Month: February 2018

House Museum Valentin's Day

“Step Back into a 1950s Valentine’s Day” Exhibit at 1950s Park Forest House Museum

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2018 By: Jane Nicoll The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 227 Monee Road (inside St. Mary’s Catholic Church), Park Forest, Illinois, invites you to “Step Back into a 1950s Valentine’s Day,” from February 3 -March 7, 2018, open Wednesday and Saturday, 1 to 3:30 p.m.;[Read More…]

Margaret Lewis, Denyse Carreras, Park Forest Health Department

Future Of Health Dept. On The Line This Monday

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village Board this Monday will consider a resolution to discontinue the home healthcare and clinical services of the Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus at the end of the current fiscal year. (This Monday’s meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. and is not scheduled to begin with a[Read More…]

Detained immigrant death

Southern Poverty Law Center Demands Records from DHS After Detained Immigrant Dies

ALABAMA—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency after the death this week of Yulio Castro-Garrido, a 33-year-old Cuban immigrant who was detained at[Read More…]

SolSmart

Village of Park Forest Receives Highest Designation for Efforts in Solar

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018. Today, the national SolSmart program recognized 15 Chicago-area municipalities and counties for making it faster, easier, and more affordable for residents and businesses to go solar. Park Forest was among those honored. These communities have taken bold steps to encourage solar energy growth and remove[Read More…]

Electric chainsaw recall

Cordless Electric Chainsaws Recalled Due to Injury Hazard

Distributed by Hongkong Sun Rise Trading Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Recall Summary: Name of product: Cordless electric chainsaws Hazard: The chain brake guard in the cordless electric chainsaw can fail and allow the chainsaw to continue operating, posing an injury hazard to users. Remedy: Repair Recall date:[Read More…]

US Capitol

“House Republicans are Now Accomplices” in Efforts to Obstruct Justice

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018. Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee, issued a joint statement following the release of the “Nunes memo,” a set of misleading talking points drafted by the Republican staff of the House Permanent Select Committee[Read More…]

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