Chicago Heights , IL—(ENEWSPF)—Professor of Information Technology Shelly Hokanson teaches classes such as Computer Forensics, Technology of e-Commerce, and Introduction to Web site Development. While one can frequently find her researching the hottest new trends on the Web, she is more than just a “computer geek.” Hokanson enjoys photography and[Read More…]

Chicago Heights , IL—(ENEWSPF)— Many children dream of visiting Disney’s Magic Kingdom and meeting Mickey Mouse. While every year millions of children visit Disney World, there are thousands of college students who have enrolled in the Walt Disney College Program and spend a semester working side-by-side with Mickey and friends.[Read More…]

Blog Commentary The following is an action alert from Dahr Jamail’s MidEast Dispatches.  eNews Park Forest carries Jamail’s articles regularly: Washington Report Correspondent Mohammed Omer Hospitalized Following Detention by Israeli Soldiers at Allenby Bridge Crossing Washington Report correspondent Mohammed Omer lies in his hospital bed in the Gaza Strip June 30, 2008. REUTERS/Ibraheem[Read More…]

Concert Review: Kevin Costner and Modern West Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Not many people know that actor Kevin Costner has gone back to his band and has taken it on the road. At the urging of wife, Christine, he reconnected with his musical roots last year, beginning with a world tour. This[Read More…]

Once you have logged in, you will see an extended menu on the left.  Click on "Your Profile."  At the top there will be three gray boxes.  Click on "Edit>Update Your Profile."  Password is under the "Contact Info" tab. If you are having problems logging in, we can reset your[Read More…]

Panelists Jane Nicoll, Valerie Nicholson, Sally Wallach, and Amelia Castillo remember Marshall Field’s. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The recent "Celebration of Marshall Field’s" held by the Park Forest Historical Society went very well. Of the thirty-six attendees at the June 22 event, ten to twelve were former Field’s employees.[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director George Carlin is gone, but the kinds of free-speech conflicts he skewered in his comedic routines live on. So does the national debate over where First Amendment protections end and government regulation begins on broadcast speech[Read More…]

Mayor Ostenburg and owner Cathy Shears cut the ribbon, celebrating the opening of Design’d to Go Florist at their new location. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Design’d to Go Florist celebrated its grand opening at 323 Main Street last week. Village officials and staff were on hand for the ribbon[Read More…]

Linzey Jones (l to r), Rick Reinbold, Lauren Alspaugh, David Sevier, Deb Sedberry, John Ostenburg and Mark Stricker. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Matteson Area Chamber of Commerce held its 19th Annual State of the Villages Luncheon last Wednesday at Dining on the Green in Park Forest. Village officials[Read More…]

The Microsoft Vista Ultimate Desktop. (Graphic: Microsoft.com) P.C. Smith: One Byte at a Time Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— With all the hoopla over Bill Gates’ retirement from Microsoft, talk of Windows XP retiring has somehow slipped under most people’s radar. On June 30, 2008, Microsoft will officially stop producing Windows XP.[Read More…]