Day: September 22, 2016

Thorn Creek Nature Center

Fall Arrives at Thorn Creek Nature Center

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Thorn Creek Nature Center has prepared the trail for your fall adventures. Wednesday Morning Walkers can enjoy the early autumn delights on these leisurely (or brisk – take your choice) trail walks. The group walks on Wednesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. Trails can be wet or muddy, so please[Read More…]

wascally wabbit runaway bunny

Is Somebunny Missing A Wascally Wabbit?

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police posted a notice on the department’s Facebook page regarding a “wascally wabbit,” a bunny rabbit that apparently hopped away. The officer who wrote the notice had some fun: If somebunny is missing their pet rabbit, found on the 100 block of Forest Blvd., Bugs[Read More…]

Cook County board districts

Cook County Receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) recently awarded the Cook County Department of Budget and Management Services its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award in recognition of the County’s determined efforts to exercise budgeting best practices, according to a press release from Cook County Board[Read More…]

gas giant planet circling a pair of red dwarf star

Hubble Finds Planet Orbiting Pair of Stars

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Two’s company, but three might not always be a crowd — at least in space, where a planet may circle two stars. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, and a trick of nature, have confirmed the existence of a planet orbiting two stars in the system OGLE-2007-BLG-349, located 8,000 light-years away[Read More…]

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