Etel Billig welcomes Business After Hours participants to the Illinois Theater Center. (Photo: VOPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 28, 2010. No need to travel far this upcoming 4th of July for a fun-filled holiday for the whole family. Just head over to Central Park in Park Forest for the annual parade,[Read More…]
Month: June 2010
Eric Clapton’s 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival Returns to Bridgeview for a Hot Day of Great Music
Jeff Beck at Saturday’s 2010 Crossoads Guitar Festival. (Photo: Anthony Dellaria) Bridgeview, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2010. Eric Clapton’s 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival returned to Bridgeview’s Toyota Park Saturday, June 26. The day-long love fest featured legendary guitarists and artistic collaborations by Eric and his friends for the benefit of Clapton’s Crossroads[Read More…]
Volunteers, Agencies Counter Misinformation About Oil Spill
PENSACOLA, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2010. Rumors have been spreading about the oil spill. Cancelled vacations, due to exaggerated rumors about dirty beaches, can cause a languishing economy in an otherwise pristine beach town. “Yes, there are tar balls here and there,” said Bianca Ephraim, a receptionist at the National Parks Service,[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander June 26, 2010
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response, briefed the media Saturday. ADM. THAD ALLEN: Good morning to you all. A couple of updates and I’d like to talk a little about the weather and then we can go[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, June 26, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides Operational Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the progress of the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. He addressed the[Read More…]
Oil-spill Response Plan to Protect Sea Turtle Nests and Hatchlings Released
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2010. Unified Command Wildlife Branch scientists and partner organizations are implementing an extraordinary plan to protect sea turtle nests and eggs from potential impacts of the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The plan, entitled Sea Turtle Late-Term Nest Collection and Hatchling Release[Read More…]
Buoys Deployed in Big Bend Adding Resources to the Sentry Program
MIAMI—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2010. Three buoys have been deployed near Cape San Blas, the southern-most point of Franklin County, Fla., to help monitor the water currents in the Big Bend area. A fourth buoy was deployed to monitor waters north of the Eddy Franklin. The buoys, Self-Locating Datum Marker Buoys (SLDMB),[Read More…]
Where Do We Get the Illusion that Success in Business Means Success in Government?
One thing I’ve learned from my years as a Trustee in Park Forest: government is not a business, nor should it try to be. Government exists for the interests of those governed, to provide for public safety, as well as services deemed essential by those governed. The definition of “essential[Read More…]
eNews Park Forest Facebook Connect Up and Running!
It took a bit of coding and recoding to get it all right, but the eNews Park Forest Facebook Connect is up and running! You may now log in to ENEWSPF via your Facebook account. Create events unique to the Park Forest area, upload photos, write your own blog posts,[Read More…]
18-year-old Man Shot Once By Police At Aqua Center (Video and Story)
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– An 18-year-old was shot once by a Police Officer after police say they saw him pull a handgun from his waistband last night at the Park Forest Aqua Center. On Friday, 06/25/10, at approximately 10:41 p.m., Park Forest Police responded to the area of the Park Forest[Read More…]
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