Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2016. Please join The League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area for a presentation by Sarah Coulter, Senior Program Manager for the Millennium Reserve. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard.[Read More…]
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DePaul University Names Architect, Urban Planner as Dean for College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
DePaul University names Guillermo Vásquez de Velasco, an international scholar and designer, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. He will assume his new role July 1. (Photo by Christopher Helms) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. DePaul University has selected an architect and urban planner with three[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports March 23, 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…]
WATCH: Large Vigil Held For Officer Tim Jones’ Recovery; Police Officers Honored
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Perhaps one of the most moving events in years was held Monday evening in Park Forest. The community gathered en masse for a vigil service, praying for the recovery of critically wounded Officer Timothy Jones of the Park Forest Police Department. Police from surrounding agencies also attended. The[Read More…]
FOUND: Silver Alert Issued In Park Forest For Missing Man
UPDATE from the PFPD, 5:40 PM: “Mr. Asima has been located and reunited with his family. Thank you to everyone who shared our post and remained alert for his whereabouts.” Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police have issued a “Silver Alert” for Lawrence Asima, age 72, last seen a black[Read More…]
Police Update Public On Monday Afternoon Shots Fired In West Lincolnwood
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police updated the public Tuesday on afternoon shots fired in the 200 block of Indiana Street Monday. “On March 21, 2016 at approximately 3:40 pm, Park Forest Police responded to the 200 block of Indiana St. for the report of a subject with a mask[Read More…]
No One Hit By Gunfire In West Lincolnwood; Not Random
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest can confirm that no one was hit by gunfire at about 4 p.m. this afternoon in West Lincolnwood, apparently in the vicinity of Lee Street and Indiana Street. Reports of shots fired were confirmed by village officials this evening. The investigation is ongoing. However,[Read More…]
Northern Illinois University Steel Drum Band To Perform At Faith United Protestant Church April 8
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Northern Illinois University Steel Drum Band will perform at Faith United Protestant Church, 10 Hemlock Street, Park Forest, on Friday, April 8, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. NIU Steelband has performed throughout the US and around the world. The band is a 35-member group and is mainly comprised[Read More…]
Community Gathering In Support Of Officer Tim Jones To Be Held Tonight In Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A community gathering in support of critically wounded Park Forest Police Officer Tim Jones will be held tonight in Park Forest. Jones was shot while attempting to make an arrest Saturday morning and remains in critical condition. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at St. Irenaeus Church, 78[Read More…]
Police: Officer Jones Still ‘Critical But Stable;’ Department, ‘Family,’ Overwhelmed By Show Of Support
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department reached out through its Facebook page to update the community on the condition of Officer Timothy Jones as he continues to recover from gunshots he received yesterday morning on Neola Street. “This isn’t a press release,” the PFPD said. “It’s just us[Read More…]
