Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Southland College Prep Charter High School, of Richton Park, Illinois, scored four first places in the Illinois High School Association’s Regional Individual Speech Event tournament hosted by Marian Catholic High School February 8. Southland placed first in four of fourteen individual events, scored second in one event[Read More…]
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Park Forest Police: The Movie – 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police showed a brief movie Saturday at the 16th Annual Park Forest Police Honors Ceremony. The film gives the viewer an idea of what officers might face on any given day. The video contains some raw footage from body cameras and cameras mounted inside squad[Read More…]
Three Youth Honored by Police for Aiding Elderly Eastgate Resident
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Sometimes our youth show us the way, give us a reason for hope. Such is the case with Aria Covington, Tyreese Collins Jones, and Jasmine Anderson, honored before any officer Saturday at the 16th Annual Park Forest Police Honors Ceremony. Police conferred Citizen Awards on three youth[Read More…]
Entire Marian Catholic Speech Team Advances to IHSA Sectionals
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- All competitors from Marian Catholic High School’s Speech Team advanced to IHSA Regional competition Saturday. The performance of the students drew praise from the school’s Director of Speech & Theatre Laura Hilger. “I am proud to announce that we have advanced ALL 15 events through to Sectionals![Read More…]
Burglary Reported on Algonquin
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police responded to a report of a residential burglary in the 100 block of Algonquin Street on January 7, 2020, at 10:42 AM. Officers spoke with a resident who said that she returned home on that date at approximately 10:20 AM and noticed forced entry to her[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports through January 7, 2020
First paragraph updated with correct date afternoon of Feb. 7, 2020 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include activity through January 7, 2020. One item is not an arrest but a citation. Providing more details than readers will find in any other police beat reports, we invite readers to subscribe to get the whole story, every[Read More…]
Snow and Ice Make for Treacherous Road Conditions, 6 Overnight Accidents
Updated 2-6-2020 at 1:47 p.m. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Road conditions in and around Park Forest turned slick and slippery Thursday evening as snow began to fall. A driver, pictured above, ended up in a ditch along 26th Street just east of where Ash Street exits. Police Chief Christopher Mannino tells[Read More…]
2019 Novel Coronavirus—Important Information for Clinicians and Patients
By Carlos del Rio, MD1; Preeti N. Malani, MD, MSJ2,3 JAMA. Published online February 5, 2020-(ENEWSPF)- In early December 2019 a patient was diagnosed with an unusual pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, China. By December 31 the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office in Beijing had received notification of a cluster of patients with pneumonia[Read More…]
Data Error May Have Cancelled Almost 800 Former Inmates’ IL Voter Registrations
Board of Elections, Dept. Of Corrections Work to Correct Data Error Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois State Board of Elections today notified 59 local election authorities that 774 former inmates of the Illinois Department of Corrections may have had their voter registrations erroneously canceled due to a data-matching error involving both[Read More…]
Man Slain in Park Forest Identified
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police identified the man shot and killed last Thursday in the 23400 block of South Western Avenue as Lethaniel Anderson, age 22, of Chicago, police said in a statement. Police responded to a report of a shooting on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at approximately 4:00[Read More…]
