Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- According to Cook County Public Health‘s Surveillance Data website, the Village of Park Forest currently has 31 known cases of COVID-19. Chicago Heights has 30 cases, Olympia Fields has 12 cases, Flossmoor 15, and Matteson has 47. Richton Park has 18 cases, while South Chicago Heights and[Read More…]
Month: March 2020
Police to Issue Citations for “Egregious Violations” of Stay-At-Home Order
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police will begin giving citations for what they term “egregious violations” of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Stay-At-Home executive order. In a statement Monday to which the department added the hashtag #InThisTogether on social media, police said, “While the Park Forest Police Department continues to use education[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through March 5, 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through March 5, 2020. Charges for those arrested include aggravated speeding, DUI, unlawful possession of cannabis, domestic battery, and aggravated assault. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.” We are not[Read More…]
Daily Coronavirus Briefing: Emergency Hospital Goes up in Central Park to Treat Wave of COVID-19 Patients
By Staff, AccuWeather AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- The coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a halt in the early part of 2020. After emerging in China’s Hubei province in late 2019, the number of cases skyrocketed and infected more than half of a million worldwide over a four-month span with the epicenter shifting from Asia[Read More…]
Forest Preserves Prepared to Monitor Conditions, Close More Sites if Needed
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Forest Preserves of Cook County remain open, but specific locations have been closed that do not allow visitors to follow social distancing and other public health guidelines for COVID-19. Today at a press conference at Dan Ryan Woods in Chicago, the Forest Preserves announced measures to limit[Read More…]
COVID-19: Novel Coronavirus to Peak in Illinois Around April 16, Report Says
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The novel coronavirus crisis will peak in Illinois around April 16 with about 8,855 people in the hospital and 19 people dying every day and will last into June, according to projections from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent global health research center[Read More…]
Weather Hazards Possible: Blustery, Rainy Night, Showers and Breezy Sunday
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- According to the National Weather Service, Park Forest can expect a possibility of some weather hazards on the near horizon. There is a significant risk of a thunderstorm with an associated significant tornado risk south of our area. Add to that a significant hail risk, with hail[Read More…]
COVID-19: Dare To Eat a Peach
Eat Your Vegetables. Buy Some Fruit. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- I was wondering how safe it was to buy fresh fruits and vegetables in the age of COVID-19. Is our food safe? Are fresh fruits and vegetables safe from the novel coronavirus? Do I dare to eat a peach when they[Read More…]
COVID-19: First Death of an Infant with Coronavirus Disease Is in Illinois
More Demographics Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Saturday reported the death of an infant younger than one year in Chicago who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “There has never before been a death associated with COVID-19 in an infant. A full investigation is underway to[Read More…]
Prairie State College Pivots to a Virtual Campus Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced last week a Stay-at-Home Order for the state of Illinois, through April 7, echoing the efforts already made by Prairie State College (PSC) to transition to a virtual campus. This means, for the remainder of the spring semester, all face-to-face instruction, on-campus[Read More…]
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