Month: August 2008

Park Forest Police Report – September 1, 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…]

Aug. 30 is 60th Anniversary of First Residents in Rentals

August 30 is the 60th Anniversary of the first three families moving into the rental units in Park Forest.  The first three families to move in were Ross and Leona DeLue with their five year-old daughter, Mary, Willima and Jane Heckman, and Manuel and Madeleine Kanter.  Each family was recieved[Read More…]

USW: Obama Makes History, Fires Up Working Families

Commentary from the United Steelworkers Barack Obama not only made history last night when he accepted the nomination for president. He inspired working famlies across America. "Obama’s acceptance speech made a forceful case for change, calling on working Americans to join him in fighting for a better life for our[Read More…]

Five Tips to Pick the Right iPhone Download Site

iPhone owners are the proudest techno owners of the latest technology gizmos. It is not surprising that they are looking for unlimited iPhone downloads to load their gadgets. After all, with an 8GB flash drive and battery life that allows for video playback of up to 7 hours and audio[Read More…]

USDA: Back to School Food Safety Tips

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–It’s time to pull out the backpacks and clean the lunch boxes as children head back-to-school this month. Packing safe lunches for school and for work is critically important. Since September is also National Food Safety Education Month®, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the non-profit Partnership for Food[Read More…]

BBB Cautions Businesses About Phone Calls for Listing ‘Renewals’

Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois is cautioning businesses about responding to offers by telemarketers to renew a company’s online listing. Complaints to the BBB from Chicago-area businesses allege that a business identified as National Yellow Pages Online uses misleading and confusing statements to obtain[Read More…]

Workshop for School Board Candidates at GSU

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Metropolitan Institute for Leadership in Education (MILE) at Governors State University is offering a free workshop for people interested in serving on their local school boards on Saturday, October 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “The work of our school boards is important for our[Read More…]

Russia Has Dropped Cluster Bombs on Civilians

According to Survivor Corps, Russia has dropped cluster bombs on civilian areas in the neighboring country of Georgia, killing at least 11 civilians and wounding dozens more.   According to Survivor Corps: On August 7, 2008, Russia began an armed offensive against Georgia over South Ossetia, a region long recognized as[Read More…]

TakeLessons.com Teams Up with Premier Recreational Site

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) August 27, 2008 — TakeLessons.com (http://TakeLessons.com/?s=pr), America’s leading provider of music lessons, singing lessons, and dance classes announced today it has teamed up with Active.com, an award-winning online community of The Active Network (http://active.com), to create a new way for people to gain access to local[Read More…]

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