PSC student Ivy Green in Australia. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights , IL—(ENEWSPF)— Prairie State College (PSC) student Ivy Green recently spent 10 days in Australia learning about Australian journalism and absorbing local culture. Green, a resident of University Park, was among an elite group of 72 students from the United[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar On June 16, seven Roman Catholic schools in Washington, D.C., were transformed into seven public charter schools by a unanimous vote of the D.C. Public Charter School Board. It’s a conversion of sorts — only in[Read More…]

Park Forest Fire Department loses equipment in theft Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– An officer on patrol in the vicinity of Norwood Plaza Shopping Center discovered a burglary in progress last week. According to his report, Officer Elliot saw a black male subject in dark clothing exit the rear of a vacant[Read More…]

Eric Sexton, right, of Nature’s Choice Farm, speaks with a customer at Saturday’s Farmers’ Market. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A new vendor has opened shop at the Park Forest Farmers’ Market. Eric Sexton and his wife Samantha run Nature’s Choice Farm in Grant Park, IL. They raise pasture poultry[Read More…]

The latest plan for the new development at Hidden Meadows. Click here for larger image . (Graphic: VOPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Village Board has a long night ahead of it Monday. The evening begins at 6:00 p.m. as the Plan Commission and staff members gather to update[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…]

Trollus Pickett was charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Bellissa Gourdine. (Photo: PFPD) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Park Forest man has been charged with first degree murder in connection with the shooting death of his fiancée, 33-year-old Belissa Gourdine. On Friday, June 20, 2008, Trolus Pickett,[Read More…]

Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Jun 18 (IPS) – Just about everyone in Iraq is a loser as a result of the occupation, but none more than women. One of the more obvious signs of that is the very large number of widows. The Asharq[Read More…]

Rehearsal for Shakespeare on the Village Green in 2007. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– William Shakespeare has been the world’s most popular dramatist for over four centuries.  The Illinois Theatre Center has been presenting free outdoor performances of his works since 1978.  This year, they will present “Shakespeare’s Scenes, Songs,[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A 33-year-old Park Forest woman was shot multiple times at home Wednesday evening.  She later died at St James Hospital in Olympia Fields. According to a press release issued Thursday afternoon, on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at 6:54 p.m., Park Forest Police Department Patrol Officers responded to[Read More…]