Rich Township High School District 227 Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Instead of 8 school periods a day, students at Rich Township School District 227 this year will find that school days are now broken into 26 modules, each 20-minutes long. The District is launching a new schedule for the 2020-21 school year[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Park Forest Cuts $2.2 Million from Budget Per Coronavirus; Future in Flux
Expected revenue for the 2020-2021 Village of Park Forest DRAFT Budget. (VOPF) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest is eliminating programs, declaring a hiring freeze, and engaging in virtually no capital improvements over the next 12 months to decrease $2.2 million from its proposed $55 million dollar budget[Read More…]
COVID-19: University Park Residents Ordered to Wear Masks in Public
Joseph E. Roudez III, Mayor of University Park. (Village of University Park) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- University Park Mayor Joseph Roudez has issued an executive order mandating that all residents over the age of two wear masks in public when unable to maintain social distancing. After five “whereas” clauses that provide[Read More…]
One Dead After Early-Morning Raid On Rich Court In Park Forest (Story, Video, Pictures)
Analysis, Commentary, Report By Gary Kopycinski Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Once again, the sounds of gunshots disturbed the morning slumber of Park Foresters. Once again, shots were fired at law enforcement, this time two FBI agents wounded in the exchange. Once again, a suspect is dead. It appears the agents will[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Release Statement On May 24 Incident On Rich Court Where 2 FBI Agents Shot
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department has issued a statement regarding the incident that occurred on the morning of May 24 where 2 FBI agents were shot while attempting to serve a warrant on Rich Court. Injuries to the agents are considered non-life threatening, according to police. The[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Graduates 280 At 55th Commencement Exercises
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School held its 55th Commencement Exercises at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Tinley Park. Two hundred and eighty students joined the ranks of the alumni on Monday, May 23. The class of 2016 has earned nearly $20 million in scholarships. The class Valedictorian[Read More…]
Report: Two FBI Agents Shot; Man Found Dead Inside Home On Rich Court
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- According a report in the Chicago Sun-Times, “Two FBI agents were shot and a man they were seeking was found dead in a Park Forest home, authorities said.” The incident happened in Rich Court, north and to the west of
Protesters to Urge Federal Officials Not to OK Offshore Fracking in California
Camarillo, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Coastal residents and members of three conservation organizations will rally today outside the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management office in Camarillo against a federal proposal to let oil companies resume offshore fracking near the California coast. The protest — organized by the Center for Biological Diversity, Food &[Read More…]
Emergency Petition Filed to Save Plummeting Red Wolf Population
Stronger Regulations Needed to Stem Illegal Shootings, Expand Where Wild Wolves Can Roam Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Conservation groups submitted an emergency petition today calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take immediate steps to bolster flagging protections for the world’s only wild population of red wolves, which has declined by[Read More…]
El Niño Triggers Legal Requirement to Close Swordfish Drift Gillnet Fishery
Measure Will Protect Endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtles From Nets Montery, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Environmental groups this week requested NOAA Fisheries meet its legal responsibility to close Southern California waters from swordfish drift gillnets to protect endangered loggerhead sea turtles. Southern California waters are teeming with pelagic red crabs — a favorite prey of[Read More…]
