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 local[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Death Notice: Gregorio M. Bautista
Gregorio M. Bautista Gregorio M. Bautista, age 87, of South Chicago Heights, IL, born May 9, 1922, died Oct 30, 2009. Visitation: Service: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, Chapel Prayers at 11:15 a.m. Funeral Mass at St. Agnes Church 1501 Chicago Rd., Chicago Heights, IL. Burial: Assumption Cemetery Glenwood, IL. More[Read More…]
Death Notice: Leo Mancha
Leo Mancha Leo Mancha, age 46, of East Hazel Crest, IL, born Apr 5, 1963, died Oct 27, 2009. Visitation: Memorial Visitation Friday, November 6, 2009, 4 to 9 p.m. Lain‑Sullivan Chapel, 50 Westwood Dr., Park Forest. Service: Memorial Service Friday, November 6, 2009, 7 p.m. Lain-Sullivan Funeral Home &[Read More…]
New Web Address For College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition
SPRINGFIELD, Il.–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2009. Parents will have a new place to shop for the College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Program when the program opens enrollment November 1. That’s because the official URL for the Web site has changed to www.529prepaidtuition.org to better reflect the flexibility in using the benefits of[Read More…]
Pelosi Spells Out Top 14 Health Care Reform Provisions That Take Effect Immediately
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi outlined the top fourteen health care reform provisions that would take place immediately, upon passage of the health insurance reform legislation currently making its way through Congress: BEGINS TO CLOSE THE MEDICARE PART D DONUT HOLE — Reduces the donut hole by[Read More…]
Safe Halloween Ghouls Haunt DownTown Streets Saturday
Safe Halloween begins at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in DownTown Park Forest. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Trick or treating hours in Park Forest are 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Halloween– Saturday, October 31st. Members of the Park Forest Fire Department at Safe Halloween. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Village sponsored[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Small Businessess and Health Insurance Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009 – 11:51 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Please, have a seat. Before I begin, I want to just acknowledge two people who are working extraordinarily hard on behalf of small businesses. First of all, the administrator of our Small Business Administration, Karen Mills, is[Read More…]
Illinois Senate Confirms Illinois Community College Board Re-Appointments
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009. The Senate today confirmed the re-appointment of three members of the Illinois Community College Board by unanimous vote. Board Chair Guy Alongi, Suzanne Morris, and Rudy Papa had been nominated by Governor Pat Quinn for re-appointment to their seats, pending Senate confirmation. “I am grateful to Governor[Read More…]
U.S. Education Secretary Releases Statement on National Center for Education Statistics NAEP Report
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued the following statement on Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto NAEP Scales: 2005-2007, which the National Center for Education Statistics released today: “Today’s study confirms what we’ve known for a long time: States are setting the bar too low. In[Read More…]
New Report Highlights How Health Insurance Reform Will Reduce Costs for Small Businesses
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report, Lower Premiums, Stronger Businesses: How Health Insurance Reform Will Bring Down Costs for Small Businesses. The report outlines the many ways health insurance reform will lower health care costs for small businesses and is available now at[Read More…]
