By Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- Residents enduring the brutal and deadly Arctic outbreak to end January can look ahead to the March-like weather that awaits during the first weekend of February. The departure of the polar vortex will open the door for milder air to surge in, first across the Midwest on Saturday[Read More…]
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Village Amends Ordinance to Include Anti-Nepotism Language
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest is hoping to eliminate any possibility of improper hires. Village board members voted unanimously to adopt an amendment that adds anti-nepotism language to an already existing ordinance outlining the responsibilities of the Village Manager. In amending the ordinance, Village officials look to add on to[Read More…]
CEDA Seeks Homeowners in Need of Furnace Repair or Replacement
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Are you a homeowner and in need of furnace repair or replacement? The Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, Inc. (CEDA) may be able to help. Furnace Assistance is designed to restore the home’s heating system back to safe and effective operation. Assistance is available to[Read More…]
Early Voting for Cook County Residents Begins March 18
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- There’s an election on the horizon, and that means it’s once again time for citizens to exercise their right to vote. Park Forest’s Village Hall will serve as an early voting site beginning Monday, March 18 and ending Monday, April 1. Early voting hours will be: Monday,[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through January 14, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These police reports bring us through January 14, 2019. Charges for those cited during this period include driving while license was suspended, battery, domestic battery, and felony driving while license was revoked. These reports also include a man who pulled himself over because an officer[Read More…]
How to Survive the Park Forest Freeze
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Freeze is upon us. Not just Park Forest, of course. The Chicagoland is preparing for possibly record low temperatures and deadly wind chills. What do we need to do to make it through the next couple of days? The Village of Park Forest has[Read More…]
Radium Girls Discussion & More at the Park Forest Library This Week
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…]
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…]
