CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2017. More than 70 major corporations, small businesses, government agencies and nonprofits are expected for the third annual Windy City Times WERQ! LGBTQ job fair Friday, Sept. 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago. In 2016, more than 500 people attended the Job Fair. The[Read More…]
Month: September 2017
Hurricane Irma To Track Toward Us; Residents Of East And Gulf Coasts Urged To Prepare Now
By Jordan Root and Renee Duff, Meteorologists for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports as Major Hurricane Irma churns across the northern Caribbean and towards the United States, residents along the Gulf and East coasts of the U.S. need to be on alert. Irma will blast the northern Caribbean with flooding rain,[Read More…]
Main Street Music Fest Returns
Saturday, September 16, 2017, 11 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. DownTown Park Forest Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest, in conjunction with the 62nd Annual Park Forest Art Fair, will host a “music fest” on Saturday, September 16, 2017 from 11 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. The lineup of bands[Read More…]
Felony Possession: Police Reports, Sept. 4, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: One man was charged with felony possession of a fictitious registration, another with felony possession of cannabis with an intent to distribute during the week of Aug. 22-28, 2017. eNews Park Forest continues to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for the Week of September 3, 2017
≡ Village A & E PF Library Learn Green Health Etc. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Labor Day, a national holiday celebrated on the first Monday of September, is unlike most U.S. holidays as it is a celebration without rituals, except for shopping and barbecuing. For most people it simply marks the last[Read More…]
Touch-a-Truck Event at Prairie State College on Saturday, September 23
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 1, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) and KLLM Driving Academy, Inc. are hosting a Touch-a-Truck community event on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the college’s Transportation, Warehousing, and Logistics Building, located at 191 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Children of all ages[Read More…]
FDA Clears Mammography Device With Option for Patient-assisted Compression
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2017. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first 2D digital mammography system that allows patients to increase or decrease the amount of compression applied to their own breast before the mammogram x-ray is taken. “Regular mammograms are an important tool in detecting breast[Read More…]
Report: Illinois’ Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners “Exceedingly Poor and Often Dangerous”
Federally-appointed court monitor exposes shocking problems within IDOC CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2017. The first annual report of a federally-appointed monitor regarding the Illinois Department of Corrections’ (IDOC) treatment of mentally ill prisoners was released to the public today. It confirms the complaints prisoners and their lawyers have made regarding[Read More…]
Chicago Man Facing Federal Firearms Charges
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man is facing federal firearms charges for allegedly dealing ammunition and gun accessories on the city’s South Side, according to the Department of Justice. BRENT TURPIN illegally supplied an extended handgun magazine, a laser sight and two boxes of ammunition to a convicted felon who, unbeknownst[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Issues Europe Travel Alert
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2017. The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the continued threat of terrorist attacks throughout Europe. This travel alert expires on November 30, 2017. Recent, widely reported incidents in France, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Finland demonstrate that the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham[Read More…]