Month: May 2008

SD 163 Board to Consider Personnel for 2008-2009

The School District 163 Board of Education will meet Monday. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Board of Education of School District 163 is expected to hire several new teachers and rehire others when it meets on Monday, June 2. The board will also accept the retirement of Denise[Read More…]

ExxonMobil Shareholders – Record Support for Non-Discrimination Policy

Executives continue to resist smallest steps towards equality Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today commented on shareholders at Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) voting with record support for a resolution to add "sexual orientation" and "gender identity"[Read More…]

College Students Going Green

Blog Commentary A group of students at Ohio’s Oberlin College are demonstrating leadership in efforts to reduce carbon emissions. With so many efforts to educate the public about global warming being dismissed as political stunts by liberals, it’s nice to see common sense thinking from our young people. The New[Read More…]

Giannoulias to Present ‘Recession-Proof Your Finances’

State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias will host a free financial literacy conference for south suburban women Thursday, June 12 at the Holiday Inn Matteson Hotel and Conference Center, 500 Holiday Plaza Dr. The event, Recession-Proof Your Finances, will feature Treasurer Giannoulias as[Read More…]

Household Hazardous Waste Collection, May 31st

Park Forest Residents Invited To Take Part In Waste Collection Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Chicago Heights will sponsor a Household Hazardous Waste Collection event this Saturday, May 31st in Chicago Heights. Cook County residents are invited to participate.  The one day collection[Read More…]

Memorial Day Service Today at 11:00 a.m.

(Photo: PBS) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Park Forest American Legion Post 1198 will conduct a Memorial Day service at 11:00 a.m., May 26, at Park Forest Veterans Memorial in Downtown Park Forest at the intersection of Main Street and Cunningham Drive. The hour long event will be emceed by Bob Hughes.[Read More…]

Are Students Canaries In The Free-Speech Coal Mine?

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar After 12 years of censorship and regimentation, many high school students will graduate this spring with little or no idea about what it means to be a free, active and engaged citizen in a democracy. When[Read More…]

Pharmacy Technician Charged with Felony Theft

CVS Pharmacy in Park Forest. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A pharmacy technician at CVS Pharmacy in Park Forest was arrested and charged with felony theft last week. On Wednesday, May 21, Officer Sweitzer was dispatched to CVS Pharmacy, 1 Main Street, to investigate a report of theft. The[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Report – May 26, 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 other[Read More…]

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