Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) Chairman Carrie Zalewski announced the release of a Citizen’s Guide on the ICC website to help the public gain a greater understanding of the work that the ICC performs, and how members of the public may request information or assistance from the state agency. [Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Pancake Day has finally arrived. The Kiwanis Club of Park Forest’s 68th Annual Pancake Day takes place today, Saturday, Oct. 5, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rich East High School, 300 Sauk Trail. eNews Park Forest is, once again, the ticket sponsor for Pancake Day.[Read More…]

Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host her 7th Annual Hiring Event for residents of the 2nd Congressional District on Friday, October 4, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Lan-Oak Park District, 2550 178th St., Lansing. More than 50 employers with active job openings will be in attendance.[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Among monarchs, 70 years is a Platinum Jubilee. For the Park Forest Police Department, 2019 marks 70 years of service. Wednesday, the department remembered its first call for service: a report a shattered window that occurred during a children’s baseball game. Happy Platinum Jubilee to the PFPD![Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In light of ongoing meetings of the Property Tax Relief Task Force, State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, is calling for the General Assembly to pass a statewide property tax freeze during the upcoming veto session. “Democrats and Republicans on the Property Tax Relief Task Force must work[Read More…]

Comprehensive Legislation Designed to Save Mothers’ Lives Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on America’s alarming maternal mortality rate and legislation designed to address this growing crisis. The Subcommittee examined four bills, including Congresswoman Kelly’s MOMMA’s Act. “I appreciate Chairman Pallone and[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly convened a non-partisan Congressional Maternal Health Field Inquiry, in collaboration with Advocate Children’s Hospital, to shine an urgent light on the rising rate of American mothers dying from pregnancy and childbirth. The inquiry’s findings will contribute to larger federal reporting and fact-finding efforts to craft a[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The National Park Service has accepted the Jan and Aagje Ton Farm Site to be included in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom registry. The NPS has found that the location “makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the Underground Railroad in American history and that[Read More…]