Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar Thanks to the First Amendment, Americans are free to choose in matters of faith. As it turns out, that’s exactly what we do. A report released this week by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public[Read More…]
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Ten Ton Challenge Celebrates One Month Mark
Staff from the Park Forest Health Department, Rich Township Food Pantry and a contributing area family pose with some of the food to be donated to the depository. (Photo: VOPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—The Park Forest Health Department hosted a free lecture at Dining on the Green banquet hall Saturday in[Read More…]
Security Tops PSC’s Board Meeting
Board Chair Mark Fazzini and Interim President David A. Brownell speak prior to the PSC Board Meeting. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Chicago Heights , IL—(ENEWSPF)— Security topped the agenda at Prairie State College’s 694th Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees last week. Student Government Association Bryce Johnsen, just back from the[Read More…]
Police Report – March 3, 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…]
Park Forest Hall of Fame Announces 2008 Inductees
Updated March 3 at 9:45 a.m. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Park Forest Historical Society is proud to announce the 2008 Park Forest Hall of Fame Inductees: Jean Bernstein, Suzie Brown, Kenneth W. Kramer, Barbara J. Moore, Valerie L. Nicholson, Elmer L. Washington,and Michael J. Wheeler. The society congratulates the inductees[Read More…]
Visitors to the 1950s Museum
On March 1, we had a visit from Trish and her husband, who drove from Lake Geneva to see the museum. Trish was a former Park Forester from 1949, who although she was very young when she lived in the rentals, had some vivid memories. She was one of the people[Read More…]
Tensions Rise Between Sahwa and Govt Forces
Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Feb 29 (IPS) – U.S. backed Sahwa forces threaten to destabilise U.S.-backed Iraqi government forces in Iraq’s volatile Diyala province. The ‘Awakening Councils’, known locally as the Sahwa, have left their centres in cities and districts around the capital of[Read More…]
Iraq Occupation Strangles Farmers
Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Feb 29 (IPS) – New plant diseases, attacks by occupation forces and escalating fuel prices are strangling farmers in Diyala province. Prior to the U.S.-led invasion of March 2003, farmers in Baquba, the capital city of Diyala province 40 km[Read More…]
Chicago Public Schools to Use Tabula Digita’s Algebra Software
Captivating video game learning supports core content while making Algebra fun NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To meet the growing demand for stimulating, yet curriculum-rich activities in its after-school programs, Chicago Public Schools will offer Tabula Digita’s DimensionM™ for Pre-Algebra and Algebra educational video games in four of its after-school program locations. This[Read More…]
1950s Park Forest House Museum
Saturday March 1 will be the last day to see the museum decorated for Valentine’s Day. Since all of this week has been February, I decided to leave the 1950s Valentine’s Day party in the classroom. Christmas in December and Valentine’s Day in February are the holidays we decorate for. We will[Read More…]
