Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) — The Park Forest Farmers’ Market will be open for its final Saturday of the season on October 28 from 7 a.m. to noon. The Market is located on the corner of Lakewood Boulevard & Cunningham Drive in DownTown Park Forest. There will be special activities to[Read More…]
Day: October 21, 2017
Halloween Activities in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2017 By: Park Forest Communications Games, a costume contest, a fall fest, and a wildly popular haunted house are some of the activities planned for Halloween week, Oct. 26 – 31. Haunted House Thursday, Oct. 26 – Oct. 31 Come support a good cause and visit[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Amicus Brief in Defense of California Law Banning Large-capacity Ammunition Magazines
Brief Argues Second Amendment Leaves States Room to Implement Reasonable Firearm Regulations Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2017 By: Office of Attorney General Madigan Attorney General Lisa Madigan and a coalition of 12 other attorneys general yesterday filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Lawsuit Against Peoples Gas Over Natural Gas Leak
Court Grants Madigan’s Request for Immediate Relief to Ensure Safe Drinking Water for Residents Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2017 By: Office of Attorney General Madigan Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday filed a lawsuit against The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company (Peoples Gas) over a natural gas leak that contaminated one of[Read More…]
Study: Retail Cannabis Sales Associated With Fewer Opioid Deaths
Fort Worth, TX—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2017 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Retail cannabis distribution in Colorado is associated with a reduction in opioid-related mortality, according to data published online ahead of print in The American Journal of Public Health. A team of investigators from the University of North Texas School[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Releases Report on Trump’s ACA Sabotage Efforts, Promotes November 1 Open Enrollment
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2017 By: Office of Senator Dick Durbin U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) this week released a new report which details the Trump Administration’s deliberate, year-long efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the impact of this sabotage on patients and families in Illinois. “1,000 Cuts:[Read More…]
UChicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Partner on Major Innovation Initiative
Collaboration is first project in statewide plan for tech and economic development CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2017 By: University of Chicago News The University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are launching a partnership dedicated to research and technology development for some of society’s most pressing challenges, from producing[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Urges Students to Consider Careers in Manufacturing
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2017 By: Office of Gov. Rauner Gov. Bruce Rauner highlighted exciting new advanced manufacturing career opportunities with a group of over 150 students from five Chicago high schools today at a National Manufacturing Month event. The event took place at the Wilbur Wright College Humboldt Park Campus, 4300[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for October 21, 2017
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 local media. An arrest does not mean[Read More…]
In Huge Win For Park Forest, Village Sells Major North Street Property
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Residents may simply know it now as “that building” at the corner of North Street and Orchard Boulevard. It’s a major property in town, and it’s just been sold. The office and industrial building vacant for nearly 10 years in Park Forest is under new ownership and[Read More…]