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 bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. We are reporting this information because[Read More…]
Month: March 2018
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through March 6, 2018
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 bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. We are reporting this information because[Read More…]
Scientists Confirm Water Trapped Inside Diamonds Deep Below Earth’s Surface
X-rays at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source reveal new mineral CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Karen Mellen Water occurs naturally as far as at least 250 miles below the Earth’s surface, according to a study published in Science last week by researchers from the University of Chicago and others. The discovery, which[Read More…]
Study: Marijuana Use Associated With Decreased Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgeries
Boston, MA—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director A history of marijuana use is associated with decreased in-hospital mortality among patients undergoing certain orthopedic surgeries, according to data published in the journal Substance Abuse. Investigators from Tufts University in Boston and the University of Alabama at Birmingham assessed[Read More…]
Chicago Ordinance Introduced Requiring Financial Institutions That Do Business with the City Adopt a Safe Guns Policy
Ordinance Follows City of Chicago’s Efforts to Enact Common-Sense Gun Safety Reforms, and Citigroup’s Announcement to Implement Strict Requirements on Gun Sales CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chairman Edward M. Burke introduced an ordinance that would make financial institutions ineligible to do business with the[Read More…]
Scrutinizing Medicare Coverage for Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Judith Graham For years, confusion has surrounded the conditions under which older adults can receive physical, occupational and speech therapy covered by Medicare. Services have been terminated for some seniors, such as those with severe cases of multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease, because therapists said they[Read More…]
Park Forest’s ‘Water Bill Buck Buster’ Begins on April 1
Three chances to win $100 water bill credit Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Park Forest Economic Development and Planning Department will begin its ‘Water Bill Buck Buster’ contest on April 1. Spend $150 or more each quarter at local Park Forest businesses and you can enter a[Read More…]
League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area to Host ‘Dialogue with Drinks’ on April 10
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Gwendolyn Maxie-Brown On Tuesday, April 10, the League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area will host a special meeting/reception for Ms. Bonnie Cox, President of the League of Women Voters of Illinois. The meeting, “Dialogue with Drinks,” will be held at the Park[Read More…]
Joliet Junior College Biologist to Talk to Local Sierra Club Group on April 9
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Patrick Coffey The next meeting of the Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group will be on Monday, April 9th, at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. in Frankfort at 7:15 pm. The program at this meeting will feature Andy Neill, a biologist at Joliet Junior College. Neill is spearheading the movement[Read More…]
New 400 Theaters to Host Free ‘Final Four’ Watch Party on Three of Its Big Screens on March 31
Ramblers’ success unifies Rogers Park CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Unless you’ve just returned from a part of the world with no Internet access and cable TV, you know that the Chicago’s 49th Ward home team, the Loyola Ramblers Men’s Basketball team, stunned and thrilled sports fans everywhere by advancing[Read More…]