Month: May 2019

Traffic signal downed by sleepy driver

Traffic Signals Run Over by Sleepy Drivers

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Not intending to make light of these situations, Park Forest police reported Thursday the downing of two separate traffic signals in separate instances. Both drivers cited “sleepiness” to officers, according to police. No injuries were reported. “We know, traffic signals sometimes seem bossy, always telling you when[Read More…]

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board

President Toni Preckwinkle Releases Report and Findings Commissioned from the Cook County Anti-Harassment Working Group

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today released the report from the Cook County Anti-Harassment Working Group. President Preckwinkle convened the group in October 2018 to review and enhance policies for preventing and prohibiting harassment in the workplace. Her office also conducted a Culture of Reporting Harassment survey,[Read More…]

Carmel dog bark district

2019 Low-Cost Rabies Vaccine, Microchip Clinics Scheduled by Cook County Animal and Rabies Control

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Animal and Rabies Control released its 2019 low-cost rabies vaccine and microchip schedule. The first clinic is on Tuesday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave., Brookfield. Clinics are scheduled throughout the summer across the County. A full[Read More…]

Still frame from Nevil Maskelyne's footage of a solar eclipse

First Ever Solar Eclipse Film Brough Back to Life

London, UK-(ENEWSPF)- The BFI and the Royal Astronomical Society have announced the rediscovery of the earliest moving picture of a total solar eclipse from 1900, the first ever solar eclipse film. The original film fragment held in The Royal Astronomical Society’s archive has been painstakingly scanned and restored in 4K by conservation[Read More…]

BB guns, toy guns, real guns, Park Forest police, PFPD

IL State Rifle Association Calls IL House Approved Regulations Onerous For Gun Owners

Illinois State Rifle Association vows to fight legislation in court if it passes Chatsworth, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Exercising Constitutional rights in America should not cost money, but under new legislation approved in the Illinois House today the cost of gun ownership in Illinois will dramatically increase. The House approved Senate Bill 1966[Read More…]

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