Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest Mayor John A. Ostenburg was among approximately 2,500 elected municipal officials from across the country attending the 2009 Congressional City Conference of the National League of Cities (NLC). Mayor Ostenburg provided officials in Park Forest with summary updates from the conference, which he says offered “a[Read More…]

Rosemary Piser Associate Editor We have received inquiries from candidates seeking elected office in other communities about participating in eNews Park Forest’s election activities. In order to provide as extensive coverage of the April elections as possible, if you are a declared candidate for elected office and would like to[Read More…]

Commentary by Gary Kopycinski* The last few weeks have been very difficult for all at Marian Catholic High School. The stories that have surfaced in the press have not been kind to our Marian family, but it has caused all of us to reflect on why we love Marian Catholic[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– In a challenging economic environment, finding a responsible financial planner is extremely important. Consumers today are more confused than ever about knowing whom they can trust with their money. The Better Business Bureau offers the following advice on finding financial advisors that can be trusted to look out[Read More…]

Pre-kindergarten students at the GSU Family Development Center made their own costumes for their upcoming performance of “The Three Little Pigs.” (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Both the morning and afternoon pre-kindergarten classes from the Governors State University Family Development Center in University Park are producing and performing their own[Read More…]

Prairie State College students who participated in Model Illinois Government were (from left to right) Michael Baratta, Lisa Jackson, Thomas Schlaudraff, Camiella Williams, Crystal Alston, and Aron Lowe. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College student Lisa Jackson now knows how President Barack Obama felt when he was a[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will sponsor a Job Fair from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at the District Office, 242 S. Orchard Drive, Park Forest. Positions to be filled for the 2009-2010 school year include: elementary school teachers instructional and resource special[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Students at Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s Forest Trail Junior High and Middle Grade Centers are using technology to make movies that reinforce their studies. Incorporating the content from other curricular areas, students in Keerie Prasopoulos’ Technology Explore classes are making movies about such things as[Read More…]

Jaime Patriarca (Park Forest) rehearses for a Group Interpretation performance with Marian’s Forensics team. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School announced honor roll for the third semester of the 2008-2009 school year. Below are the names of the students receiving top honors, beginning with those from Park[Read More…]

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 local[Read More…]