This Friday, communities across the country will participate in a Gun Violence Prevention Day of Action. Organizers encourage all Americans to wear orange on Friday, June 3, to bring attention to the need to end gun violence.
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House Gun Sit-In Organizers Call on House Leadership to Act on Gun Violence Prevention
Representatives Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), David N. Cicilline (RI-01), and John Larson (CT-01), three of the organizers of the gun violence prevention sit-in in 2016, led 131 of their colleagues in a letter to House leadership urging immediate action to combat gun violence.
Two Park Foresters Earn Spots on Spring 2022 Olivet Nazarene University Dean’s List
Two students from Park Forest have earned spots on the Spring 2022 Dean’s List at Olivet Nazarene University.
Your Tax Dollars at Work: Cook County Finishes $25 Million Unified Communications Project
Cook County completed its five-year, $25 million project to upgrade its telecommunications system to Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP). Over 21,000 phone lines were replaced over the course of the communications project.
President Biden on the School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas
President Joseph Biden gave the following remarks Tuesday night on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and 2 teachers were shot dead by an 18-year-old high school student.
Video: Steve Kerr Demands Universal Background Checks, Calls Mitch McConnell ”Pathetic”
ENEWSPF- Referencing the deaths of children in Texas, the Blacks and Asians targeted and shot and killed in other mass shootings, Steve Kerr called for action. He called for universal background checks, which 90% of Americans support, but “50 senators are holding us hostage,’ he said. He said he’s tired[Read More…]
Recent Prairie State College Graduate Rebbie Davis Named Jack Kent Cooke Scholar
Recent Prairie State College (PSC) graduate Rebbie Davis has been named a recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Transfer Scholarship.
Park Forest to Host a TWO-DAY Pride Celebration
The Village of Park Forest will host a two-day Pride Weekend Celebration this summer. There will be held on Friday, June 10, and an outdoor family day on Saturday, June 11.
Carmel, Indiana Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison
George McKown, age 71, of Carmel, Indiana was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his conviction for Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud.
GSU Commencement 2022: We’re Back (in person)
The concert band sounded with a sharp and joyous note that cut through the air with precision, and the fanfare that followed marked the beginning of Governors State University’s (GSU) 2022 Commencement ceremony.
