called to the 10-20 block of McGarity for a burglary in progress. Police made a perimeter around the house while other officers[Read More…]
PSC Board Accepts Dr. McCarthy’s Resignation
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Prairie State College Board of Trustees approved the resignation of College President Paul McCarthy Tuesday evening. After several board members expressed regret for McCarthy leaving, the board unanimously approved the resignation. “With deep regret, I move we accept your resignation from our school,” said board member[Read More…]
Park Forest Students Go ‘Batty’
Learning to identify the various bat species in Illinois was made easier when the students played the "That’s My Bat" memory game. (Photo: ME4E) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– This winter, all 5th graders from Mohawk Intermediate Center, Blackhawk Intermediate Center and the special education students from Forest Trail Middle School are[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Contemplates Drug Testing
Chicago Heights , IL—(ENEWSPF)— Why would a school consider mandatory drug testing when its drugs use, according to the University of Michigan ‘s "Monitoring the Future" research, is far less than the national and local averages? Marian Catholic High School is giving strong consideration to drug testing for the entire[Read More…]
Top 10 Internet Scams in 2007
Boone, NC (PRWEB) December 19, 2007 — The editors of Scambusters.org have published their annual list of the Top 10 Internet Scams for 2007, and identity theft tops the list for the fourth year running. "It’s important to know who’s been hooked by which crooks so you can better protect[Read More…]
NNA Celebrates Stronger FOIA
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Americans will have a great new gift in their Christmas stockings — a federal Freedom of Information Act that works. National Newspaper Association President Steve Haynes, publisher of the Oberlin (KS) Herald, announced today that passage of S. 2488, the Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act[Read More…]
