(Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Workers toiled in the heat and humidity throughout the week to begin raising the frame for the Dollar General Store in DownTown Park Forest. The business will be located just off Western Avenue, west of First Midwest Bank on Main Street, and will likely[Read More…]
Day: September 11, 2013
‘Quiet Zone’ for Western Ave. Railroad Crossing Nears Completion
(Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State contract workers install slats on the median at the railroad crossing on Western Avenue Wednesday. This work is being done in preparation for that crossing’s designation as a "Quiet Zone." The designation means that trains approaching the crossing will not sound their horns[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for September 12, 2013
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) 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[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s Statement on the Anniversary of 9/11
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2013. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) released the following statement on the anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001. “We must remember those who lost their lives and sacrificed so much on September 11, 2001. The attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the hijacking[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces New Walmart Supercenter in Pullman Neighborhood
Mayor Emanuel joins Alderman Beale and community members at the grand opening of a new Walmart Supercenter in the Pullman neighborhood. Photo Credit: City of Chicago // Brooke Collins CHICAGO–(ENESWSPF)–September 11, 2013. Yesterday Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut the ribbon at the new Walmart Supercenter located in the Pullman neighborhood. The[Read More…]
Senator Durbin to Secretary Duncan: Time to Crack Down on For-Profit Medical Schools That Use Offshore Loophole
Bloomberg investigation reveals troubling statistics about foreign medical schools owned by DeVry that qualify for millions in federal funding without US accreditation WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2013. In a letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) raised the alarm about foreign medical schools that are not accredited[Read More…]
Syria: UN Rights Panel Urges Political Solution to Crisis, End to Impunity for War Crimes
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–11 September 2013 – Citing ongoing incidents of murder, rape, torture, widespread attacks on civilians and hostage-taking committed by Syrian forces and anti-Government armed groups, a United Nations-appointed human rights probe reported today that “the perpetrators of these violations and crimes, on all sides, act in defiance of international law.[Read More…]
Statement by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky on the Anniversary of September 11th
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2013 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the Anniversary of September 11th: “Today is a day of remembrance for the thousands of lives lost and for our fallen heroes who rushed to save the lives of others twelve years ago. We grieve with the[Read More…]
Visonic Recalls Amber Personal Emergency Response System Kits Due to Remote Pendant Battery Signal Failure
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: September 11, 2013 Recall number: 13-280 Visonic Amber Select X Model Base Station Recall Summary Name of product: Visonic Amber Classic and[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the September 11th Observance at the Pentagon Memorial
Arlington, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2013 – 9:32 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. AUDIENCE: Good morning! THE PRESIDENT: From Scripture, we learn of the miracle of restoration. “You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again. From the depths of the earth you will bring me[Read More…]