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…]
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After-School Brawl Ends with Shots Fired, One Arrest
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…]
Kiwanis Pancake Day Feeds the Masses
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…]
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Mayor Daley Unveils After-School Chicago Web Site
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…]
ARTS-US: Iraq War Vets Transforming Trauma
Inter Press Service By Dahr Jamail MARFA, Texas – (IPS) – By using the written word and art, veterans of the U.S. occupation of Iraq are transforming their trauma into a message of both healing and resistance to the failed U.S. adventure. "If I say nothing, I have failed," writes[Read More…]
Sertoma Centre Provides Training for Alsip Firefighters
A group of Alsip firefighters attend a Sertoma Centre training on September 12. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– During the month of September, staff at Sertoma Centre are busy training members of the Alsip Fire Department on the basics of developmental, physical, emotional disabilities and/or mental illness. These trainings are just[Read More…]
Social Work Field Instructor Orientation at GSU
Panel discussion members from left: Kathleen Bankhead, Dr. Gerri Outlaw, and Michelle Cuebas. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– More than 50 social work field instructors from agencies throughout the metropolitan Chicago area met at Governors State University recently to discuss the parameters of their work as field instructors of students[Read More…]
Public Hearing on Strategic Plan for Land Use, Economic Development
The Plan Commission will conduct a hearing on a draft Strategic Plan for Land Use and Economic Development. (Graphic: VOPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Plan Commission of the Village of Park Forest will conduct a Public Hearing Tuesday, October 7th at 7:00 pm at Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive, to[Read More…]
