Meet Eniola Orenuga. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest continues its series featuring Park Forest’s best and brightest students, today introducing Eniola Orenuga, an 11-year Park Forest resident originally from Nigeria. Eniola enjoys writing, has participated in a number of clubs and activities, including Drama, French National Honor[Read More…]
Day: April 26, 2011
Park Forest Police Reports for April 26, 2011
Records Clerk Janet Martin shows one of the new recycling bins at the Park Forest Police Department. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) 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[Read More…]
State Department Special Briefing on Current U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Efforts in Libya
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2011. MS. FULTON: Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for joining us for our special press briefing today. We have with us Mark Bartolini, who is the director of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance at USAID, and Reuben Brigety, who is a Deputy Assistant Secretary of[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Activates Agencies’ Flood Response for Southern Illinois
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today issued a disaster proclamation to ensure state resources are readily available to support local governments affected by a series of severe storms that have affected southern Illinois during the past two weeks. Forecasts for additional heavy rains this week could send swollen waterways[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces More Key Appointments
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced three top appointments to his executive cabinet. Today’s actions are the latest in a series of appointments Governor Quinn is making as he continues to fulfill his commitment to creating jobs, fostering economic development and increasing efficiency and accountability in all areas[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2011. President Obama spoke to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to continue the two leaders’ consultations on developments in the Middle East. The President expressed appreciation for Turkey’s ongoing humanitarian efforts in Libya and its participation in the NATO No-Fly Zone and Arms Embargo operations. [Read More…]
DOD Identifies Second Army Casualty, April 25, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin F. Bitner, 37, of Greencastle, Pa., died April 23 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive[Read More…]