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1950s Museum Open Saturdays 1-3

Now that you have read about us in eNews and in the Trbune, be sure to come by and check out the museum in person!  The classroom is decorated for a 1950s Valentine’s Day party, and there are Valentine’s to look at on the main floor as well.  Fifty-two people[Read More…]

eNews Park Forest Featured by Inland Press Association

By Adolfo Mendez Associate Editor The Inlander A school teacher and politician in suburban Chicago is betting his recent online venture can fill a niche for local news in his small community. Gary Kopycinski, a full-time teacher at a parochial school in Chicago Heights, Ill., is also founder of eNews[Read More…]

McCarthy Honored At PSC

Dr. Paul McCarthy laughs with his wife Sande at a reception in his honor. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– More than one hundred people attended a reception at Prairie State College to pay tribute to now former President Paul McCarthy’s career and legacy. Many saw the ceremony as uplifting,[Read More…]

Prairie State Welcomes Interim President Brownell

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– At the first Prairie State College board meeting since the departure of President Paul McCarthy, Interim President David A. Brownell expressed to the board his mission while at Prairie State College and what he sees as the role of the Trustees. “I have the greatest respect for[Read More…]

Speak Freely, But Keep Off The Grass

Commentary By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar The latest plan for domesticating free speech comes, from all places, the National Park Service. Earlier this month Park Service officials invited public comment on new ideas for managing the National Mall in Washington, D.C., including a proposal for paving[Read More…]

Letters to the Editor – February 4, 2008

Robin Kelly Corrects the Record I am writing in response to comments sent to eNews Park Forest about my record in office. I want to set the record straight to correct the lies about my record as state representative. The truth is that during my terms in office, state funds[Read More…]

Gun Greets Officer At Door

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A Park Forest officer reacted quickly while responding to a 911 call last week when he was greeted at the door with a handgun pointed at him. On Tuesday, January 29 at 12:24 a.m., Officers William Busse and Paul Shulman were dispatched to 50 Indianwood Blvd. to[Read More…]

Police Report – February 4, 2008

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[Read More…]

Sale of EJ&E to Increase Railroad Traffic

(Photo: Morguefile.com) Residents Urged to Voice Their Objection Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—A proposed sale of the EJ&E Railroad to Canadian National Railway could leave thousands of Park Forest residents facing additional delays on Western Avenue.  If the acquisition of the railroad to Canadian National (CN) is finalized, four times as many[Read More…]

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