Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College student Kaylyn Walters, of Park Forest, was among 30 students nationwide to receive a $1,000 Leaders of Promise Scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa (PTK). PTK is the honor society for community colleges. The PTK Leaders of Promise Scholarship is awarded annually to community college[Read More…]
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Village: Some Rental Property Owners Claimed Inappropriate Tax Exemptions
Owners of several hundred rental properties in Park Forest will soon pay higher taxes as inappropriate exemptions are taken away. (Image: jscreationzs / FreeDigitalPhotos.net) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Village officials report they have learned from the Cook County Assessor’s Office that 980 Park Forest properties in Cook County have been flagged[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for September 27, 2010
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) 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…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of September 27, 2010
Jasmine Perkins of Richton Park smiles as she serves patrons Saturday at the 2010 Kiwanis Pancake Day featuring the Pankatron. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 27, 2010. The Park Forest Environment Commission, Thorn Creek Audubon Society and Governors State University (GSU) are hosting a screening of the environmental movie,[Read More…]
Saturday Night Live Takes On Christine O’Donnell (Video)
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)– Saturday Night Live goes for the jugular satirizing Christine O’Donnell. Tip of the hat to Roger Ebert for the video.
FBI: Twenty-One Indicted in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
New Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)– The indictment of 21 alleged cocaine traffickers was unsealed in U.S. District Court in New Albany, following the arrest of 17 of the defendants. Federal, state, and local law enforcement officers also served 16 search warrants (eight in Indiana, seven in Kentucky and one in Illinois). Seized[Read More…]
Aurora Woman Indicted for Allegedly Embezzling $252,848 from Employer
Springfield, MO–(ENEWSPF)– Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced September 23 that an Aurora, Missouri, woman who was indicted by a federal grand jury for counterfeit checks and mail fraud related to a scheme to embezzle $252,848 from her employer made her first appearance in[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Celebrates Homecoming and Class Reunions
Homecoming Court nominees are Seniors T.J. Galullo (Dyer, Ind.), Hayley Stuber (Oak Forest), Dia Bennett (Olympia Fields), Olivia Mlakar (Crete), Robbie Fink (South Holland), and Nate Bodnar (Highland, Ind.) (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Pajama Day kicked off Marian Catholic High School’s Spirit Week Monday, as special days led up[Read More…]
‘See You At The Pole’ 2010 at Rich East
Students gather for See You At The Pole 2010 at Rich East. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– See You at the Pole is in it’s 20th year. It’s an international day of student prayer where students from around the world gather on the third Wednesday of September and pray for[Read More…]
Augusta, South Carolina, Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
Columbia, SC–(ENEWSPF)– United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated that David Jackson, age 28, of Augusta, pled guilty in federal court for the June 6, 2007 robbery of the Regions Bank in North Augusta, South Carolina. United States District Court Judge Margaret B. Seymour took the guilty plea and will sentence[Read More…]
