The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by[Read More…]
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Habitat for Humanity Welcomes New Residents to Park Forest (Story/Video)
Jacqueline Holmes (right) with Apostle Christy Minger of Crusader’s Church in Chicago. Minger gave the blessing at Holmes’ Habitat for Humanity home dedication Saturday. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two families have homes in Park Forest, and Habitat for Humanity and scores of volunteers are to thank. In a[Read More…]
24 Cats Removed From Homan Street Residence
This home in the 500 block of Homan Ave. had 24 living cats when police discovered it. Windows are now open to aire the stench. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police and Fire discovered more than they could stand last week when called to a residence in[Read More…]
Pit Bull Euthanized After Attacking Girl in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A pit bull was euthanized after it attacked an 11-year-old girl last week in Park Forest. Police say the girl was visiting her aunt in the 300 block of Osage Street, sitting on the bed in the bedroom, watching television. Suddenly, her aunt’s brown and black pit[Read More…]
Forest Trail Welcomes 100 Business Professionals For Career Day
Paul Heid, an information technician at Adler Planetarium, talked to Forest Trail students about web sites and web design wearing a Spiderman outfit that he designed on the computer. Heid stressed the importance of mathematics in his work during his Career Day visit. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Forest Trail[Read More…]
Forest Trail Students Take Honors In Math Competition
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Forest Trail Middle School students were among the top ranking students in the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ statewide math competition. The school’s seventh and eighth grade teams each took First Honors in the math competition. The seventh grade team placed 27th out of 63 competing[Read More…]
Governors State to Host Information Session at Triton College
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University will host a degree program information session on Monday, June 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Triton College University Center Room A105-A. Advisors and administrators will be on hand to discuss the Master of Public Administration and the Bachelor of Arts in[Read More…]
UN Envoy Condemns Assassination of Somalia’s Interior Minister
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 June 2011. The United Nations envoy for Somalia today expressed shock over the assassination of the country’s Interior Minister and condemned the murder, saying that the violent minority must not be allowed to torpedo the peace process. The minister, Abdishakur Sheik Hassan Farah, who also held the national[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Clinton on the Death of Harun Fazul
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2011. Harun Fazul’s death is a significant blow to Al Qaeda, its extremist allies, and its operations in East Africa. It is a just end for a terrorist who brought so much death and pain to so many innocents in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, and elsewhere[Read More…]
Honda Recall of Certain Model Year 2010 and 2011 VT750 Motorcycles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 11, 2011. Summary: Honda is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 VT750 motorcycles produced from June 25, 2009, to March 28, 2011. The bank angle sensor may be incorrectly manufactured creating the possibility of an erroneous reading which could cause the engine to stall. Consequence: An engine[Read More…]
