A young man enjoys a plate full of panckakes Saturday. (Photo: Tom Roome) Photographs: 2008 Park Forest Kiwanis Pancake Day – part 1, Park Forest Kiwanis Pancake Day 2008 – part 2 Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Kiwanis Club of Park Forest held its 37th Annual Pancake Day Saturday. Thousands came[Read More…]

The first Presidential Debate, between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, from your friends at Saturday Night Live.

If you missed Saturday Night Live, enjoy Couric and Palin.

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mayor Daley rolled out an interactive Web site www.afterschoolchicago.org that will help youth, ages 6 and older, and their families research and choose from thousands of different after-school programs located throughout Chicago. The After-School Chicago Web site is one of the most comprehensive of its kind in the nation[Read More…]

Inter Press Service By Dahr Jamail MARFA, Texas – (IPS) – By using the written word and art, veterans of the U.S. occupation of Iraq are transforming their trauma into a message of both healing and resistance to the failed U.S. adventure. "If I say nothing, I have failed," writes[Read More…]

A group of Alsip firefighters attend a Sertoma Centre training on September 12. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– During the month of September, staff at Sertoma Centre are busy training members of the Alsip Fire Department on the basics of developmental, physical, emotional disabilities and/or mental illness. These trainings are just[Read More…]

Panel discussion members from left: Kathleen Bankhead, Dr. Gerri Outlaw, and Michelle Cuebas. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– More than 50 social work field instructors from agencies throughout the metropolitan Chicago area met at Governors State University recently to discuss the parameters of their work as field instructors of students[Read More…]

The Plan Commission will conduct a hearing on a draft Strategic Plan for Land Use and Economic Development. (Graphic: VOPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Plan Commission of the Village of Park Forest will conduct a Public Hearing Tuesday, October 7th at 7:00 pm at Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive, to[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate will officially open its first U.S. Chocolate Academy alongside its new North American headquarters at 600 W. Chicago today. The Chicago Chocolate Academy, a training center for professional users, joins nine others around the world and is a[Read More…]

Los Angeles–(ENEWSPF)– International Medical Corps (IMC) has been matched for the American Express Top 25 Members Project, ‘Saving the Lives of Malnourished Children.’  The project was selected from 1,190 submissions nominated by American Express card members.  As the organization matched to the project, IMC is eligible for a part of[Read More…]