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Severe thunderstorms to hit south of Chicago

Residents in Midwest, Central Plains on Alert for Potent Thunderstorms Through Midweek

By Kyle Elliott, AccuWeather meteorologist AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- After severe storms brought widespread reports of hail and wind damage from the Plains to the Ohio Valley and interior mid-Atlantic over the weekend, a series of storm systems will renew the risk for violent storms in the central Plains and Midwest through midweek. As[Read More…]

Al Capone in 1930

Library Discourse: Trying to Rid Chicago of Capone & Mafia During World’s Fair, Great Depression

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Blvd, will host author and historian William Hazelgrove on Thursday, August 22 at 7:00 p.m. William will cover the Chicago Mafia and the efforts to get rid of Al Capone while putting on a World’s Fair in the worst year[Read More…]

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Park Forest Burglary Dispatch Through June 30, 2019

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This batch of burglary reports includes residential burglaries and reports of burglaries to motor vehicles. In most cases, vehicles burglarized had been left unlocked or easily accessible. 6/15/19 21:57: Residential Burglary, Alleged Victim Possibly Targeted On June 15 at 9:57 PM officers responded to the 300 block[Read More…]

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Police: Intoxicated Man Asks to be Arrested Rather Than Face Grandma – Police Reports Through August 13, 2019

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include criminal trespass to real property, domestic battery, and possession of cannabis. In one incident, an intoxicated man reportedly asked to be arrested rather than go to his grandmother’s house in Park Forest, according to the report. All of the incidents in this report[Read More…]

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Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through August 6, 2019

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through August 6, 2019. Charges for those arrested include felony aggravated driving while license was revoked and felony unlawful possession of title documents/altered registration. The first report concerns a man who apparently was not the subject of the 911 call to which[Read More…]

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