Mariposa by Sergio Gomez. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The art professors and educators of the region will have the opportunity to show off their creative endeavors at the 2008 Regional College and University Art Faculty Exhibition at the Governors State University Visual Arts Gallery from September 15 through October[Read More…]

Visitors admire a painting at the Tall Grass Arts Association 2007 Art Fair. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Tall Grass Arts Association announces that its Annual Art Fair will be held in Park Forest on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Representatives from Governors State University will host an information session for certified teachers interested in earning a Master of Arts in Educational Administration on Thursday, September 17, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., at Heritage Middle School, 19250 Burnham Avenue, Lansing, Illinois. University representatives will provide information on[Read More…]

Dave Naze volunteers with Iraqi refugees. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– For years, his vacations were escapes to places where cares are few and comforts are many. This year, Dave Naze, Prairie State College (PSC) assistant professor of communication, went where cares are many and comforts are few. Naze traveled[Read More…]

Bryce Johnsen of Park Forest addresses an October 2007 meeting of the PSC Board. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees recently presented three community service awards to recognize outstanding community members. Cheryl Roop, of the Jones Memorial Community Center, and the S.T.A.R.S. (Students[Read More…]

Jeff Stevenson of GSU was awarded the ’s Choice Award. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Not only will the art of Flossmoor resident Jeff Stevenson be showcased at the 11th Annual “Chicago Art Open” this October, but Stevenson was also awarded the Curator’s Choice Award from among 300 artists participating[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police were dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of Indianwood Boulevard shortly after 5 p.m. on September 4 to investigate a report of burglary. A family member stopping by to check on the house noticed that the kitchen window had been shattered and the rear[Read More…]

Just a quick note to let readers know, Cynthia Ogorek, who was to speak today (Sunday, Sept. 14.) on her new book, "The Lincoln Highway Around Chicago," has had to cancel due to water in her basement and the difficulty in getting around the South Suburbs.  The Park Forest Historical[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Window Media LLC, the nation’s largest gay publishing group announced today that the Washington Blade has landed an exclusive interview with Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama—offering the LGBT community an insider’s look at the senator’s positions on important issues, such as “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” DOMA, ENDA, hate[Read More…]

Tribute to Robert A. Dinerstein By: Jane Nicoll Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– On August 30, 2008, Robert A. Dinerstein died in his home in Minneapolis. Robert and Mary Dinerstein moved into the second court occupied in Park Forest in October 1948. In 1998, they moved to Minneapolis to be near their[Read More…]