Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire on Water Street just after 3:00 a.m. last Friday morning. Firefighters found a stove top fire in the kitchen. The Fire Department Activity Report follows. There were 83 total responses last week. Of these, 19 were[Read More…]
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Clerk Orr: Regressive Assessment Process Needs Transparency, Correction
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Clerk David Orr sent a statement to County Commissioners regarding the “regressive assessment process” in the office of County Assessor Joseph Berrios. According to a story co-published July 17, 2107 on ProPublica.org and the Chicago Tribune, an investigation by the Chicago Tribune “investigation exposed widespread inequities in the county’s[Read More…]
4th Annual Park Forest Carnival August 10 – 13
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017. Park Forest’s Youth Commission will host its 4th Annual Carnival on August 10 through 13 in DownTown Park Forest (corner of Indianwood Boulevard and Orchard Drive). There will be games, rides, food and lots of fun for the whole family. Source: http://villageofparkforest.com
Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 Announces Registration Dates
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 14, 2017. Walk-in registration for the 2017-2018 school year for Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will be conducted in the 21st Century Primary Center’s Media Center, 240 S. Orchard Drive, Park Forest, on the following dates and times: Thursday, July 27, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.[Read More…]
Sen. Bernie Sanders Joins CCI Action on Saturday, July 15 for Revolution Iowa: From Protest to Power
Alicia Garza, Judith Le Blanc and other progressive movement leaders are hosting workshops through the day; Follow the livestream throughout the day here. Des Moines, Iowa –(ENEWSPF)– Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will return to Iowa on Saturday for the first time since the 2016 election. He will deliver the keynote speech at the Iowa Citizens for[Read More…]
The Sixth Man: Trump Jr’s Meeting with Russian Lawyer was Joined by Former Soviet Officer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2017 By Mark Sumner Donald Trump Jr, campaign chair Paul Manafort, senior adviser Jared Kusher, publicist Rob Goldstone, and Kremlin-associated attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya—these are the participants of the meeting that took place on June 9, 2016. The meeting in which the senior members of the Trump campaign[Read More…]
Rep. Ted Lieu Sends Formal List of Jeff Sessions’ Legal Violations to Alabama State Bar
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2017 By Leslie Salzillo If you follow California House Rep. Ted Lieu on Twitter (Dem-CA), you are aware that he’s one of the most vocal, legally savvy, quick-witted and informative Congress members on social media today. He stays on top of the self-incriminating and ridiculous statements spewed out daily by the[Read More…]
2017 Social Security Trustees Report Shows That Social Security Continues to Work for America
An Expanded Social Security Will Work Even Better WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2017. As reporters cover the just-released 2017 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports, Social Security Works provides you with this fact sheet that summarizes and puts in context the Social Security report’s key findings. This fact sheet updates the[Read More…]
Toni Preckwinkle Calls For Resignation Of Sharon Brannigan
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Calls for Resignation of Women’s Commission Member Sharon Brannigan Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President called for the resignation of Woman’s Commission Member Sharon Brannigan in the wake of revelations about a public Facebook post Brannigan made in January 2015. Preckwinkle said, “I was made[Read More…]
Michael Road Fire: PFFD Activity Report for July 2-8, 2017
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Michael Road fire kept the Park Forest Fire Department occupied on July 7 — that, and twelve other calls that same day. Last week, there were 80 total responses by the PFFD. Of these, 17 were fire/service calls, and 63 were EMS calls. The department’s weekly[Read More…]
