Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Jerry Blakemore is coming home. Blakemore, who is the vice president and general counsel at Southern Illinois University, is the commencement speaker at the Prairie State College (PSC) 51st annual commencement on May 22. He was born and raised in Ford Heights. “I am happy to come[Read More…]
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The Few, The Proud, The Geocachers
Geocachers at the Central Park Wetlands. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The first few days in May were a big deal for geocachers – people who find hidden “treasures” with GPS receivers. Many were celebrating the 10th anniversary of geocaching. At the Central Park Wetlands in Park Forest, one geocacher[Read More…]
Obama Selects Kagan for Supreme Court
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the New York Times: President Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the nation’s 112th justice, choosing his own chief advocate before the Supreme Court to join it in ruling on cases critical to his view of the country’s future, Democrats close to the White[Read More…]
Amy Peele Reads From Her Book Saturday
Amy Peele discusses her book as her mother Helen looks on. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Amy Peel read from her book Aunt Mary’s Guide to Raising Children the Old-Fashioned Way Saturday at Village Hall. The book recalls Ms. Peele’s childhood in Park Forest. The program was sponsored by[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of May 10, 2010
Mayor Ostenburg recognized student artists from SD 162: Amani Malvin-Taylor, Erica Satchell, Arianna Kelly, Ivy Weihert, Darriana Greer and Karah Polk. The students painted rain barrels were selected for the 2010 Village Sticker. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2010. At last Monday’s Village Board’s Rules Meeting, Finance Director[Read More…]
Keep Your Home: Loan Modification Workshop – Saturday, June 26
Updated May 14, 2010 — event has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 26 and relocated to Thornwood High School. Country Club Hills, IL–(ENEWSPF)– On Saturday, June 26 from 9 a.m. to noon, the Chicago Community Trust and affiliates, in collaboration with the Illinois Housing Development Authority will host ‘Keep Your[Read More…]
Deep-Sea Ice Crystals Foil Gulf Oil Leak Fix (with Video)
From the Chicago Tribune: A novel but risky attempt to use a 100-ton steel-and-concrete box to cover a deepwater oil well gushing toxic crude into the Gulf of Mexico was aborted Saturday after ice crystals encased it, an ominous development as thick blobs of tar began washing up on Alabama’s[Read More…]
Report: 2 Men Charged In ’08 Park Forest Murder
Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Southtown Star reports that two men have been charged in the shooting death of Jonathan Edwards, 24, of Hammond: Revenge for a relative’s murder led to two Chicago Heights men facing first-degree murder charges in connection with a 2008 killing in Park Forest, prosecutors said. Ouma[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for May 10, 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…]
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on April Jobs Report
Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)– The addition of 290,000 jobs in April, the fourth consecutive monthly gain, is a hopeful sign, if it can be sustained, that real employment growth is finally underway. Still, we face an enormous challenge to get out of the more than 11-million job hole that was opened by[Read More…]
