Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—UPDATED October 6, 2016. The fall Potpourri lecture series at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, has been announced. The Thursday morning series begins on October 13 with “Behind the Page: A look at Comic Book (and Graphic Novel) Creation and Creators” with Author & Editor[Read More…]
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Driver Delivering Large Water Main Pipes Killed Monday in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A driver for a trucking company was killed Monday in Park Forest when he was unloading water main pipes. The pipes “spilled off his vehicle” and struck him, according to a report. From the Chicago Tribune: A driver for an Alsip-based trucking carrier was killed Monday in[Read More…]
10,000th Same-sex Couple Issued Marriage License in Cook County
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- It happened at the end of August, but we would be remiss if we did not mention the 10,000th same-sex couple issued a marriage license in Cook County. When Tony Aranda and Terry Beauchamp found themselves making conversation with each other at a restaurant 18 years ago as[Read More…]
Clerk Orr Applauds Election Day Registration Ruling
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr issued a statement praising the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision granting a stay of a previous court’s ruling regarding Election Day Registration. Orr’s statement follows: I applaud the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision granting a stay of the ruling initially[Read More…]
Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Release Statement Regarding Trump’s Insensitive PTSD Comments
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2016 By Jen Hayden There is nothing weak about seeking help In a speech to veterans in Virginia yesterday morning, Donald Trump implied that some vets who suffer from PTSD are not strong: “When you talk about the mental health problems, when people come back from war and[Read More…]
It’s Not Just a ‘Bad Week’: Donald Trump’s Campaign is Collapsing
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2016 By Hunter Donald Trump has just come off the worst week in modern political history—almost all of it self-inflicted. And what’s shocking about it is that nearly every individual part of it would have been campaign-ending in any other election, for any other candidate. It started[Read More…]
League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area to Host Local School Superintendents’ Forum on Thursday, October 20
Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts, Park Forest, IL Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2016. Please join The League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area for a Local School Superintendents’ Forum. The League of Women Voters recognizes that quality schools providing excellent education are an essential building block[Read More…]
Mike Pence Won’t Pardon an Innocent Man
INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016 By babblin5 Keith Cooper (Credit: Zbigniew Bzdak, Chicago Tribune) In 1997, Keith Cooper was arrested and convicted for an armed robbery in Elkhart, Indiana. After serving 10 years for the conviction, DNA evidence pointed to another man, already in custody for a similar crime. Every eyewitness account[Read More…]
Bested by Mere Women, Trump Loses His Mind — ‘Pathological Sexism’ No Longer Acceptable
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2016 By Catskill Julie I have no worries about Hillary receiving that 3 AM phone call. Zero. None. But I am quite concerned about the Donald making or tweeting one. Joan Walsh has a terrific, timely column in The Nation today: Donald Trump Is Being Outplayed by Women—and He’s[Read More…]
Wisconsin Flouting Judge’s Orders, Continuing to Disenfranchise Black Voters
WISCONSIN–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2016 By Joan McCarter The state of Wisconsin is under a court order to provide credentials for people who don’t have the extensive documentation the state is requiring to get an approved ID for voting. Ari Berman has discovered that it’s not complying. Legal experts say they’re extremely[Read More…]
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