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updated: Thu Jul 17, 2008 04:02 pm

Park Forest News

Local news for Park Forest, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday | KHQA-TV Quincy

3 possible suspects arrested in Quincy murder case

Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. We have more information on Tuesday night's murder in Quincy.

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Related Topix: Quincy, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Cook County, IL

Thursday | Chicago Tribune

Library unveils Internet tutoring

The Matteson Public Library just might become the place to study again now that it's offering free Internet tutoring to 4th to 12th graders.

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Related Topix: Matteson, IL, Libraries, University of California System, UC Davis, Batavia, IL

Thu Jul 10, 2008

www.enewspf.com | GKopy

Park Forest Police Report - July 7, 2008

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 ...

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Related Topix: Olympia Fields, IL

www.enewspf.com | GKopy

New Residents Treated to Dinner, Entertainment

New residents were welcomed at Dining on the Green Wednesday evening. Park Forest, IL The Village of Park Forest welcomed new residents at Dining on the Green Wednesday evening.

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www.enewspf.com | GKopy

Man Allegedly Threatens Family Member with Knife

Park Forest, IL Police quickly caught up with a Richton Park man early Saturday morning who left a house in Park Forest after he allegedly threatened a family member with a knife.

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Related Topix: Richton Park, IL

www.enewspf.com | GKopy

PSC Offers Internship Opportunity At Disney World

Many children dream of visiting Disney's Magic Kingdom and meeting Mickey Mouse.

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Related Topix: Steger, IL

www.enewspf.com | GKopy

Cook County Public Defender Addresses LWVPFA

Park Forest, IL On a beautiful summer morning, in the beautiful setting of a Park Forest backyard garden, over 30 League of Women Voters of Park Forest Area members and friends heard a very enlightening talk by ...

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Related Topix: Matteson, IL

www.enewspf.com | GKopy

New Features on eNews Park Forest

We're very happy to announce some new features at eNews Park Forest. If you clicked through from our email announcement and arrived here, you arrived at the right place.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

Homer Sun

Night Life

Carraig Irish Pub: Live music at 9:30 p.m. Fridays and 10 p.m. Saturdays. No cover charge.

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Related Topix: Oak Forest, IL, Lockport, IL, Coal City, IL, Willowbrook, IL, Entertainment

Tue Jul 01, 2008

WLS-TV Chicago

Two dead in hostage situation

Police were at the scene of what they say was a deadly hostage situation in Dolton Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Dolton, IL, Cook County, IL

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Chicago Sun-Times

Man, woman dead in Dolton

Two people were killed in south suburban Dolton Tuesday afternoon following what may have been a hostage standoff.

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Related Topix: Cook County, IL, Dolton, IL, Olympia Fields, IL

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Chicago Sun-Times

2 killed during Dolton standoff

Dozens of people on a busy shopping strip in south suburban Dolton saw a SWAT team kill a man in the middle of Sibley Boulevard Tuesday afternoon -- ending a hostage standoff at an insurance agency that lasted ...

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Related Topix: South Holland, IL, Violent Crime, Dolton, IL, Cook County, IL

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Cbs2chicago.com

Police Say Dolton Standoff Was Robbery Attempt

Police said a hostage situation Tuesday afternoon inside an insurance store precipitated events that left two people dead, one badly beaten, stabbed and shot, and the other killed by police in southwest ...

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Related Topix: South Holland, IL, Dolton, IL, Violent Crime

Tue Jun 24, 2008

WLS

Budding filmmaker graduates 2nd in class

Thomas Lorenzetti is proof that a disability does not limit a person's abilities.

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Related Topix: Health, Autism

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Cbs2chicago.com

$1 Million Bond For Man Accused Of Killing Fianc e

Bond was set at $1 million Friday for a 42-year-old south suburban man accused of murdering his fiancee.

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Related Topix: Cook County, IL, Markham, IL, Harvey, IL, Violent Crime

Thu Jun 19, 2008

cbs2chicago.com

Man Arrested In Murder Of Park Forest Woman

A man is in custody Thursday morning, suspected of shooting to death a Park Forest woman in her home Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Olympia Fields, IL

Sat Jun 14, 2008

Blog Saint Louis

Why Is Jackson Getting Away With This?

Seriously, how the hell is Jackson getting away with this nonsense? Download Title Let's revisit Jackson's plan in February 2006 : Under the new Intergovernmental Agreement, ALNAC's Board of Directors will ...

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Related Topix: South Holland, IL, University Park, IL, Crete, IL, Elk Grove Village, IL, Beecher, IL

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Blog Saint Louis

The Cheap Shot At Halvorson

The Illinois Senate quietly approved a bill this spring that would have steered the proposed third airport down a path of pay-to-play politics - ' and certain doom.

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Related Topix: Illinois, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Jesse Jackson, Democrat, Crete, IL

Tue Jun 10, 2008

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

In Tornadoes' Wake, ComEd Works Around the Clock to Restore Outages

In the wake of a series of devastating tornadoes that overturned cars, destroyed homes and buildings, and severely damaged power lines, ComEd is working to restore power outages affecting 13,000 customers in ...

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Related Topix: Chicago Heights, IL, Monee, IL, Weather, University Park, IL

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Cbs2chicago.com

Tornado Reported in South Suburbs

A tornado has been reported Saturday night in south suburban Will County and southern Cook County.

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Related Topix: Monee, IL, Ford Heights, IL, South Wilmington, IL, Will County, IL, Cook County, IL

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