Spartan Dominic Pascale prepares to run a route on Friday during the host Spartans’ 24-0 setback to Carmel in a battle of ESCC unbeatens. (PHOTO PROVIDED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Talk about a bad combination for Marian Catholic on Friday night. The host Spartans had an average starting field position of[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Lion Attacks Trainer at Circus Ring in Ukraine (Video)
The only backup plan was water. Video says it happened in the Ukraine. Nod to the Sun-Times for this video.
Governor Quinn Announces Investment Package for U.S. Cellular to Create and Retain 1,100 Jobs
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2010. On Friday, Governor Pat Quinn announced a more than $7 million business investment package that will keep U.S. Cellular Corporation in Illinois. The decision by one of the nation’s leading communications companies will create 25 new jobs and retain 1,075 jobs at its corporate headquarters in Chicago[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for October 11, 2010
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Letting in the Sunshine: Insurer Pricing, Denial Rates Now Available on HealthCare.Gov
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- If you’ve ever searched for private health insurance, or even just tried to figure out which health care plan is a good fit, you know how hard it is to make heads or tails of what’s presented to you. There are a lot of terms, like “formulary,” that[Read More…]
Weekly Address: President Obama Underscores Commitment to Strengthening Our Education System (Text and Video)
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In this week’s address, President Obama said that, even as we work to rebuild our economy and jumpstart job creation, it is imperative that we offer our children a quality education in order for America to succeed in the 21st century. While Republicans in Congress are looking to[Read More…]
7 In New York Gang Arrested In Torture of Gay Recruit
From the Chicago Sun-Times: NEW YORK — Members of a street gang discovered one of their recruits was gay, so they attacked the teen, brutally beating and torturing him and two other people in gruesome assaults, police said Friday. Another man was robbed. Seven of the suspects were arrested and[Read More…]
Lynwood Cop Brian Dorian Charged in Deadly Shooting Spree
Brian Dorian, a former Lansing police officer, is held on $2.5 million bail at Will County Jail. Related: Attorney: Charges Against Brian Dorian, Lynwood Cop Accused in Shooting Spree, To Be Dropped From the Chicago Sun-Times: Four hours after a shooting spree in rural towns south of Chicago left a[Read More…]
Drill Reaches Trapped Chilean Miners – Now the Tough Call
From the Chicago Sun-Times: SAN JOSE MINE, Chile–Sixty-six agonizing days after their gold and copper mine collapsed above them, 33 miners were offered a way out Saturday as a drill broke through to their underground purgatory. Word of the drill’s success prompted cheers, tears and the ringing of bells by[Read More…]
America’s Original GI Town: Park Forest, IL
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– America’s original GI town is getting a makeover. The book, that is. On Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. author Gregory Randall will return to Park Forest to present the updated edition of his now-classic book, "America’s Original GI Town: Park Forest, Illinois." The presentation will[Read More…]
