Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Bing Crosby may have dreamed of a white Christmas but as many Americans adjust their lifestyles to become more environmentally friendly, some will be looking forward to a green Christmas this year. The Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois has advice to help families go green[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar Just when I thought the Christmas wars couldn’t get more ridiculous or hostile, along comes the uproar over dueling holiday displays in the rotunda of Washington’s state Capitol. First a holiday tree, then a menorah, followed[Read More…]

GSU Police Chief Debra Boyd and officers of the Governors State University Department of Public Safety are using energy efficient T3 Motion Devices. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– When Debra Boyd was named Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety of the Governors State University Police Department this year[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Park Forest resident recently reported losing thousands of dollars through a phony sweepstakes scheme. An officer was dispatched to the Park Forest Police Department on December 11 to investigate a report of fraud. A resident related that she received a letter purporting to be from a[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Park Forest resident recently reported that he had been scammed out of over $3,000 for what he thought was a new job. Officer Butler was dispatched to the Park Forest Police Department on December 11 to investigate a fraud complaint. The man said he was unemployed[Read More…]

St. Irenaeus Church in Park Forest on Saturday. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– St. Irenaeus Church was filled to capacity Saturday as hundreds gathered to bid farewell to Fr. Daniel J. O’Sullivan, who died December 15. Family members and parishioners from St. Irenaeus gathered along with many others who knew[Read More…]

Remembering Fr. O’Sullivan St. Irenaeus’ former Pastor, Father Dan O’Sullivan, was much more than our spiritual leader. He truly was a man of the people, whether raking leaves with parishioners or trying to fix a boiler, or giving a caller at the door money from his own pocket. He loved[Read More…]

Fr. Daniel O’Sullivan at a 2008 Blessing of the Animals. (Photo: Photobucket) Commentary By Rev. Daniel J. O’Sullivan I was raised in an Irish Catholic ghetto on the West Side of Chicago. We learned our family and ethnic heritage very well and cherished our traditional Catholic faith. We knew our[Read More…]

Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus, Francis Cardinal George, and Rabbi Leo Wolkow Friday in Homewood. (Photo: Larry Burrows) Homewood , IL–(ENEWSPF)– Francis Cardinal George of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago was guest speaker Friday for the Testimonial Lecture Series. Cardinal George spoke in honor of Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus being named President of[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Candidacy petitions for two, six-year, non-compensated terms on the Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees are now available. The petition packages can be picked up from the President’s Office, Room 2270, located on PSC’s main campus, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights. The election will be[Read More…]