Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Come support a good cause and visit the Park Forest Haunted House and help local food pantries at the same time. Every year has a different twist to it. Haunts Against Hunger collects canned goods and funds to donate to the local Rich and Monee Township Food Pantries.[Read More…]
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Halloween Week and More at the Park Forest Library
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- It’s Halloween week at the Park Forest Public Library. In addition to the regular events hosted at the Village’s comprehensive learning center, there are movies on October 30th and 31st. For adults, it’s not so much Halloween but a survey of weaponry of Central Africa. Stop by[Read More…]
Police Nab Alleged BB Gun School Bus Shooters
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police arrested five individuals, one a juvenile, in connection with incidents where school buses were struck by BB shots from BB guns. Officers were conducting stationary surveillance in the area of Allegheny and Arrowhead Streets on October 5 at 3 p.m. when one officer saw a juvenile[Read More…]
FBI Director Wray on Arrest of Cesar Sayoc in Suspicious Package Investigation
FBI Director Christopher Wray delivered the following remarks during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- As the attorney general has confirmed, we have arrested Cesar Sayoc in connection with this investigation. As our investigation is still ongoing, I may not be able to[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through October 4, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: This police beat coverage represents reports through October 4, 2018. Charges for those arrested in this time period include the display of a false insurance card, domestic battery, driving while license was suspended, and a ticket in relation to a dog bite. Providing more details than readers will[Read More…]
Drama Group Announces Call for Auditions: A Raisin in the Sun
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Drama Group in Chicago Heights issued a call for auditions Thursday for Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun. “The play is set in Chicago’s south side, three generations of family search for a better life,” the Drama Group said in its announcement. “Insurance money comes to them and[Read More…]
Gun Alleged in Aggravated Assault: Park Forest Police Blotter Reports through October 1, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: This police beat coverage represents reports through October 1, 2018. Charges for those arrested in this time period include aggravated assault involving a gun, domestic battery, DUI, and theft of labor or service. Providing more details than readers will find in any other police beat reports, we[Read More…]
Domestic Battery and More: Park Forest Police Beat through September 29, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: This police beat coverage represents reports through September 29, 2018. Charges for those arrested in this time period include domestic battery, DUI, and physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. There is also a domestic incident that allegedly involved biting and scratching, according[Read More…]
Police Raise Alarm about Bump-n-steal Auto Thefts
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police want the public to be aware of a scheme thieves are using to steal cars. We’re calling it “bump-n-steal,” and a resident on Lester Road fell victim just the other day. On October 14, 2018, at around 3:30 a.m., a woman reported that a[Read More…]
Plan to Close Talala School in Limbo for a Time Indefinite
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In the end, Crete-Monee School District 201-U’s “Future Ready 2022” plan was never going to move forward Tuesday night at Talala School. The plan to close Talala School is officially “in limbo.” The district held its monthly meeting, but had reached consensus on suspending “the procurement of[Read More…]
