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…]
Year: 2013
FBI: 105 Juveniles Recovered in Nationwide Operation Targeting Underage Prostitution (Video, Story, Stats)
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- During the past 72 hours, the FBI; its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners; and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) conducted Operation Cross Country VII, a three-day enforcement action to address commercial child sex trafficking throughout the United States. The operation included enforcement[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of July 29, 2013
Park Forest dedicated its Rail Fan Park Saturday. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2013. It’s that time of the year again. The Park Forest Commission on Human Relations is looking for people who have gone beyond the call of duty for the 2013 Good Egg Award. The award honors[Read More…]
July 31 Ribbon Cutting to Mark Grand Opening of Roosevelt University’s Goodman Center
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Lillian and Larry Goodman Center at Roosevelt University, located at 501 S. Wabash Avenue, will be held on Wednesday, July 31 at 11 a.m. The 27,834-gross-square-foot field house located at one of Chicago’s most prominent intersections, the southeast corner of Congress[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Next Round of Small Business Center Improvements
Launches new “Express Lane” and “Self-Service Station” to provide faster service; license and head tax reforms will save small businesses $6 million in 2013 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) announced the latest efforts to support Chicago’s small business[Read More…]
White House Council on Native American Affairs Begins Implementing President’s National Policy Initiatives
First meeting of Council advances Administration’s commitment to Tribes through federal coordination WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today convened the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Native American Affairs, launching President Obama’s national policy initiative to make federal agencies work more collaboratively and[Read More…]
Environmental Coalition Fights Deregulation of Industrial Dairy Farms in New York
Lawsuit challenges DEC for overstepping its authority and for violating Federal Clean Water Act and State Environmental Quality Review Act requirements Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for its deregulation of industrial dairy farms[Read More…]
2013 International Drug Policy Reform Conference Scholarship Information
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2013. By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director Hello all, The 2013 International Drug Policy Reform Conference is fast approaching. For three days from October 23rd through October 26th attendees will have the opportunity to interact with people committed to finding alternatives to the war on drugs[Read More…]
President Obama Holds Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders on Voting Rights
ACLU’s Laura Murphy Among Attendees WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. President Obama and senior administration officials met with civil rights leaders at the White House today to discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling in Shelby County v. Holder and the Voting Rights Act. The White House meeting comes on the heels of last week’s announcement[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Rockford Clean Water Projects to Create Nearly 190 Jobs
Illinois Clean Water Initiative Will Invest More Than $15 Million to Overhaul and Repair Local Area Sewer Systems ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today awarded two low-interest loans to the Rock River Water Reclamation District (RRWRD), totaling more than $15 million to connect the Village Of Winnebago to the[Read More…]
