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…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter are what inspired a Prairie State College (PSC) student to write his non-fiction essay, “Peanut Butter Sandwich.” John Hamlin, of Glenwood, recently won a first place for the essay at the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Writers Competition.[Read More…]

Marian Catholic High School senior Erin Reed (Hazel Crest) receives her Alumni Association pin from Carol Burke Swanson ’81 on Monday during an all-school Mass to honor the Class of 2009. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Marian Catholic Math Team earned three Top 20 finishes in Division 3AA at[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2009.  Officials with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are reporting 258 confirmed cases of H1N1 flu (swine flu) in Illinois and 22 probable cases. “The Illinois Department of Public Health laboratories are doing a phenomenal job testing specimens for H1N1 flu. Thanks to the excellent[Read More…]

Update 5-7-09 at 8:43 p.m. with current statistical information. Geneva, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–  As of 18:00 GMT, 7 May 2009, 24 countries have officially reported 2371 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection. Mexico has reported 1112 laboratory confirmed human cases of infection, including 42 deaths. The United States has reported 896 laboratory[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 06, 2009.  One in three Americans is worried about the swine flu (H1N1) outbreak, but more than half of the people are paying extra attention to good hygiene and preparedness as a way of protecting themselves from the virus, according to a new poll by the American Red Cross.[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2009.  Dr. Damon T. Arnold, Illinois Department of Public Health Director, today reported 225 confirmed cases of H1N1 flu (swine flu) and 20 probable cases in Illinois.  Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Laboratories are now able to perform confirmatory testing, which is why the state has seen[Read More…]

Atlanta, Georgia– (ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2009. The ongoing outbreak of novel influenza A (H1N1) continues to expand in the United States. CDC expects that more cases, more hospitalizations and more deaths from this outbreak will occur over the coming days and weeks. CDC continues to take aggressive action to respond to[Read More…]

Update 5-6-09 at 6:48 p.m. with current information and statistics. Geneva, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–  As of 16:00 GMT, 6 May 2009, 23 countries have officially reported 1893 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection. Mexico has reported 942 laboratory confirmed human cases of infection, including 29 deaths. The United States has reported 642[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2009.  Dr. Damon T. Arnold, Illinois Department of Public Health Director, today reported 82 confirmed cases of H1N1 flu (swine flu) and 40 probable cases in Illinois. This number increased significantly from yesterday’s total of nine confirmed cases in Illinois. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) laboratories[Read More…]