Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Tall Grass Arts Association Gallery will reopen on June 19 with an exhibit called HOT WHEELS. This will be the first public exhibition at the Downtown art gallery since Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued his first stay-at-home order in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibit will[Read More…]
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Note to Self: You Are White, So You Are Part of the Racist Problem in America
“When a racial group’s collective prejudice is backed by the power of legal authority and institutional control, it is transformed into racism, a far-reaching system that functions independently from the intentions or self-images of individual actors.”— DiAngelo, Robin J.. White Fragility (p. 20). Beacon Press. Kindle Edition. CommentaryBy Gary Kopycinski[Read More…]
COVID-19: Except Cicero, New Cases Appear to Be Tapering in Area
Chicago Heights Tops 500 Cases Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With the exception of Cicero, the number of new COVID-19 cases in the 30 towns we survey appears to be tapering — and that is welcome news. Cicero, Illinois, still leads Cook County in the number of cases of COVID-19, now with[Read More…]
Main Street Farmers Market Opens Saturday with Some Restrictions
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Main Street Market opens Saturday morning in Park Forest with some restrictions given the COVID-19 pandemic. Dotson Farm in Beecher will join the Market for the first two weeks featuring plants and flowers. Since 1974, the Park Forest Main Street Market – formerly the Park Forest[Read More…]
Fire on Sangamon Claims Life of 9-Year-Old Boy
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A nine-year-old boy lost his life following a fire on Sangamon Street Friday morning, the Park Forest Fire Department said in a statement. The house in the 300 block of Sangamon was boarded up Friday afternoon. A memorial of two posters, flowers, stuffed animals, and “WE LOVE[Read More…]
Trustee Joseph Woods on the Death of George Floyd, Aftermath
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Trustee Joe Woods delivered stirring remarks on the death of George Floyd at the hands of a now-former Minneapolis Police officer. He made his remarks during Monday’s meeting of the Park Forest Village Board. Trustee Woods speaks of pain. While looting might make headlines, what passes repeatedly[Read More…]
Police Arrest Two Chicago Men in Alleged Amazon Van Hijacking
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two men from Chicago were arrested Tuesday after they allegedly hijacked an Amazon delivery van in Park Forest. According to a statement issued by Park Forest police, on June 2 at approximately 12:45 PM, officers responded to the first block of Indianwood Boulevard to investigate a report[Read More…]
Witness: Saturday in Chicago Was Peaceful Until Police Moved on Protesters
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Diego Villasenor was protesting in Chicago Saturday when the rallies became combustive. Coming in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing by a Minneapolis police officer, the 2019 graduate of Marian Catholic High School wrote Sunday that the protests were peaceful until police boxed in protesters around Trump Tower,[Read More…]
Park Forest Cuts $2.2 Million from Budget Per Coronavirus; Future in Flux
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest is eliminating programs, declaring a hiring freeze, and engaging in virtually no capital improvements over the next 12 months to decrease $2.2 million from its proposed $55 million dollar budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year. This according to a statement on the[Read More…]
Park Forest Village Hall to Re-open Monday, June 1
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Village Hall will re-open for business on Monday, June 1, at 12 noon, and will continue with regular office hours going forward, according to an announcement from Village officials. The complete statement from the Village follows: Consistent with Restore Illinois, Phase 3 and IDPH-approved safety guidance[Read More…]
