The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo:Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local[Read More…]
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Park Forest Baseball Colt Season Comes To A Close
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest Baseball’s Colt team moved on to the Regional level of the Pony National Tournament after winning the Regional level play hosted by Park Forest the week of July 13th at Rich East High School. Their first opponent was Homer Glen. PF scored quickly in their[Read More…]
Alleged Con Man Walks Off With Cash from Aqua Center
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police are seeking a man who allegedly conned an employee at the Park Forest Aqua Center out of $160 cash on Monday, July 27. Shortly after 4 p.m. on that date, an unknown male black subject wearing a white polo shirt, white jeans and a large shiny[Read More…]
Durbin Announces Senate Committee Approval Of $7 Million For Campus Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2009. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $7 million in funding for colleges and universities to support their emergency management and campus safety efforts. The money will be used for a program passed into law last year and based[Read More…]
HRC Calls on the LGBT Community and Allies to Participate in National, Grassroots Push to Lobby Congress Face-to-Face
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today launched a national, grassroots campaign called “No Excuses” to demand action from Congress on key issues of equality. Designed to take advantage of the congressional summer recess, when members are in[Read More…]
Harvey Milk, Billie Jean King, Sen. Edward Kennedy to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today applauded the announcement by President Barack Obama naming Harvey Milk, Billie Jean King, Sen. Edward Kennedy as recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. The HRC Religion and Faith Program[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Bill to Expand Charter Schools in Illinois
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a law that doubles the number of charter schools allowed in Illinois from 60 schools to 120 schools. The law increases the number of single-campus charter schools allowed in Chicago from 30 to 70 and in the rest of the state from[Read More…]
Saturday Final Day For College Illinois!® Newborn Enrollment
SPRINGFIELD, Ill–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2009. Parents and grandparents of infants less than 12 months of age have one last chance to enroll in the state’s College Illinois! ® 529 prepaid tuition program before prices increase. That’s because College Illinois! plans will still be offered at 2008-’09 prices until August 1, which[Read More…]
Rove’s Latest Distortion: Dems Plan $1T ‘Price Tag’ For Health Reform
News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Karl Rove advanced the falsehood that the House health care reform bill would add $1 trillion to the federal deficit. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has found that the House tri-committee bill "would result in a net increase in the federal budget deficit of[Read More…]
Iraq as ‘Actor and Stakeholder’
News Analysis By Dahr Jamail, t r u t h o u t | Perspective “If the Iraqi forces require further training and further support, we shall examine this then at that time, based on the needs of Iraq,” Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Malikirecently informed President Barak Obama in Washington. While[Read More…]
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