Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. A popular program with Park Forest teens returns on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Teen Zone, sponsored by Park Forest’s Recreation and Parks Department, provides a safe and fun environment for youth in grades seven through 12 to enjoy sports, video games, music, mentoring, or simply to[Read More…]
Day: January 8, 2016
Meeting for Potential Owners, Operators of Possible Park Forest Steak ‘N Shake, Jan. 12
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. An effort to bring the restaurant chain to the Village has captured the attention of Steak ‘N Shake representatives who now plan to hold a franchise opportunity meeting on January 12. The event is aimed at educating area residents on how to become an owner[Read More…]
Our Village Circle at the Park Forest Public Library, Jan. 9
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. A new speaker series titled Our Village Circle kicks-off at the Park Forest Public Library this Saturday, January 9 at 1 p.m. This new series features notable names in Park Forest leading conversation over light refreshments. This month’s featured speaker is Park Forest Police[Read More…]
Rauner Administration Statement on Labor Negotiations with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. The following statement is attributable to Lance Trover, Director of Communications for Governor Bruce Rauner: “Today marked the 67th day of negotiations with AFSCME. Like every previous session, AFSCME rejected all of the Governor’s core proposals and insisted that they would never agree to those[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Statement on Capture of Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement today after the Mexican government reported that notorious drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been captured. He escaped for the second time from a Mexican maximum security prison last summer and has been on the run ever[Read More…]
Center for Reproductive Rights: President Obama Vetoes Congressional Measure Defunding Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. President Barack Obama today vetoed a measure that attempted to defund Planned Parenthood and repeal key pieces of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The measure was pushed through the Senate last month using the budget reconciliation process–which requires only 51 votes to pass legislation rather than[Read More…]
Former St. Louis Cardinals Official Pleads Guilty to Houston Astros Computer Intrusions
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. The former director of Baseball Development for the St. Louis Cardinals made an initial appearance in Houston federal court today on charges of accessing the Houston Astros’ computers without authorization, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Perrye[Read More…]
Member of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. Minh Quang Pham, aka Amin, 33, pleaded guilty today in the Southern District of New York to terrorism charges based on Pham’s efforts in support of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Pham was arrested in the United Kingdom on[Read More…]
Former Owner of Bostwick Laboratories Agrees to Pay Up to $3.75 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Testing and Illegal Remuneration to Physicians
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. Dr. David G. Bostwick has agreed to pay the United States up to $3.75 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for billing Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary cancer detection tests and offering incentives to physicians to obtain Medicare and Medicaid business, the[Read More…]
President of Miami-Based Transportation Company Convicted in $70 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. The president of a Miami-based transportation company was convicted today for his role in a health care fraud scheme involving three mental health centers based in Miami that resulted in the submission of approximately $70 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare. Assistant Attorney General Leslie[Read More…]