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Crafts and More: Early January Events at the Park Forest Library

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Public Library is closed New Year’s Day, but come January 2, 2020, the doors open and events return, including crafts and more. These events are above and beyond the usual services the library provides. There are technology services, including access to public computers, printing, free Wi-Fi,[Read More…]

Community Engagement Coordinator Rachel Wax and Records Clerk Brittani Barnett at Park Forest Police Department's new applicant orientation.

Police Discover Cocaine During Traffic Stop: Arrest Reports Through November 19, 2019

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through November 19, 2019. Charges for these reports include DUI, driving while license was suspended (DWLS), domestic battery, assault, and possession of a controlled substance: cocaine. Providing more details than readers will find in any other police beat reports, we invite readers to subscribe to get[Read More…]

John Hatcher

Marian Catholic Student Awarded QuestBridge Scholarship to Yale

Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School is excited to announce that senior John Hatcher of Sauk Village, Illinois is one of only 1,127 top high school seniors selected to receive a full four-year scholarship and admission to the nation’s top colleges through the Questbridge National College Match Program. Out[Read More…]

Junior Bri'yon Watts and Senior Isaiah Morton

Southland College Prep’s Varsity Speech Team Rolls On

Southland College Prep Places First in Three Events at Thornwood Speech Tournament  Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Varsity speech team members at Southland College Prep continue to do well in tournaments. Two team members took home championships in three categories in the annual Thornwood High School T-Shirt tournament on December 7 in[Read More…]

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Felony Charges: Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through November 12, 2019

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through November 12, 2019. Noteworthy are two separate incidents where men were charged with felonies. Other incidents involved domestic battery and violation of an order of protection. Providing more details than readers will find in any other police beat reports, we invite readers to subscribe to[Read More…]

K9 Officer Charles Karl

Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through November 5, 2019

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through November 5, 2019. They also include two items from October where we had to seek more information. Police are always forthcoming with these requests. Charges in these reports include a felony violation of an order of protection, disorderly conduct, and criminal[Read More…]

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“Holly Jolly Christmas” Opens Grand Prairie Singers’ 43rd Season Dec. 14

Updated Dec. 8, 2019 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Grande Prairie Singers opens its 43rd season of bringing song to the Southland with a special “Holly Jolly Christmas” concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, December 14 in Faith United Protestant Church, 10 Hemlock, in Park Forest. Featured in this year’s holiday songfest[Read More…]

U=U

U=U – Gay, Bisexual Men Increasingly & Correctly Agree: HIV “Undetectable Equals Untransmittable”

Yet transmission-risk misunderstandings persist, finds large NIH-supported study. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Extensive evidence from HIV prevention research studies has firmly established that “Undetectable Equals Untransmittable,” or U=U. This means that people living with HIV who achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load — the amount of virus in their blood — by[Read More…]

Illinois Commerce Commission

ICC to Host Transportation Electrification Policy Session

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC) first public policy session of 2020, Electric Vehicles (EVs): The Beneficial Electrification of Transportation hosted by Commissioner Maria Bocanegrawill be held on January 8 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM at the ICC’s Chicago Office.  “In line with Governor Pritzker’s pledge to reduce Illinois’ carbon[Read More…]

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