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…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A woman wanted for aggravated arson and featured on a new “Most Wanted” cable TV show became the first offender from that show to be captured, according to the Office of Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. Cherilyn Isom, 33, was taken into custody on Monday, December 15 at[Read More…]

  Remarks of the President-Elect Barack Obama Science Team Rollout Radio Address Friday, December 17, 2008 Chicago, Illinois Over the past few weeks, Vice President-Elect Biden and I have announced some of the leaders who will advise us as we seek to meet America’s twenty-first century challenges, from strengthening our[Read More…]

Says workers must not be singled out for unfair conditions Detroit–(ENEWSPF)– "We’re pleased that the Bush administration has acted today to provide urgently needed emergency bridge loans to America’s auto companies and to pursue a process for restructuring outside of bankruptcy," said UAW President Ron Gettelfinger. "This will keep the[Read More…]

Washington–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign today expressed concern over Department of Health and Human Services regulations regarding “provider conscience.”  These regulations purport to interpret federal law to allow a health care provider to refuse to provide any health care service or information for a religious or moral reason.  These regulations[Read More…]

A sampling of images from the 2009 eNews Park Forest Wish Photography Wall Calendar. Click Here to Order Yours Today! (Photography by Wendy Heise, Wish Photography ) ADVERTISEMENT Introducing the 2009 eNews Park Forest Wish Photography Wall Calendar! This 2009 Calendar contains photography by Wendy Heise of events and locations[Read More…]

Tribute: Mrs. Cathy DiGiovanni’s 3D Multi-Cultural Sculpture class at Marian Catholic High School display a tribute of American Soldiers killed in Iraq (4,195 names when the labels were placed). Students pictured include Rebekah Bohlen (Homewood), Joe Hess (Lynwood), Annie Rosandich (Frankfort), Dennis Rogala (Lansing), Angela DeSalle (Steger) and Kyle Tilley[Read More…]

The Park Forest Public Library. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Public Library has recently added Auto Repair Reference Center from EBSCO to its online databases accessible through the library Web site, www.pfpl.org.  The Auto Repair Reference Center database includes automotive repair information supplied by Point 5 Technologies,[Read More…]

Crete, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Congresswoman-elect Debbie Halvorson issued the following statement in regard to the recently released final version of the Surface Transportation Board’s Environmental Impact Study of the proposed sale of the EJ&E rail line to Canadian National: "I am extremely disappointed with the STB’s disregard for the input of communities[Read More…]

Washington–(ENEWSPF)– After three decades of work on behalf of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), Rev. Richard Cizik was forced to resign Thursday after a radio interview on NPR’s “Fresh Air” in which he asserted his support for civil unions for gay and lesbian couples.  In response to his forced[Read More…]