Wishing all our readers a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) — On Thursday we’ll be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday. For many of us, the meaning of Thanksgiving usually includes feasting, four-day weekends, football games, floats, family reunions, or a forerunner to Christmas festivities. The “first Thanksgiving,” however, was[Read More…]
Day: November 19, 2016
#NoDAPL: Chicago Citibank Branch Occupied for Financing the Dakota Access Pipeline
11/19/16: Chicago Citibank Branch, 2555 N. Clark St., Occupied for Financing the Dakota Access Pipeline. | Photo credit: H Kapp-Klote Arrests likely as organizers demand Citibank stop funding the pipeline, part of which is being built on Standing Rock Sioux land. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2016 – 11:30AM CST — Chicagoans from[Read More…]
Watch Bernie Sanders Slam USA Today Reporter for Inappropriate Question
UTAH–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2016 By Egberto Willies USA Today reporter got under Bernie Sanders’ skin when he asked the typical shallow questions we are all used to from our derelict media. “Sir looking forward to 2020,” USA Today reporter Herb Jackson asked. “Could you give us your thoughts about who you[Read More…]
Mike Pence Booed by Hamilton Audience—Then Compassionately Schooled by Cast
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2016 By Leslie Salzillo It was an icy reception as the Vice President-Elect Mike Pence entered the the building to see the highly acclaimed and popular Broadway sensation Hamilton on Friday. He received cheers and boos. https://twitter.com/dkipke12/status/799802254794571777 Before he left, Pence received a message from the stage about diversity and equality. But[Read More…]
Clinton’s Popular Vote Lead Grows to 1.5 Million with Millions Left to Count—Donald Flip Flops
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2016 By Walter Einenkel As it becomes clear that Donald Trump is on the road to becoming the single most unpopular president in the history of the United States, Trump had this to say on Twitter: The Electoral College is actually genius in that it brings all[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Building on a Record of Economic Progress (Video & Transcript)
Vice President Joe Biden. Source: whitehouse.gov Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2016 Hi folks, this is Joe Biden. Over the last eight years, we’ve created more jobs than all the advanced economies in the world combined. Unemployment has been cut in half. Wages are finally on the rise. We’ve gone from economic[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Department Announces Jones Scholarship
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2016. The Park Forest Police Department has announced plans to award a scholarship to an area teen in the name of Officer Timothy Jones. Park Forest Police made the announcement in a Facebook post saying, “Friends, here is our exciting announcement where the members of the[Read More…]
Flu and Pneumonia Shots Available at the Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2016. Flu shots are available now at the Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus. The cost is $30 for adults, $20 for those 18 years and under, and free for Medicare Part B recipients (must bring copy of card). Pneumonia shots are also available for $80.[Read More…]
Park Forest’s Holiday Tree Lighting to take Place on Friday, December 2
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2016. The Annual Holiday Tree Lighting takes place Friday, Dec. 2, beginning at 5 p.m., at Dining on the Green, 349 Main Street. The event features arts, crafts, and refreshments for kids from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The lighting of the Holiday Tree happens just[Read More…]
Possible Water Interruption in Park Forest – Monday, November 21
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— November 20, 2016. Park Forest’s Department of Public Works staff are advising residents that on Monday, November 21st, residents may have disruptions in their water service between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. due to water main construction. For more information, visit www.villageofparkforest.com. As a[Read More…]