Available for free, no subscription required, as part of our public service during the novel coronavirus crisis. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- The stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic are unprecedented. There is no playbook, no plan, no real date when there will be no more COVID-19. We are currently at the mercy of[Read More…]
Year: 2020
COVID-19: Numbers Continue to Rise in Park Forest and Beyond
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This work has been at times exhausting, but our survey of 30 South Suburban towns and how they have been impacted by COVID-19 continues to be exhaustive and comprehensive. The numbers of those testing positive for this virus continue to rise. Figures are unchanged from Ludeman Center[Read More…]
Kopy’s Kolumn: Welcome to the New Pandemic World Order
“If we wait for a pandemic to appear, it will be too late to prepare. And one day many lives could be needlessly lost because we failed to act today.” – President George W. Bush in 2005 CommentaryBy Gary Kopycinski Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Everything is changed. Welcome to the Pandemic[Read More…]
COVID-19: Saturday, May 9th Free Mask Distribution in Park Forest
This article is free and does not require a subscription as part of our public service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ordered that everyone in the state of Illinois wear a mask in public places beginning Friday, May 1, 2020. The Village of Park[Read More…]
Police Reports: Domestic Incidents Dominate During First Week of April 2020
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through April 7, 2020. Charges for those arrested are all related to alleged domestic incidents. Please note that we repeatedly say “according to police” in these reports and often use the word “allegedly.” We are not asserting in any way that those[Read More…]
COVID-19: Cicero Has Most Cases in Entire Suburban Cook Co. Chicago Heights Tops 300.
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cicero has the largest number of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) cases in all of suburban Cook County with 1,485 and a rate of 1,770.20 per 100,000, surpassing Park Forest’s rate which now sits at 1,754.63. Chicago Heights now has 320 confirmed cases and a rate per 100,000 of 1,056.94.[Read More…]
All 136 Members of Southland College Prep Class of 2020 Accepted by Colleges
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Southland College Prep’s traditional “All-IN” ceremony to celebrate that every member of its class of 2020 has been accepted to college with a record number of merit-based scholarships, went virtual on the Internet today. “All 136 seniors of Southland College Prep Charter High School’s seventh graduating class[Read More…]
To the Editor: It’s Time for Parents to Be Parents
To the Editor-(ENEWSPF)- In today’s world, parenting has adjusted to “letting children express themselves.” When I grew up and practiced on my children, a parents job was to teach their children right from wrong, to obey their parents rules and teachings, show proper manners at all times, and treat others[Read More…]
Study to Determine Incidence of Novel Coronavirus Infection in U.S. Children Begins
Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- A study to help determine the rate of novel coronavirus infection in children and their family members in the United States has begun enrolling participants. The study, called Human Epidemiology and Response to SARS-CoV-2 (HEROS), also will help determine what percentage of children infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus[Read More…]
COVID-19: Ludeman Now Has 184 Cases, Park Forest Still the Highest Rate, Cicero Has Highest Number
The latest numbers for 30 South Suburban towns, Cook and Will Counties, State of Illinois Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest still has the highest rate of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) cases per 100,000 at 1,619.30. The Village has 347 total with 184 of those located at Ludeman Center. The Town of[Read More…]