Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Among other items proposed in next year’s budget in Park Forest is the resurfacing of four major village properties. Village Hall, the Tennis and Health Club, the Aqua Center, and the Park Forest Public Library were all mentioned, scheduled to have their parking lots resurfaced if the[Read More…]
Day: May 2, 2016
Village Staff Introduces FY 2016-2017 Annual Park Forest Budget To The Sound Of Crickets
Commentary Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Village staff Monday introduced the fiscal year 2016-2017 budget to a board that asked no questions. It was odd. A lengthy presentation by Director of Finance Mary Dankowski and Village Manager Tom Mick followed by … crickets. Not one question or observation. Except for Mayor John[Read More…]
Hydrant Flushing Has Begun, Park Forest; Here’s The Map
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Department of Public Works has begun flushing hydrants to help remove built-up rust and sediment from the water system. Here’s the lowdown from public works: The Department of Public Works is currently conducting hydrant flushing, weekdays only, beginning at 9 a.m., thorough May 27. No flushing[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry With UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura after Their Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. I’m very appreciative to Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations envoy to Syria, for his tremendous work and his efforts over the last months to help to bring life to a political process in the midst of a conflict that[Read More…]
Former FBI Special Agent Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of Drug Proceeds and Obstruction of Justice
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2016. A former FBI special agent pleaded guilty today for stealing over $136,000 of drug proceeds seized during the execution of search warrants in 2014 and falsifying reports and tampering with a witness. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Norway’s Decision to Expand Role in the Counter-ISIL Campaign, May 2, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2016 I welcome today’s announcement from Prime Minister Erna Solberg that Norway will expand its role in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Norway’’s decision to deploy special operations forces to Jordan to train vetted Syrian Arab Sunni fighters and to[Read More…]
Department of Defense Identifies Second Navy Civilian Casualty, May 2, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2016. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a U.S. Navy civilian who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Marcus D. Prince, 22, of Norfolk, Virginia died April 26 in Juffir, Bahrain, of non-combat related causes. He was assigned to USNS Pecos (T-AO 197). Source: http://www.defense.gov
Department of Defense Identifies Navy Civilian Casualty, May 2, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2016. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a U.S. Navy civilian who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Michael M. Baptiste, 60, of Brooklyn, New York, died April 28 in Juffir, Bahrain, of non-combat related causes. He was assigned to Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center[Read More…]
Members of United Nations Student Chapter Counting Steps to End Child Hunger
(Pictured above are members of the group. From left, they are: Amanda Hong, Yamna Oussir, Shani Patel, David Combs and LaVonne Downey). CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2016. More than 2,715, 000 steps – some of them routine but all of them meaningful – have been taken since early March by a Roosevelt University[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Psychology Student Wins Social Justice Award for Community Building Efforts
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2016. Psychology major Ashanti McCall believes there is no good story without a struggle, which is why her efforts as a Roosevelt University student have been geared toward helping others. McCall, a resident of Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, is a peer mentor who works with fellow students having a[Read More…]