Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Rich East Rocket Booster Club will meet at 7pm Monday, Oct. 7 in the media center at high school, 300 Sauk Trail, Park Forest. All Rocket parents are encouraged to attend. Homecoming and other activities will be discussed. For more information, call Tammy Gunby, 708-679-6100.
Year: 2013
Park Forest Zoning Code Update: Public Meeting to be Held on October 29th
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2013. On Tuesday, October 29 from 6: 30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Dining on the Green 349, Main Street, in DownTown Park Forest, the Village wants to hear from you. Park Forest continues to makes strides toward providing a high quality of life for its[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Hagel on Operations in Libya and Somalia
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2013. Over the weekend, U.S. military personnel conducted targeted operations in Libya and Somalia to bring international terrorists to justice. I want to commend all of the service members who were involved in the planning and execution of these two operations, which demonstrate the unparalleled precision, global[Read More…]
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on the Capture of Abu Anas al Libi
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2013. On Oct.5, the Department of Defense, acting under military authorities, conducted an operation to apprehend longtime Al Qaeda member Abu Anas al Libi in Libya. He is currently lawfully detained under the law of war in a secure location outside of Libya. Wherever possible, our first[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary Hagel on the Pay Our Military Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2013. Today I am announcing that most DoD civilians placed on emergency furlough during the government shutdown will be asked to return to work beginning next week. Immediately after President Obama signed the Pay Our Military Act into law, I directed DoD’s Acting General Counsel to determine[Read More…]
Video: Meet the 80 Republicans Who Signed a Letter Begging for a Gov. Shutdown
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Do you need proof that the House GOP, at the will of their corporate overlords, planned and executed the 2013 government shutdown? This from August 22, 2013: More than a third of House Republicans urged their leader Thursday to trigger a government shutdown rather than fund the implementation[Read More…]
Video: President Obama’s Message to Troops & DOD Personnel on Government Shutdown
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- From October 1, 2013, made available at 12:01 a.m. on that date, the President of the United States speaks to the troops and members of the Department of Defense regarding the GOP government shutdown.
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for October 6, 2013
Deputy Chief Chris Mannino took this photo of another officer in Washington, D.C. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) 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[Read More…]
Video: Dad Forces Son To Hold Pink ‘I am a bully’ Sign on Texas Highway
Texas–(ENEWSPF)– A Texas father is refusing to apologize for forcing his child to hold a pink "I am a bully" sign because he says that "we don’t need another Columbine." When Jose Lagares found out that his son got in trouble for bullying in his fourth grade class, he sent[Read More…]
Video and Text: White House Weekly Address: End the Government Shutdown
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2013. Good morning. Earlier this week, the Republican House of Representatives chose to shut down a government they don’t like over a health care law they don’t like. And I’ve talked a lot about the real-world consequences of this shutdown in recent days – the services disrupted;[Read More…]
