Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2016. February is Black History Month, or National African American History Month, an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. You’ll find a special ‘Black History Month Events’ section outlining the many[Read More…]
Month: January 2016
Our Village Circle Series Continues at the Park Forest Public Library with Barbara Moore on Feb. 13
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2016. Our Village Circle at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, continues on Saturday, February 13 at 1 p.m. with a conversation with former Community Relations Director Barbara Moore on the history of the integration of Park Forest. Park Forest Hall of Fame Inductee[Read More…]
Village of Park Forest Park Permit Lottery Begins on February 6
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2016. The Park Forest Recreation and Parks Department will hold its Annual Parks Pavilion Permit Lottery on Saturday, February 6, beginning at 9 a.m. at Park Forest’s Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. The event is held each year to allow members of the public the[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders Campaign Statement on Debates
DES MOINES, Iowa –(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2016. Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, issued the following statement Saturday on negotiations over additional debates: “After refusing for months to participate in more debates, Secretary Clinton requested that the Democratic National Committee rules be changed and that a new debate take place in[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton: There are too many Flints
MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2016 By: Hillary Clinton What’s happening in Flint, Michigan, is unconscionable. A city of 99,000 people — 56 percent African-American, 40 percent living below the poverty line — has spent nearly two years with poisoned water. Nearly two years of boil orders, foul smells and false reassurances that[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Giving Every Student an Opportunity to Learn Through Computer Science For All, Jan. 30, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2016 Hi everybody. As I said in my State of the Union address, we live in a time of extraordinary change – change that’s affecting the way we live and the way we work. New technology replaces any job where work can be automated. Workers need more[Read More…]
Former Owner and Operator of California Medical Equipment Supply Company Sentenced for Their Roles in $1.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. The former owner and the former operator of a durable medical equipment supply company based in Long Beach, California, were sentenced today for their roles in a $1.5 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Eileen[Read More…]
U.S. Navy Officer Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Selling Classified Ship Schedules as Part of Navy Bribery Probe
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. A U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for accepting cash, hotel expenses and the services of a prostitute from foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) in exchange for classified U.S. Navy ship and submarine schedules and other internal Navy[Read More…]
Al-Shabaab Member Sentenced to Nine Years for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to the Terrorist Organization
Defendant Traveled to Somalia to Join Foreign Fighter Corps NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. Mahdi Hashi, 26, a Somali national, was sentenced to nine years in prison by U.S. District Judge John Gleeson of the Eastern District of New York for conspiring to provide material support to al-Shabaab, a designated foreign[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Advancing Equal Pay
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015 – 12:19 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody have a seat. Thank you so much. I heard you all were in the house so I wanted to stop by. (Laughter.) We’ve got some important personages[Read More…]