Individual event speech team members advancing to state competition include those seated, Adam King (Lansing), Joe Wlos (Crete), Conor Keane (Oak Forest), Jaboukie Young-White (Midlothian), Summer Fields (Richton Park), and LaMar Riddle (Richton Park). Not pictured, Kiayla Jackson (Sauk Village). Members of the Performance in the Round cast headed to[Read More…]
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Spartans (26-4) Top Fenwick To Win Outright ESCC Crown
Marian’s Maryssa Cladis defends on Friday night during the host Spartans’ ESCC showdown against Fenwick. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Seniors Jasmine Matthews and Simone Law (13 rebounds, five blocks) each scored 21 points to ignite host Marian Catholic to a 53-43 victory over rival Fenwick on Friday night. The[Read More…]
One Third of Us Have Tried Dating Websites With Middle-Aged Suitors Using Them Most
GREAT BRITAIN–(ENESPF)–14 February 2011. An Oxford University study suggests that nearly one in three of us who use the internet have visited online dating sites. An international survey of 24,000 men and women who are presently online found that just six per cent had gone to dating websites in 1997[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to Students at Parkville Middle School and Center of Technology
Baltimore, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011 – 10:38 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello — there we go. Parkville Middle School, can you hear me now? STUDENTS: Yesss! THE PRESIDENT: Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. And I want to thank your terrific principal, all the great staff who[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Receives First P-20 Council Report
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday received the first set of recommendations from the Illinois P-20 Council. The council’s report was released to the Governor and the General Assembly, and it provides a number of suggestions aimed at improving student success in Illinois. “Ensuring that all of our students[Read More…]
Meet Rich East’s Finest: Asia Borjas
Asia Borjas, an 11-year resident of Park Forest. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest is pleased to continue with our series featuring Park Forest’s best and brightest students, pleased to introduce Asia Borjas, an 11-year resident of Park Forest. Favorite class? Art. And always, always on the honor[Read More…]
FTC Offers Tips on Wise Use of Wi-Fi Networks
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2011. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, today released tips to help people protect their personal information while they use public wireless networks – Wi-Fi hotspots in coffee shops, libraries, airports, hotels, universities, and other public places. While convenient, public Wi-Fi networks often are[Read More…]
ACLU Brief Argues That School Counselors Cannot Refuse To Counsel Gay And Lesbian Clients
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan filed a friend-of-the-court brief today supporting Eastern Michigan University’s (EMU’s) right to remove from its counseling program a graduate student who refused to counsel lesbian, gay and bisexual clients on any issues relating to same-sex relationships[Read More…]
Hall of Famer Richard Dent Has Big Plans for Park Forest
NFL Hall of Fame inductee Richard Dent and Mayor John Ostenburg catch up at Thursday’s Business Breakfast at Dining on the Green. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- He made such a "Dent" in the NFL that he was elected to the Hall of Fame. Now, Bears great Richard Dent wants[Read More…]
Cab Charges $20 To Drive Blizzard-Stranded Richton Park Man 30 Yards
Philip Whorton talks about the cab driver who really took him for a ride at a restaurant in Matteson. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- While the Chicagoland area struggled with the most challenging weather event in perhaps a generation, news sources made mention of neighbors and strangers alike pitching in, helping[Read More…]