Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police are investigating the overnight shooting of a 20-year-old Park Forest resident. Related: 20-Year-Old Park Forest Man Dies of Gunshot Wound to Head

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest police discover a disabled girl chained to a bed in Park Forest. Related: Police Disappointed with Low Bail Set For Couple Charged With Criminal Neglect of Disabled Girl

Police Chief Thomas Fleming after a press conference Saturday. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police say they found her chained and padlocked to a bed, covered in filth. Barely able to communicate, the 8-year-old girl had been left at home for as much as six hours, her only guardian[Read More…]

Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Southtown Star reports that two men have been charged in the shooting death of Jonathan Edwards, 24, of Hammond: Revenge for a relative’s murder led to two Chicago Heights men facing first-degree murder charges in connection with a 2008 killing in Park Forest, prosecutors said. Ouma[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) 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[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) 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[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Chicago Heights man found more than he bargained for late last week when he discovered that his date was actually a man. On Saturday, April 17, Police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in the 3400 block of Western Avenue. Upon arrival, Officer Taylor[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) 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[Read More…]

Dana Hayes disappeared January 25. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Southtown Star: A 33-year-old Dolton man was charged with murder today in the death of his ex-girlfriend, Dana Hayes of Park Forest. Terrence Coulter was charged with first-degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death. Coulter "violently attacked"[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Skokie man is facing federal charges alleging that he participated in a conspiracy since March 2008 to claim more than $2.1 million in fraudulent federal income tax refunds and actually obtaining false refunds totaling more than $1.3 million. The defendant, Ovidiu Isac, and co-schemers allegedly shared the[Read More…]