Chief Davis is the Association’s First Black President Chief Mitchell R. Davis III, chief of police of the Hazel Crest Police Department, was installed Friday, April 30, 2021, as president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police. The ceremony occurred at Homewood-Flossmoor High School with family members and other[Read More…]
Park Forest
History of the Park Forest Aqua Center to Air Sunday – Plus How to Sign Up for This Year’s Season
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An oral history of the Park Forest Aqua Center with John Joyce and Kris Martin will air this Sunday, May 16, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. The Park Forest Historical Society will present the 1988 interview on their YouTube Channel free of charge. The interview was done by[Read More…]
Academic Theatre Returns to GSU with bobrauschenbergAMERICA
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Live theatre is back. At least, back online. With Governors State University’s Spring 2021 drama “bobrauschenbergAMERICA”, audiences experienced the excitement and magic of live performance from the comfort and safety of their homes with a live steamed production. “Originally, we hoped that live events would return by[Read More…]
Prairie State College Driver Services Facility Officially Opens
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- After a successful “soft” opening over the past week, a temporary Driver Services facility at Prairie State College, Prairie Center, 331 S. Coolidge Street, Chicago Heights, is now open to the public. Last year, the permanent Chicago Heights Driver Services facility suffered significant damage after the building[Read More…]
Illinois to Enter Bridge Phase of Reopening Plan on May 14th
Vaccine Program Expands to Doctors’ Offices and Small Medical Providers, Now Able to Order and Administer Vaccine on Site State Managed COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Now Accepting Walk-Ins as Illinois National Guard Reaches Over 1.5 Million Vaccines Administered Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As Illinois continues to outpace national vaccination rates and COVID-19 trends[Read More…]
PSC offers Elementary School Students a Chance to Win a Ride to School in New Fire Truck
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) has a new fire truck and is seeking the help of elementary school students in Illinois Community College District 515 to help give it a name. The winner will receive a gift card, a PSC swag bag, and a ride to their school[Read More…]
Former Matteson Target Open as Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccination Center
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former Target store in Matteson at 4647 Promenade Way is now open as a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination site. Vaccinations are free and no appointment is necessary. Simply show up for your vaccination with a photo ID. Anyone 16 or older is welcome regardless of insurance or immigration[Read More…]
Op-Ed: On the Need for Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines
Sen. Patrick Joyce D-Essex, 40th State Senate District ENEWSPF- One thing is on my constituents’ minds these days, besides this recent cold snap: When can I and my loved ones get the COVID-19 vaccine? There are no easy answers to that question right now. But rest assured, we are demanding[Read More…]
Trinity Price of Park Forest Named to the Dean’s List at Lehigh University in the Fall 2020 Semester
Bethlehem, PA-(ENEWSPF)- Dean’s List status, which is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses, has been granted to Trinity Price of Park Forest, IL in the Fall 2020 semester. For more than 150 years, Lehigh[Read More…]
Freedom Hall and Main Street Nights Set to Return
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The long intermission is near an end. After a year of canceled events, closed museums, and remote learning, people are anxious to break out of their pandemic confinement and get back to life as normal – or at least as normal as safety precautions permit. But what[Read More…]
