Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Friends of the Library will discuss The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore Monday. In addition, there are a number of activities planned this week at the Park Forest Public Library. These events are above and beyond the usual services the library provides. There[Read More…]
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Park Forest Police Ask Help Identifying Alleged Suspects in Retail Theft
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police are asking the public’s help identifying two individuals allegedly involved in a retail theft the afternoon of January 27, 2019. The suspects are pictured above. Police ask that anyone who can help contact them via a Facebook message or by calling the Records[Read More…]
Facing Officer with Gun Drawn, Gary Man Arrested on Park Forest Warrant
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- It took an officer facing him with gun drawn and about a dozen other officers arriving on the scene before a Gary man complied and exited his vehicle, arrested on a warrant out of Park Forest. Tommie L. Wells, 33, 4421 Jefferson St., Gary, IN, was arrested[Read More…]
Stolen Vehicle Recovered: Park Forest Police Reports Through January 9, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These police reports bring us through January 11, 2019. Charges for those cited during this period include criminal damage to property, DUI, possession of cannabis, domestic battery, and a stolen vehicle out of Chicago Heights was recovered in Eastgate with the suspect at the wheel.[Read More…]
Driveway Scammers Prowl Park Forest in the Cold
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- They’re not offering to shovel. Instead, these driveway scammers are going door-to-door offering to put blacktop sealer on your driveway when the weather warms. According to Park Forest Police, “We’ve gotten a few reports of a homeowner scam making its way around town. Residents are being approached[Read More…]
Two DUIs: Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through January 7, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first official reports of 2019 with more to follow soon. These police reports bring us through January 7, 2019. Charges for those cited during this period include possession cannabis, felony aggravated battery to a peace officer, two DUIs, and an accident where[Read More…]
Disruptive Snowstorm to Target I-80, I-94 Corridors of Midwestern US Early Next Week
By Renee Duff, AccuWeather meteorologist AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- Ahead of the harshest cold yet this season, a snowstorm will lay a swath of slick, slippery travel and disruptions to daily routines across the midwestern United States beginning on Sunday. Areas of snow and slick travel can dot the region prior to the early-week[Read More…]
Park Forest Freeze: Polar Vortex to Blast Midwestern, Northeastern US With Extreme Cold to End January
By Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- The colder air plunging back into midwestern and northeastern United States late this week will pale in comparison to the brutal cold expected to end January as the polar vortex plunges south. “Through late next week, it will be a very cold stretch and high energy[Read More…]
Leader Durkin, House Republicans Introduce Fair Maps Amendment
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) announced January 22 that he, along with the entire House Republican caucus, has filed HJRCA 10, a constitutional amendment for the independent drawing of legislative maps. “Governor Pritzker has urged the legislature to create an independent commission to draw legislative maps,[Read More…]
Full Tuition Scholarship Opportunity Offered to High School Seniors in PSC District 515
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees Scholarship application is open to qualified high school seniors in community college district 515. The scholarship covers tuition and fees for six-consecutive semesters at PSC and will be awarded to up to three qualified students from each district high[Read More…]
