Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- For the second year in a row, the Chicago White Sox will host members of the Marian Catholic High School community including students, alumni, faculty, family, and friends at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday, August 18, 2018. Following a pre-game tailgate, Marian Catholic’s Marching Band, a seven-time Bands[Read More…]
Month: August 2018
Shootout with Police Ends with One Man Dead
Update August 14, 1:05 PM: As noted below, prior to the shootout with police, the first victim was take to Advocate Christ Hospital. That man “has been released from the hospital after being treated for multiple gunshot wounds,” according to Park Forest Police Chief Christopher Mannino. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A[Read More…]
Fire Lieutenant Sworn In Monday in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Firefighter/Paramedic Neil Grove’s son Ethan had a rare opportunity to honor his Dad at Monday’s meeting of the Village Board. Dad was sworn in as a Fire Lieutenant, and Ethan pinned Dad’s new badge to his uniform. Village Manager Tom Mick began the ceremony by reading a[Read More…]
Free High School Equivalency & English as a Second Language Registration Days Coming Soon at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 13, 2018 By: South Suburban College Media South Suburban College’s Adult Education Department is offering a wide range of opportunities for adults to build the basic skills required for success. Adult Basic Education (ABE) helps men and women whose skill levels are below the ninth grade.[Read More…]
NASA, ULA Launch Parker Solar Probe on Historic Journey to Touch Sun (Video)
FLORIDA—(ENEWSPF)—August 13, 2018 Contacts: Dwayne Brown, Karen Fox, Geoffrey Brown, and Tori McLendon Hours before the rise of the very star it will study, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday to begin its journey to the Sun, where it will undertake a landmark mission. The spacecraft will transmit[Read More…]
Two Chicago Pharmacy Technicians Indicted for Stealing Opioids and Selling Them for a Profit
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—August 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Pharmacy technicians Elizabeth Cruz, 33, of Stone Park, and Jacqueline Green, 27, of Chicago, who worked at Allcare Discount Pharmacy, 2700 West North Avenue in Chicago, were charged with allegedly stealing more than 56,000 pills of Hydrocodone and selling them for a profit.[Read More…]
Illinois Bill to Boost Women-Owned and Minority-Owned Businesses Becomes Law
SPRINGFIELD, IL —(ENEWSPF)—August 13, 2018 Contacts: AbdonPallasch and Jamey Dunn Legislation, proposed by Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza, requiring Constitutional Officers to aspire to the same goals state agencies do of working with businesses owned by women, minorities and people with disabilities has become law. Senate Bill 3106 requires state[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Central Illinois Trucking Company Over Diesel Spill
Attorney General Seeks Preliminary Injunction to Ensure Company Performs Immediate Cleanup Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit in DeWitt County Circuit Court against H&M Trucking Co. (H&M), which specializes in transporting food products. Madigan’s lawsuit alleges that approximately 4,000 gallons of diesel[Read More…]
Rep. Riley: You Are Being Tracked Online – You & Your Children at School. Cybersecurity Forum at PSC to Tackle This and More.
Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Is your computer watching you right now? Are you being tracked online? What information is collected about you? How do most online attacks and data breaches occur? What laws protect your online privacy? How safe is social media? And, perhaps most disturbing, how are our children being[Read More…]
Report: Home on Oswego Street Burglarized
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former resident of a home in the 300 block of Oswego Street returned to the home on July 26 to pick up some items she had left behind. When she arrived, she discovered that the home had been burglarized. The complainant was evicted from the home[Read More…]