Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for Sept. 16 – Sept. 22, 2020 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man was charged with domestic battery after he allegedly struck a woman on the side of the face. Montell S. Hardin, 27, 325 Illinois St., Park Forest, was arrested on September 18[Read More…]
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Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office Surpasses 2019 Homicide Totals
People of color victims of 95 percent of 2020 homicides Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed 677 homicides this year, surpassing the total of 675 for all of 2019. This puts the County on track to exceed 900 homicide deaths in 2020. Chicago accounts for most[Read More…]
Prairie State College Graduate on Experience as NASA Intern
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that life is a chaotic system, where small differences cascade into a variation of outcomes. Recent Prairie State College (PSC) graduate, Emanuel “Manny” Gomez, who spent his summer as an intern at NASA, anecdotally agrees. You see, if Gomez[Read More…]
Drama Group Kicks Off 2020-2021 Season with Live-streamed Play The Voice of the Prairie
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- While theatres across America remain dark due to CoVid-19, The Drama Group has been working hard to find a way to bring live streaming theatre back to its audience in the Southland. We are proud to kick off our 90th Anniversary season this month. Our new chapter[Read More…]
COVID-19 Numbers Continue to Rise in Region
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The number of COVID-19 cases is still on the rise in the 30 towns eNews Park Forest regularly tracks, though the percent change in cases has dropped in most of these towns over the past two weeks. Orland Park crossed the 1,100 mark at 1,156 cases and[Read More…]
Park Forest Proud: Black Lives Matter at the PFPD
CommentaryBy Gary Kopycinski There’s an air of Park Forest Pride when one drives past the Park Forest Police Department’s LED sign on Lakewood near Forest Blvd. lit with a message that leaves no doubt: “BLACK LIVES MATTER to us at PFPD.” It’s simple and yet in today’s world complex, a[Read More…]
Officer Seeks Treatment for Possible COVID-19 Exposure Following Arrest: Reports Through Aug. 4, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An officer was instructed to immediately end his tour of duty in early August to seek medical treatment for probably COVID-19 exposure following a traffic stop and arrest. The teen involved in the incident allegedly breathed on, spit, and coughed in the back of the officer’s sqad[Read More…]
Matteson Man Charged with DUI After Two-car Crash
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Matteson man was charged with a DUI in early August after an officer responded to a report of a late-night vehicular accident that happened in front of Taco Bell. Patrick J. Sacramento, 41, 275 Blackthorn Rd., Matteson, was arrested on August 1 and charged with DUI,[Read More…]
#WearAMask: Illinois Physician Survey Rates COVID-19 Risk for Daily Activities
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- What are your risks of contracting COVID-19 when going to a bar? Rather high, mask, or no mask. But wear a mask. A recent physician poll assesses COVID-19 risk across a variety of daily tasks and reinforces the added safety of social distancing/mask use. The Illinois State Medical[Read More…]
COVID-19: Southland College Prep Opens 10th Anniversary Year Remotely
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Southland College Prep Charter High School opened its 10th academic year on August 24 remotely for its 565 students. They will spend the initial fall weeks in class at home fully remote while faculty will teach a full nine-hour school day from 7:37 a.m. to 4:37 p.m.[Read More…]
