Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough released a listing of seven first-ever Election Day SuperSite voting locations where suburban residents can vote in person or drop their Mail Ballot in a secure dropbox for the General Election on Tuesday, November 3. The nearest SuperSite for the Park Forest region is[Read More…]
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President Preckwinkle Announces Distribution of Laptops to Low-income, Housing Authority Households with School-age Children
Robbins, IL-(ENEWSPF)- President Preckwinkle joined the Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC) to mark Digital Inclusion Week by announcing a new initiative to provide laptops for all school-age HACC residents who are still in need of e-learning devices for the 2020-21 school year. Digital Inclusion Week is a national effort[Read More…]
The Center for Performing Arts’ 25th Anniversary Season Moves Forward with Timely Virtual Programming
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Despite setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic, Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts (the Center) is moving forward with its 25th Anniversary Season. This year, the Center will go from welcoming thousands of patrons in-person to bringing diverse programming directly to patrons’ homes. Like Yin and Yang, the Center’s[Read More…]
Preckwinkle’s FY21 Budget Recommendation Includes No Tax Increases
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday presented a proposed $6.9 billion Executive Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2021 equitably addressing the fallout of the pandemic without increasing taxes or cutting critical services. “This 2021 budget is balanced with no tax increases or the need for immediate[Read More…]
Prairie State College to Continue Virtual Operations through Spring 2021
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) administration has announced the decision to remain online for the spring 2021 semester. This decision, similar to fall, was made as a precautionary measure to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Coronavirus has infected millions of people nationwide and caused thousands of deaths. Reports[Read More…]
To The Editor: Trump Had His Chance. Vote!
To the Editor-(ENEWSPF)- President Trump, you have had almost four years to lead the United States and have failed us by your own choosing. Whether it be in foreign policy and domestic policy you have not protected the United States as Commander-in-Chief. Now comes the latest news about your complete[Read More…]
Prairie State College Names Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) recently appointed former dean of liberal arts and social sciences, Elighie Wilson III, as the interim vice president of Academic Affairs. Wilson, who officially began his new position on June 1, 2020, is charged with the strategic planning, coordination, and implementation of all[Read More…]
Close to 500 Suicides in Armed Services in 2019
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Department of Defense (DOD) released its second Annual Suicide Report (ASR) which showed that 498 service members died by suicide in the calendar year 2019. The Department said in a statement that it is committed to the health, safety, and well-being of Service members, veterans, and families[Read More…]
Chicago Man Arrested on Federal Drug Charge for Allegedly Dealing Heroin and Fentanyl
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man has been arrested on a federal drug charge for allegedly selling wholesale quantities of heroin and fentanyl in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago. WILLIAM TOWNSEND, 40, of Chicago, is charged with distribution of a controlled substance. A criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court[Read More…]
Distribution of Mail Ballots for Suburban Cook Voters Begins Today
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Office of Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough will begin distributing a record number of mail ballots today to more than 400,000 suburban Cook County voters who have made a request to cast their vote by mail in the November 3 General Election. The Clerk’s Elections Unit[Read More…]
