Miami, FL-(ENEWSPF)- The Cubs (5-9), coming off a loss 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday, ended with a questionable check-swing strikeout by Cubs’ left-fielder Kyle Schwarber to end the Northsiders rally and the game. Tonight, the Cubs are in Miami to open a three-game series on Jackie[Read More…]
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And So This Is Christmas
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In whatever way you might celebrate at this time of the year, we wish you Happy Holidays. Merry Christmas to our Christian brothers and sisters. A belated Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish brothers and sisters. For African Americans and those in the African diaspora who will observe[Read More…]
SD 163: Home of the Richest Superintendent in Illinois
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- If we go strictly on how much Dr. Joyce Carmine takes home annually from Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163, then we must conclude she is the richest superintendent in Illinois. Dr. Carmine’s salary, approved in January, is $120,000. To keep her pension, however, she can only work[Read More…]
The FBI Asks the Public’s Help on Assassination Attempts of Prominent Democrats
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The FBI has issued several official updates on the suspicious packages that were sent to prominent Democrats. The actions amount to assassination attempts, and President Trump needs to step up, take responsibility for his rhetoric, and act “Presidential.” Mayor John Ostenburg of Park Forest, IL, issued the following statement[Read More…]
Plan to Close Talala School in Limbo for a Time Indefinite
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In the end, Crete-Monee School District 201-U’s “Future Ready 2022” plan was never going to move forward Tuesday night at Talala School. The plan to close Talala School is officially “in limbo.” The district held its monthly meeting, but had reached consensus on suspending “the procurement of[Read More…]
NOW Calls for US Tennis Association to Dismiss Chair Umpire Carlos Ramos
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2018 Contact: Brittany T. Oliver Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt: In what was a blatantly racist and sexist move, tennis umpire Carlos Ramos unfairly penalized Serena Williams in an abhorrent display of male dominance and discrimination. This would not have happened if Serena Williams was[Read More…]
Never Too Late To Operate? Surgery Near End Of Life Is Common, Costly
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2018 By: Liz Szabo At 87, Maxine Stanich cared more about improving the quality of her life than prolonging it. She suffered from a long list of health problems, including heart failure and chronic lung disease that could leave her gasping for breath. When her time came, she[Read More…]
Has Evangelical Christianity Become Sociopathic?
By Tim Rymel, M.Ed. The Huffington Post ENEWSPF– Since Evangelical Christianity began infiltrating politics, officially in the late 1970s, there has been a disturbing trend to limit or remove rights from those who don’t meet the conservative idea of an American. Many of these initiatives come in the form of[Read More…]
Report: Illinois’ Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners “Exceedingly Poor and Often Dangerous”
Federally-appointed court monitor exposes shocking problems within IDOC CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2017. The first annual report of a federally-appointed monitor regarding the Illinois Department of Corrections’ (IDOC) treatment of mentally ill prisoners was released to the public today. It confirms the complaints prisoners and their lawyers have made regarding[Read More…]
Sessions’s Leak Warning To Journalists Misguided, Misplaced
Commentary By Gene Policinski (ENEWSPF)- A threat from the Trump administration, apparently aimed at journalists as part of a larger campaign to prevent widespread government “leaks” that have enraged the president, is the wrong message delivered by the wrong messenger. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, only a few days removed from[Read More…]