Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The search for a suspect in an October 20 shooting on Somonauk Street ended October 28 with the arrest of Darnell Ball, 29, in Calumet City. The pursuit of Mr. Ball included Park Forest police making the rare announcement that the department had issued a no-bail nationwide[Read More…]
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Park Forest Mini Forest Takes Root
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Assisted by residents, high school students, garden club members, and village employees, the first Park Forest mini forest broke ground on Saturday, October 23, at the corner of Marquette Street and Niagara Street. Situated on two undeveloped lots owned by the village, the mini forest will not[Read More…]
10-digit Dialing Now in Effect for Area Code 708
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Starting last Sunday, October 24, landline callers with 708 area codes are required to dial 10 digits (1-708-XXX-XXXX) when calling another 708-number just as they do when calling someone outside their home area. This same change applies to landlines in the 309 and 618 area codes in[Read More…]
Search for “Armed and Dangerous” Man Goes Nationwide: PFPD
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police have issued a no-bail nationwide arrest warrant for “armed and dangerous” Darnell Ball on five counts of attempted first-degree murder, police said in a statement. Police announced Saturday that the warrant went into effect on October 22, 2021: “On 10-22-2021, a no-bail nationwide arrest[Read More…]
Police Seek Man They Call “Armed and Dangerous”
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department is seeking the whereabouts of Mr. Darnell Ball, 29, who they call “armed and dangerous,” a suspect in an October 20 shooting on Somonauk Street, according to a statement police released Thursday. According to the statement, on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021, at[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports Through August 22, 2021
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These reports are through August 22, 2021, and include arrests on charges of unlawful use of a weapon, DUI, and domestic battery. As a critical person at the Park Forest Police Department was out for personal reasons, we just received these and other reports this week. These[Read More…]
Five Alleged Street Gang Members Charged With Federal Racketeering Offenses Including Murder of Chicago Rapper FBG Duck
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal indictment charges five alleged members of the O-Block street gang with participating in a criminal organization that murdered a Chicago rapper FBG Duck and violently protected the gang and its territories on the South Side of Chicago. The indictment alleges that the O-Block gang publicly claimed[Read More…]
Former Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot Indicted on Fraud Charge
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas returned an indictment charging a former Chief Technical Pilot for The Boeing Company (Boeing) with deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) in connection with the FAA AEG’s evaluation of Boeing’s 737 MAX airplane, and[Read More…]
GSU Receives $1.1 M Education Grant to Serve At-Risk Individuals
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University (GSU) was recently awarded a $1.1 million U.S. Department of Education (DOE) TRIO grant to initiate a project to serve low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities as they progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to post-baccalaureate programs. The Governors State University[Read More…]
$15,000 in Reward Money Offered for Information Regarding the Murder of Keeshanna Jackson
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Springfield Division is offering a $10,000 reward and Carbondale Police is offering $5,000 to anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the subject(s) involved in the August 22nd, 2021 murder of Keeshanna Jackson in Carbondale, Illinois. Jackson was[Read More…]
