Shovel Ready Sites Funding to Support 11 Economic Development Projects and Create Over 800 Jobs for Communities Across the State Alsip, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) awarded $11 million in Rebuild Illinois capital funds to support continued economic development across the[Read More…]
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Governors State University Celebrates 50 Years of Alligator Records With Streaming Concert Premiering March 13, 2021
Blues Stars Shemekia Copeland, Lil’ Ed Williams, Toronzo Cannon, and Billy Branch and The Sons Of Blues to Perform at Center For Performing Arts The Center for Performing Arts continues its 25th Anniversary Season with a celebration of Chicago blues and Chicago-based Alligator Records’ 50th anniversary by presenting an online streaming video[Read More…]
Crete Public Library Goes Fine Free
To eliminate a common barrier to library services, beginning March 1, the Crete Public Library will no longer collect late fees on overdue materials. All past overdue fines will be cleared by March 2. Just as before, library users will be expected to return materials by their due date. Reminder[Read More…]
Three Village Trustee Seats Up in April
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Three Village Trustee seats and five Library Trustee positions are up for grabs in the April 6, 2021 election. Elections in Park Forest are non-partisan. In the next few months, eNews Park Forest will explore what non-partisan elections mean for Village residents. At this point, readers should[Read More…]
Three Southland College Prep Charter High School Seniors Awarded Nearly $1 Million Total in Full Scholarships
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Three Southland College Prep Charter High School seniors earned a cumulative total of nearly $ 1 million in four-year full scholarships to top universities from the QuestBridge National College Match Program. The three Southland College Prep seniors, Kevin Carter, Kamaria Gutter and Bri’Yon Watts, were selected among[Read More…]
The Drama Group Postpones 90th Year Celebration
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Drama Group of Chicago Heights celebrates 90 years as a community theatre—NEXT YEAR! The celebration was actually scheduled for this season. They have made the difficult decision to postpone the 90th festivities and “live” production until September of 2021. The Corona Virus Pandemic has made it[Read More…]
ISRA Files Injunction to Compel Illinois State Police to Issue FOID Cards Within 30 Days
Chatsworth, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois State Rifle Association on behalf of its members have filed an injunction to compel the Illinois State Police to issue FOID cards within the 30-day timetable as required by law. The Injunction was filed in the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN[Read More…]
Federal Charges Accuse Man of “Straw Purchasing” Guns in Indiana on Behalf of Convicted Felon in Chicago
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A man has been charged with a federal firearm offense for allegedly “straw purchasing” guns in Indiana on behalf of a convicted felon in Chicago. On three occasions this summer, BRIAN HAYWOOD purchased guns from stores in Hammond, Ind., and falsely certified on federal forms that he was[Read More…]
Ten Men Arrested, Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Child to Engage in Sexual Activity
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney John Milhiser and FBI Springfield Special Agent in Charge Sean M. Cox announced that 10 men were arrested in September in Springfield, Ill., and charged in separate criminal complaints with attempted enticement of a child to engage in sexual activity. The complaints were unsealed on August[Read More…]
$113K Embezzlement Leads To Federal Prison Sentence For Former Metro East Elementary School Principal
Smithton, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Roy Joseph Monti, 54, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced last week to 6 months in federal prison and 6 months of home detention. The former principal of St. John the Baptist Elementary School in Smithton, Illinois, pleaded guilty back in September to one count of interstate transportation[Read More…]
