Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Chicago media personalities Mike Love and Dizz host a special census event this Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Park Forest’s 7-11, located at 425 Sauk Trail. The live event, which will also stream on Park Forest’s Facebook page, aims to increase census completion rates for[Read More…]
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Park Forest Free Business Webinar: How to Compete with Online-Only Retailers
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest is offering a free business webinar this Wednesday, June 24: BRICK-and-MORTAR: How to Compete with Online-Only Retailers. The focus of the Zoom webinar will be to develop a game plan to increase traffic and sales from the leading commercial marketing research company.[Read More…]
Man Charged After Allegedly Allowing Juvenile to Drive
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man was arrested and charged after he allegedly permitted a juvenile to drive, police said. The officer suspected that the man was intoxicated, but his breathalyzer test later came in just under the .08 limit, according to police. Travis D. McClore, 324 Farragut St.,[Read More…]
Vehicular Hijacking: Police Reports Through June 2, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through June 2, 2020. Charges for those arrested include battery, domestic battery, and aggravated vehicular hijacking. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.” We are not asserting in any way that[Read More…]
Teen Faces Drawn Weapon After Allegedly Fleeing Stolen Car: Police Reports Through May 26, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A teen not old enough to drive found himself facing an officer with a drawn weapon after he allegedly ran from a car that had been reported stolen. These police reports include arrests through May 26, 2020. Charges for those arrested include possession of a stolen motor[Read More…]
A’ja Nauden Named to President’s List at McKendree University
Lebanon, IL-(ENEWSPF- A’ja Nauden, of Park Forest, was named to the McKendree University President’s List for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the spring 2020 semester. Ms. Nauden is a 2017 graduate of Rich East High School and majors in Speech Communications. “I plan to make a future career in[Read More…]
COVID-19: One More Succumbs, Toll Now 19 in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- We have not done an assessment of the numbers of COVID-19 cases in the Park Forest region in a dozen days. At that time, Chicago Heights had just topped 500 cases and the number of deaths by day was tapering in Cook County. Eighteen people from Park[Read More…]
Dunagains Irish Pub to Reopen June 26
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dunagains Irish Pub put a statement on its Facebook page that they will in fact reopen on June 26. It appears rumors were circulating that they Amy and Robert Gain had decided to close the iconic Park Forest once-upon-a-time-Tattlers tavern for good. This is not the case.[Read More…]
Daily Coronavirus Briefing: China on High Alert Amid New Outbreak
By Staff, AccuWeather AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- The coronavirus pandemic altered life as humans knew it in 2020, and as much of the world starts to examine how and when to resume daily activities, it’s clear that there are many challenges to overcome before normal daily life can resume in full. The outbreak, which[Read More…]
Cook County Board President Announces Reopening Plan for Offices Under the President
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released the Reopening Plan for Offices Under the President. The plan guides the phased approach to reopen Cook County facilities to employees and the public. While some senior staff members have already returned to work, the first official wave of employees will[Read More…]
