This article is un-metered, no subscription required. Please share freely. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Rich East crisis has arrived. Mayor Jon Vanderbilt, an alumnus of Rich East High School, met this week with Dr. Johnnie Thomas, Superintendent of Rich Township High School District 227. According to Mayor Vanderbilt, Dr. Thomas[Read More…]
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CORRECTION: Underground Railroad Tour Thursday, September 19
Corrected Press Release Sent Monday, Sept. 2, 2019 Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Olympia Fields Park District announces an Underground Railroad Tour scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 2019, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please note: This is a different date from the release sent by the Olympia Fields Park District[Read More…]
Second Marian Catholic Student Achieves Top ACT Score
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Erik Curtis, son of Gary and Mary Eileen Curtis of St. John, Indiana, and a senior at Marian Catholic High School earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. Erik is the second member of Marian Catholic’s class of 2020 to earn the top ACT score.[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Students Receive AP Scholar Recognition: 6 from Park Forest
95 Marian Catholic students recognized as AP Scholars Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The College Board has distributed AP Scholar Awards to 95 Marian Catholic students. This comes after students were notified of their scores in July. The following students from Park Forest were honored: Justin A. Hollendonner, AP Scholar; Oluwakemi Johnson,[Read More…]
Car Chase Ends with Felony Charge – Police Reports Through August 20, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Only one arrest was reported between August 14-20, but it did involve a felony charge after a car chase captured by a dash-mounted camera, according to police. Another incident involved tickets but no arrests. Providing more details than readers will find in any other police beat reports, we invite readers[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports – Early August 2019 Addendum
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports are an addendum to reports written in the first part of August 2019. We had to ask for further clarification of these. Sometimes, albeit rarely, the age of a person arrested and charged is not in the report we receive, or charges are pending[Read More…]
Village Paves Way for Forest Boulevard Revamp
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Forest Boulevard is finally on its way to a long-needed revamp. The Village began paving the way in August when the board passed Phase I of the engineering services that will eventually see the choppy thoroughfare re-engineered from Indianwood Boulevard north to Western Avenue. The final destination[Read More…]
Nova Stifles Twins’ Offense, Sox Win 6-4
Minneapolis, MN-(ENEWSPF)- The White Sox (55-68) headed to Minneapolis Monday to take on the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins (76-48) after dropping three of four in Los Angeles against the Angels. This is the first of a three-game set at Target Field before heading back home to Chicago on Thursday. Sox’[Read More…]
Office of the Speaker Releases Full Report of Workplace Culture, Harassment
Independent Report Cites Important Changes Already in Place, Recommends Further Actions to Improve Overall Capitol Culture Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, in collaboration with an advisory group of women members of the House Democratic Caucus, today released – in full – an unredacted report prepared by Maggie Hickey, a[Read More…]
Residents in Midwest, Central Plains on Alert for Potent Thunderstorms Through Midweek
By Kyle Elliott, AccuWeather meteorologist AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- After severe storms brought widespread reports of hail and wind damage from the Plains to the Ohio Valley and interior mid-Atlantic over the weekend, a series of storm systems will renew the risk for violent storms in the central Plains and Midwest through midweek. As[Read More…]
