Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director There are moments when a courtroom win for free expression in America may not entirely seem like such a good thing to some Americans, for some distinctly non-First Amendment reasons. I confess to a bit of[Read More…]

Jerome Hoskins, here with his son Donovan, was one of three honored at the South Suburban Housing Center’s 33rd Annual Dinner Friday. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF) — The South Suburban Housing Center held its 33rd Annual Dinner Meeting Friday evening. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Federal Fair Housing Act,[Read More…]

Western Ave. is due to close for one week at the EJ&E Railroad tracks for 8 days starting Saturday, April 19. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Canadian National issued a statement last month stating that the controversy around the purported environmental impacts of its proposed EJ&E acquisition appears to be exaggerated. [Read More…]

This security camera at the Park Forest Police Station is new. The previous camera had to be replaced last week after a man allegedly damaged it. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A man came to the Park Forest Police Department to complain about a "bogus" ticket last week was arrested[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Police were dispatched to the 400 block of Winnebago St. on April 2 shortly before midnight to investigate a report of shots fired. SouthCom dispatch notified police that there had been multiple reports of three or four shots having been fired on the street. Additionally, officers were[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…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Police Chief Thomas Fleming told board members and members of the public at Saturday’s Rules meeting that he is seeking to temporarily lower the speed on Western Ave. to 30 mph until construction is completed.  According to the Police Chief, the narrow lanes and the construction barricades[Read More…]

Park Forest Rotary  Meets 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Thursday Afternoons University Park Golf Course and Convention Center 23520 Crawford Ave. University Park, IL 60466 Rotary of ParkForest

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– “Kid, I’m going to make you a star!” Those iconic words capture the spirit of Marian Catholic High School’s spring musical, 42nd Street . The musical is based on the 1980 Broadway hit (and its 2001 revival), which in turn was based on the 1933 movie of[Read More…]

With Western Ave. reduced to one lane, be careful crossing the EJ&E railroad tracks. This morning as I was heading to work, I found myself stopped for about a minute on the tracks when all traffic stopped.  Two or three cars ahead of me, someone was waiting to make a[Read More…]