Winners of the BIG Event 2010 Firefighters Cook-off: (Left to Right) Jim Leibach, Steve Zook (Niles) Mike Wodarczyk (Summit), Karl Graff (Chicago) Benjamin Villa (Chicago) (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Firehouses from the city and suburbs were challenged to “Bring on the Heat” at Sertoma’s Seventh annual BIG Event fundraiser and[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Graduates, Summer Job Seekers Often Targets of Scams That Steal Identities, Trick People Into Illegal Activities
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Many high school and college graduates will be entering the work world as this school year comes to a close. Those that have not yet lined up a job are likely to use Internet resources to pursue job leads. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Chicago and Northern[Read More…]
Governors State Board Chair Honored; Students Inducted
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Lorine Skulark Samuels, Chair of the Governors State University (GSU) Board of Trustees and President of Strategic Business Services, Inc., in Flossmoor, was inducted Monday into honorary membership of Delta Mu Delta, the international honor society in business administration. Twenty-seven GSU business students were inducted into Lambda[Read More…]
Honorary Degree Recipient Peter Schjeldahl to Speak at GSU
Peter Schjeldahl. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Peter Schjeldahl, chief art critic for “The New Yorker,” will visit Governors State University in University Park to receive an honorary degree at Spring Commencement and present a guest lecture on art. On Saturday, June 12, Schjeldahl will be the honorary degree recipient[Read More…]
League of Women Voters Prepares for 26th Annual House Tour
The Settles’ living room. (Photo: LWVPFA) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The 26th Park Forest House Tour, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area and the Village of Park Forest will be held Sunday, June 6th from noon until 5p.m. Four homes will be featured with the[Read More…]
Police Respond to Assist Victim of Bullying at Park Forest School
Illinois School in Park Forest. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A victim of bullying at a Park Forest school needed help last week, and Park Forest Police responded. Police were dispatched to the Park Forest Police Department on May 19 and were advised that a student at Illinois School[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for May 24, 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[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, May 25, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. TRANSCRIPT: 1:16 p.m. EDT MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. We have some familiar faces back with us. You’ve been on travel, studying. Very good. As you know, the Secretary, along with Secretary Geithner, have completed the Strategic and Economic Dialogue[Read More…]
Gates Can Accept ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Amendment
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates can accept a proposed congressional amendment overturning the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military, but would prefer that lawmakers wait until a Defense Department review to assess its full impact is completed, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff[Read More…]
Bob Kerrey, Montel Williams Join Call for VA to Change Medical Marijuana Stance
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. We’ve written previously about the U.S. Veterans Administration’s disgraceful policy of not allowing its doctors to recommend medical marijuana to military veterans, even if they live in a state where medical marijuana is legal or suffer from a condition such as post-traumatic stress disorder, which affects[Read More…]
