University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University recently honored members of its faculty and staff with awards acknowledging their excellence as educators and employees. The awards recognize the hard work and dedication of those who share the university’s commitment to its students and the community. “Each year awards are given to[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The incoming students in Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s Mohawk Intermediate Center’s fourth/fifth grade gifted classroom were able to feed the hungry by doing homework. The students honed their vocabulary skills during the summer months through the Free Rice Program, generating donations of rice to feed[Read More…]

Hydromotion, by Cheryl Eddie Deibel of DeKalb, Ill. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Prairie State College (PSC) Foundation presents Fiber Nine, a juried art exhibition of works by regional artists. The exhibit opens October 14 and runs through November 6. The exhibit features 18 artists from Illinois, Indiana, and[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 were dispatched to a residence in the 400 block of Rutledge on September 21 to investigate a report of a garage fire. Upon arrival, Officer Naughton observed the detached garage fully engulfed in flames. According to police, the Park Forest Fire Department was already on the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– No one was injured, but there were some tense moments in East Lincolnwood last week when an after-school brawl ended with shots being fired into the air. On Thursday, September 18, shortly after 3:35 p.m., Officer Chaney responded to the area of Todd and Illinois streets to[Read More…]

A young man enjoys a plate full of panckakes Saturday. (Photo: Tom Roome) Photographs: 2008 Park Forest Kiwanis Pancake Day – part 1, Park Forest Kiwanis Pancake Day 2008 – part 2 Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Kiwanis Club of Park Forest held its 37th Annual Pancake Day Saturday. Thousands came[Read More…]

The first Presidential Debate, between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, from your friends at Saturday Night Live.

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CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mayor Daley rolled out an interactive Web site www.afterschoolchicago.org that will help youth, ages 6 and older, and their families research and choose from thousands of different after-school programs located throughout Chicago. The After-School Chicago Web site is one of the most comprehensive of its kind in the nation[Read More…]