Commentary By Rosemary Piser Associate Editor, eNews Park Forest The lead story on Countdown with Keith Olbermann (MSNBC) airing Wednesday, January 14, 2009, reported on Bob Woodward’s Washington Post article on Judge Susan Crawford’s opinion that Guantanamo Bay detainee, Mohammed al-Qahtani, was interrogated with torture techniques. Specifically, Judge Crawford opined[Read More…]

Owners Susan and Archie Argyron, Dianne and Dave Smith are ready to take your order. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Update: Orchard Fresh Market will open Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 7 a.m.  The breakfast menu mentioned below will be offered at a later date. Photos: Orchard Fresh Market VIP Tour Park[Read More…]

Lead runner Arturs Bareikis of Tinley Park crosses the finish line as running club President Fred Mazurski records his time. (PHOTO ENEWSPF) Photographs: 2009 Midwinter Cruise Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Runners from the Chicagoland area and northwest Indiana braved the Sunday morning chill to run the Park Forest Running and Pancake[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police are warning residents to be wary of sweepstakes or lottery competitions that ask winners to send money or personal details. An elderly couple learned this the hard way recently, losing thousands of dollars. Police were dispatched to the Park Forest Police Department on January 14 to[Read More…]

It is still hard for many to believe that history will be made when Barack Obama becomes the first African American president.  Never has there been an individual in my lifetime who could bring so many people together with the message of hope and change. On Tuesday, the nation and[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police say a 14-year-old juvenile took them on a car chase on Tuesday, January 6, shortly after 6 p.m. The pursuit started on Shabbona and ended on Mantua when the car struck a tree and the driver allegedly fled the vehicle on foot. At 6:15 p.m., Officer[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…]

Enough said.

Artist Jesus Rodriguez discusses his works at last summer’s mural dedication. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Local artist Jesus Rodriguez comes to town this Saturday, January 17. Rodriguez is the artists responsible for the recently unveiled DownTown mural. He has done numerous other murals in the area, in addition[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– On January 18, Governors State University will compete in RecycleMania – a challenge for colleges and universities to increase awareness of waste reduction and recycling initiatives. GSU’s efforts will focus on overall waste reduction instead of only recycling. This category is considered a “tangible action” under the[Read More…]