Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover arrest incidents through June 18, 2018. Charges include criminal damage to property which seems to have originated with an incident of road rage. Other charges include domestic battery, driving while license was suspended, and fleeing or attempting to elude a[Read More…]
Month: July 2018
Park Forest Man Dies Of Heroin Overdose
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man died of a heroin overdose Saturday, according to a family member. Police responded to a residence in the 400 block of Lakewood Boulevard Saturday morning. eNews Park Forest learned at the scene that the man was deceased and the Office of the Cook[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for the Week of July 8, 2018
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) — Attention all thespians. South Suburban College’s PAC Rats Theatre Company is holding open auditions for ‘Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play’ on Wednesday and Thursday, July 11 & 12. Auditions are open to all community members aged 18 or older. Appointments and prepared audition materials are[Read More…]
Battery To Officer Among Charges: Park Forest Police Blotter Reports June 5-11, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover June 5 through June 11, 2018. Among charges during this week was a battery to a police officer, resisting a peace officer, driving while license was suspended, and domestic battery. We are working to provide more details in reports[Read More…]
Two Park Forest Police Recruits Earned The Title “Officer” Friday
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On Friday, Park Forest Police recruits Jim Johnson and Jennifer Keith officially became Officer Jim Johnson and Officer Jennifer Keith after graduating from the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy (SLEA), the PFPD announced on one of its social media platforms. Officer Johnson served in the United States Marine[Read More…]
CEPR: Economy Adds 213,000 Jobs in June, Unemployment Edges Up to 4.0 Percent
The average hourly wage in manufacturing rose just 1.7 percent in the last year. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 6, 2018 By: Dean Baker The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the economy added 213,000 jobs in June. With upward revisions to the data from the prior two months, the average gain over the[Read More…]
U.S. PIRG Statement on the Resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 5, 2018 Contact: Kara Cook-Schultz President Donald Trump announced today via Twitter that he has accepted the resignation of embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. In response, Kara Cook-Schultz, the director of U.S. PIRG’s toxics program, released this statement: “Scott Pruitt pledged to ‘restore’ the EPA to[Read More…]
One Million Degrees Student Supports and Volunteer Opportunities Open at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—July 5, 2018 By: South Suburban College Media One Million Degrees (OMD) Chicago, a nonprofit organization that empowers low-income, highly motivated community college students to succeed in school, in work, and in life—is expanding to South Suburban College (SSC). The organization is currently recruiting Housing Authority of[Read More…]
Oregon Cannabis Prices Down, But Revenue Remains Substantial
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—July 5, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson Cannabis officially became legal to possess and cultivate in Oregon on July 1st, 2015. Three years later, the Beaver State has become a cannabis consumers paradise. Advertisements for $3 grams are common, with “bulk” deal of $5 for 3.5 grams available as well. At[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Recovers $20 Million for Illinois Pension Systems
$20 Million Settlement Reached with Royal Bank of Scotland Over Sale of Risky Mortgage-backed Securities; Proceeds to be Distributed to the Teachers Retirement System of the State of Illinois, the State Universities Retirement System of Illinois, and the Illinois State Board of Investment, which oversees the State Employees’ Retirement System.[Read More…]