Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. The Park Forest Police Department’s summer youth program is registering now. The Park Forest Police Department’s Police Athletic Activities Center (P.A.A.C.) is an athletic-based summer youth program for ages 10 to 15, being held this year June 13 to July 21, from 5:30 p.m. to[Read More…]
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Super Hero Fun Run & Walk to Benefit Officer Tim Jones to be Held on Saturday, May 28
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Break out your super hero costumes and take part in a run/walk event on Saturday, May 28, inspired by and benefiting Park Forest’s own super hero, Officer Tim Jones. The race begins at 8 a.m. at Park Forest’s Village Hall. The run is a non-timed,[Read More…]
Welding Open Houses Coming to South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. South Suburban College (SSC) is hosting Open Houses for their Welding Lab on Tuesday, June 7 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., and Thursday, June 9 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., both in Room L-275 on their Main Campus in South Holland. The[Read More…]
School Funding Reform: Education Funding Press Conference
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Members of the Downstate Caucus of the Illinois Senate hold a press conference to discuss the merits of changing the current education funding formula.
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports May 17, 2016
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 local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]
Matteson Man Facing Multiple Charges After Police Discover Him With “Blank Stare,” Stopped At CN Tracks On Western
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Matteson man stopped on Western Avenue south of the CN railroad tracks just before 4:00 AM found himself facing multiple charges, including two felonies, when police searched his car. Officers discovered weapons, drugs, and drug paraphernalia. Lewis C. Reed, 38, 3809 W. 213th St., Matteson, was[Read More…]
Toni Preckwinkle Will Neither Endorse Nor Promote Proposal That Clerk of Circuit Court be Appointed
Commentary, Report By Gary Kopycinski Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released a statement indicating that she is “neither endorsing nor promoting” a proposal by Commissioner Peter Silvestri that the Clerk of the Circuit Court be appointed, not elected. The current clerk, Dorothy Brown, was recently dubbed “Dorothy the[Read More…]
EXCLUSIVE: A Case for ChromeBooks
We are pleased to welcome back P.C. Smith of Park Forest. P.C. specializes in and writes about technology. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Helping Hands Children’s Therapy is a brainchild of Christy Pasche with her husband Brad. Helping Hands started out as a single therapist making home visits with a premise of “helping, really[Read More…]
Rich Township Senior Center Announces Activities For Summer Of 2016
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Rich Township Senior Center announced the following activities for the summer of 2016: RTA Presentation – June 6 at 1 p.m. A representative from the RTA will come to our center at 297 Liberty Drive and present a transit orientation program. We will learn how easy the[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s Statement on Israel’s Independence Day
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL), released following statement today in recognition of the 68th Anniversary of Israel’s Independence Day, which begins at sundown this evening: “Today, I join millions of Israelis as well as Jews and people of all faiths around the world in celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence[Read More…]
