Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Residents hearing gunfire in the area of Niagara and Miami streets last Monday were actually listening to a pet owner trying to protect himself from his attacking dog. Police were dispatched to the area of Niagara and Miami streets in reference to report of shots fired on[Read More…]

Jesus Rodriguez continues work on a mural in DownTown Park Forest Sunday. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Updated July 31, 5:54 p.m. with link to ribbon cutting photo gallery Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Jesus Rodriguez continued work late Sunday evening on the mural on the Cultural Arts Building in DownTown Park Forest. The building[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– There is still time to register for fall classes at Prairie State College. Classes begin August 25. Officials at PSC report that new students can register in person now until classes begin. Continuing students may register online at prairiestate.edu or in person. Prairie State College’s Counseling &[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[Read More…]

The Pittsburgh Channel is reporting that Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, 47, has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Mr. Pausch gave the talk above for his three young children when he found out his cancer was terminal. If you have not seen it yet, please spend time and watch,[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center Suddenly this summer, the reality of same-sex couples lining up to get married in California has led some religious leaders to rethink their government role. In a letter last month, Bishop Marc Handley Andrus of the Episcopal Diocese[Read More…]

Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* BAGHDAD, Jul 23 (IPS) – Welcomed at first after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, most NGOs have run into scepticism and mistrust. Few remain to help. Hundreds of local and foreign NGOs became active in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in[Read More…]

Tall Grass Arts Association presents this good earth beginning Friday. (Collage: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Tall Grass Arts Association will present this good earth, an exhibit of landscape images, from August 8 through September 27, 2008. The exhibit, curated by Claudia Craemer and Richard Schmidt, will include nine artists who[Read More…]