Year: 2020

Fire on Winnemac Street

Family Displaced Following Fire on Winnemac

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Fire and Police Departments responded to a nighttime fire on Winnemac Street near Wildwood Drive on the night of March 21-22, 2020. Pictured above is a ladder fire apparatus from University Park. Park Forest Fire Chief Tracy Natyshok said at this point the fire[Read More…]

STAY AT HOME order for Pennsylvania

Daily coronavirus briefing: America under siege from invisible contagion

By Staff, AccuWeather AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- The new coronavirus, and COVID-19, the disease it causes, surfaced in late 2019, and by mid-March had become a full-blown crisis worldwide. The global death toll climbed above 6,000 by March 15, just a few days after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in the United[Read More…]

FBI Headquarters, DOJ, Justice

FBI: School Closings Due to COVID-19 Present Potential for Increased Risk of Child Exploitation

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Due to school closings as a result of COVID-19, children will potentially have an increased online presence and/or be in a position that puts them at an inadvertent risk. Due to this newly developing environment, the FBI is seeking to warn parents, educators, caregivers, and children about the[Read More…]

Children

COVID-19: CDC – Children and Coronavirus Disease 2019

Tips to keep children healthy while school’s out Children are not at higher risk Atlanta, GA-(ENEWSPF)- Based on available evidence, children do not appear to be at higher risk for COVID-19 than adults. While some children and infants have been sick with COVID-19, adults make up most of the known[Read More…]

A CG representation of a COVID-19 under electron microscope. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

COVID-19: CDC – People Who Are at Higher Risk for Severe Illness

Atlanta, GA-(ENEWSPF)- COVID-19 is a new disease and there is limited information regarding risk factors for severe disease. Based on currently available information and clinical expertise, older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Based upon available[Read More…]

Crime Scene - Police Tape- Burglaries

COVID-19: Blue Island Mayor Shuts Down Police Dept. After One Officer Tests Positive

Blue Island, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In a move that State Rep. Bob Rita calls “rash,” Blue Island Mayor Domingo Vargas decided Sunday effectively shut down the police department after one officer tested positive for COVID-19. The mayor made the decision at 1 a.m. Sunday, according to a statement from Rep. Rita. “Early[Read More…]

SCAM ALERT from the Park Forest Police

Police Warn of COVID-19 Scams

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police took to social media this weekend to warn of COVID-19 scams, one involving apps, another regarding possible checks coming to most Americans, and yet a third where people claiming to be COVID-19 inspectors are going door-to-door in some communities. Police warn residents to NOT[Read More…]

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