Hazel Crest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Representative Al Riley (D – Olympia Fields) announced that applications for eight 2009-2010 Illinois General Assembly Scholarships are now available for students residing in the 38th Legislative District. Applications must be returned by 4 p.m., March 27th to Rep. Riley’s office, located at 3649 W. 183rd, Suite[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Volunteers Needed for Sertoma Centre’s Annual Field Trip
Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Sertoma Centre is looking for people willing to donate one evening of their time on March 24th to help over 600 individuals with disabilities. We ask you to join other volunteers for a bus ride to McCormick Place and a few hours of packing vendor booths. For the[Read More…]
PSC Site For GED Preparation Classes
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College is offering free General Education Development (GED®) classes for the high school equivalency exam. GED® preparation classes are open to those at least 16 years of age who are out of school but have not completed high school. A GED® certificate provides the opportunity[Read More…]
Prairie State College Offers Classes to Train for a New Career
Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– News about the rising unemployment rates and the difficult economic situation is on the minds of millions of Americans. To respond to these challenging times, Prairie State College (PSC) offers several opportunities for retraining including programs to pursue different careers or classes to teach new skills. This spring,[Read More…]
To the Editor: Recapture Park Forest’s Progressive Roots
To the Editor: Like many long-time residents of Park Forest, I am dismayed by the crumbling infrastructure I see around our village. It so happens that the streetlight outside my house, knocked down by a car during the holidays, has yet to be replaced. But one does not have to[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Report for February 23, 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…]
Republican Weekly Address for February 21, 2009
Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> (ENEWSPF)– U.S. Representative Dave Camp slams Democrats on spending taxpayers’ money in the weekly Republican address.
Republican Weekly Address for February 13, 2009
Embedded video from &amp;amp;lt;a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”&amp;amp;gt;CNN Video&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; In the weekly Republican address, Senator Lisa Murkowski airs her concerns about the stimulus bill.
Republican Weekly Address for February 6, 2009
RNC Chairman Michael Steele Delivers Weekly Republican Address. February 06, 2009.
Clerk Orr: Homeless Voters Have the Right to Run for Office
Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Cook County Clerk David Orr issued the following statement on today on the rights of homeless voters: I join the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless in supporting the right of homeless people to run for office. In 1992, I fought for legislation that allows homeless voters to[Read More…]
