By Chaffin Mitchelle, Staff Writer for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports Hurricane Harvey’s catastrophic damage has left thousands displaced and in need throughout southeastern Texas. If you would like to help those affected by the storm, here’s what you should keep in mind. Monetary donation (Donations made through the AccuWeather.com page are[Read More…]
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AccuWeather Predicts Hurricane Harvey To Be The Most Costly Natural Disaster In US History
By Chaffin Mitchelle, Staff Writer for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather predicts Hurricane Harvey, which has wreaked havoc in Texas, to be the most costly natural disaster in United States history. Dr. Joel N. Myers, founder, president and chairman of AccuWeather, and sometimes called the “father of commercial meteorology” stated, “This will[Read More…]
Harvey To Unload Drenching Rain In Ohio Valley, Northeastern Us During Labor Day Weekend
By Renee Duff, Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports after inundating Texas and Louisiana for days, Harvey will race across the Ohio Valley and northeastern United States with drenching rain during part of the Labor Day weekend. While Harvey is not expected to bring widespread flooding, or flooding anywhere close[Read More…]
Business Attire Wanted by the Village of Park Forest
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2017. The Village of Park Forest is collecting gently used or new men and women business attire. Clean out your closet and contribute to a good cause. This project will provide business attire for any constituent looking to dress professional for work or interviews. Donations may[Read More…]
Nominations Being Accepted for the 2017 Park Forest Business Person of the Year Award
Nomination Deadline is October 31 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2017. The Park Forest Economic Development Advisory Group (EDAG) seeks nominees from residents, civic groups, and businesses to recognize a Park Forest business owner who is committed to community service. Do you know a Park Forest business owner who has made[Read More…]
Finally, Automatic Voter Registration In Illinois: Clerk Orr
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Automatic Voter Registration is now the law in Illinois, and Cook County Clerk David Orr has high praise for the move, as well as a rebuke for Governor Rauner’s previous moves to block AVR. The bill provides “that an application for a driver’s license, other than a temporary[Read More…]
How You Can Help the Victims of Hurricane Harvey
TEXAS—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2017. The devastation from Hurricane Harvey continues to be felt throughout Texas. And as heavy rains and catastrophic flooding are expected to continue for days, the extent of the damage and death toll is not yet clear. The National Weather Service had called the storm “unprecedented.” According to[Read More…]
Great Lakes Invasives Documentary to be Screened at Local Sierra Club Meeting on September 11
FRANKFORT—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2017. The Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, September 11th, at 7:15 p.m. at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. The program will be a new documentary on the problem of invasive species in the Great Lakes. The documentary, “Making Waves: Battle[Read More…]
Flooding Disaster To Continue In Texas As Harvey Lingers For Days
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports torrential rain, flooding and damaging winds will continue over a large part of southeastern Texas as Harvey stalls and meanders nearby into next week. Even though hurricane-force winds will cease in the coming hours, the worst impact from Harvey may[Read More…]
Labor Day Celebration in Historic Pullman, Monday, September 4
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2017. Celebrate Labor Day in historic Pullman, where the holiday was born. The celebration will take place on Monday, September 4 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Pullman National Monument in front of the Florence Hotel, 11111 South Forrestville in Chicago. Please join labor activists from the[Read More…]
