Michelle O’Connor, ME4E Co-Founder, sharing a student created video to a family at Forest Trail Middle School’s Open House. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– ME4E, Multidisciplinary Education for the Environment, has been working with the students in School District 163 for the past several years. Whether it’s a monarch program[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
PSC Site of Immigration Workshop
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Immigration is an issue that affects many individuals in the U.S. Whether they are experiencing it first-hand or with a family member, individuals looking for more information about immigration rights are invited to attend a workshop at Prairie State College (PSC). The “Know Your Rights” workshop is[Read More…]
Illinois Worknet Center Offers Free Microsoft Certification
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Earlier this year Microsoft Corporation announced a job training program aimed at teaching technical skills to as many as 2 million Americans over the next three years. Illinois residents are the latest to benefit from Microsoft’s Elevate America program. Illinois residents can obtain a free voucher to[Read More…]
Art as Resistance for US Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
“Throughout history, culture and art have always been the celebration of freedom under oppression.” – Author unknown Analysis By Dahr Jamail Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have tough truths to tell, and it has been well demonstrated that the establishment media does not want to broadcast these. Given the[Read More…]
PSC Receives Grant to Develop New Caregiver Program
Pictured from left to right: Iris Kimbrough, Mary Klinefelter, Fred McEwen, Colleen A. Schueneman, and Terri Winfree. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The number of Americans who will need a caregiver is projected to grow at a record pace. According to the U.S. Census, 12.7 percent of the Chicago south[Read More…]
League of Women Voters Kick-Off Potluck
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest area begins each new season with a fabulous potluck dinner at the home of Marge Friedman-Scherr who was honored last year for fifty years of membership. This year we will again meet at Marge’s home (33 Monee Road,[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for September 7, 2009
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…]
Police: Man Jumped on North Orchard While Biking Home from Work
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A man told police that he was attacked on North Orchard Drive Monday night after he left his job at a business in Park Forest. According to police, the man left his place of employment on Monday, August 31, at approximately 10:30 p.m. and rode his bicycle[Read More…]
‘It’s A Great Day For America, Everybody!’ Craig Ferguson Has A Book Coming Out!
Commentary. It’s a great day for America, Everybody! Craig Ferguson has a book coming out! It may be a biography. And then again, it may not. I’m watching him right now, and he’s absolutely hilarious. Honestly laughing, sitting there drinking from his serpent mug. Buy his book, for heaven’s sake![Read More…]
Center On Halsted’s ‘Danceout’ Series Presents: An Evening With The Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Othello’ Choreographer, LAR LUBOVITCH, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Center on Halsted, (in partnership with The Joffrey Ballet) will present “danceOUT”, an intimate conversation with world-renowned choreographer Lar Lubovitch on September 21 at 7PM. Center on Halsted is located at 3656 N. Halsted in Chicago. danceOUT is Center on Halsted’s season-long series of intimate conversations with world-renowned[Read More…]
