A young man enjoys pancakes at Kiwanis Pancake Day. (Photo: Tom Roome) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Kiwanis Club of Park Forest was founded in 1951 as a member of Kiwanis International with a commitment to community service for children, young people, the aging, and the needy in local and international[Read More…]
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In and Around Park Forest Week of February 7, 2011
Beverly Helm of Park Forest digs out after the Blizzard of 2011. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2011. With all the snow on the ground it might be hard to think about outdoor sports, but registration is now underway for Park Forest Baseball and the Park Forest Hurricanes,[Read More…]
Yoi! Double Yoi! Remembering Myron Cope on Super Bowl XLV Sunday
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski My high school students are always touched by the story of the yellow rose Myron Cope tells in his book, Double Yoi! The legendary sportscaster, the Voice (and what a voice) of the Pittsburgh Steelers for four decades, died three years ago this month. His autobiography[Read More…]
Possessor of Child Pornography Sentenced to Federal Prison
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– TIMOTHY J. FREELAND, age 23, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, was sentenced Friday to 97 months in the Bureau of Prisons, 10 years of supervised release, a $750 fine, and a $100 special assessment for possession of child pornography, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for February 5, 2011
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 other[Read More…]
Weekly Address: If Business and Government Fulfill Their Responsibilities, America Will Win the Future
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2011. This week, we received a report on jobs and unemployment that told us we’re continuing to move in the right direction. But we need to get there faster. In the short-term, the bipartisan tax cut we passed in December will give an added boost to[Read More…]
Digging Out From The Blizzard of 2011 in Crete
Gary Friedlund. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) (near) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Looking quite cold and snow-covered, Gary Friedlund of Steger Monee Road in Crete works to dig out from the Blizzard of 2011.
Casey Driessen and the Colorfools in Concert at Freedom Hall
Casey Driessen. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– With a Grammy nomination and years of solo touring under his belt, inventive genre-warping fiddler Casey Driessen and his band The Colorfools will be in concert at Freedom Hall in Park Forest, IL on Saturday, February 19, at 8 p.m. Fiddler Casey Driessen[Read More…]
Statement by White House Press Secretary on the Charging of Alan Gross
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. Alan Gross has been unjustly detained and deprived of his liberty and freedom for the last 14 months. Instead of releasing Mr. Gross so he can come home to his wife and family, today’s decision by Cuban authorities compounds the injustice suffered by a man[Read More…]
NASA Astronaut Mark Kelly Resumes Training For STS-134 Mission
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. NASA astronaut Mark Kelly will resume training as commander of the STS-134 space shuttle mission on Monday, Feb. 7. With the exception of some proficiency training, Kelly has been on personal leave since Jan. 8 to care for his wife, congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically wounded[Read More…]
