NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010.  President Obama has asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to order all hospitals that participate in Medicaid and Medicare to allow patients to designate who shall be allowed to visit them and make medical decisions on their behalf. The order would allow for[Read More…]

The Park Forest Historical Society will welcome its class of 2010 on April 18. (Graphic Supplied) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Historical Society will hold the annual Park Forest Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, April 18, 2010 at 3 p.m. in Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Blvd in Park Forest.[Read More…]

Fr. Terry Johnson was installed Sunday as Pastor of St. Ireneaus Church in Park Forest. (Photo: George Manno) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– St. Irenaeus Catholic parish in Park Forest will installed their new pastor on Sunday, April 11. Rev. Terrance Johnson was installed by Bishop Joseph Perry and the congregation, during[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Sunday April 11 at 3 p.m., the League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will present a program on Cook County Finances. Members and the public are invited to learn about the results of a study that was held on deciphering Cook County government, particularly[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2010.  The recent passage of the health care reform bill was a huge accomplishment for Congress. But there are other critical issues still to be addressed, such as reforming the regulations governing our financial system. Congress is now in the process of debating this issue with legislative[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2010.  Early on the morning of April 18, 2008, thousands of Illinois residents were jolted awake by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake centered in the southeastern part of the state.  The temblor produced minimal damage and no serious injuries, but it served as a vivid reminder of the serious[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2010. “Yesterday, in response to a series of questions from reporters regarding “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”, I made several statements that require further comment. “First, while President Obama has asked Congress to repeal “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”, it is and remains the law of the land. As I[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2010.  The U.S. Census Bureau is filling thousands of temporary, part-time jobs as 2010 Census takers. But job seekers should steer clear of anyone who tells them they need to pay in order to get information on how to apply for work on the Census, or any[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2010.  With the 2010 Census underway, the Federal Trade Commission wants consumers to steer clear of con artists who pretend to be Census takers but are really out to steal personal information or commit some other type of fraud. The FTC, the nation’s consumer protection agency, tells[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2010.  Today the Center for American Progress released a new report, “Homeownership Done Right: What Experience and Research Teaches Us,” that reviews the considerable evidence that lower-income and minority homeowners benefit from well-designed affordable homeownership programs, many of which are weathering the foreclosure crisis reasonably well. The[Read More…]