SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—June 29, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Hot weather with high humidity is forecasted for the next several days in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D. is reminding people about the importance of staying cool in order to avoid heat-related illnesses like heat[Read More…]
Author: Rosemary Piser
Department of Homeland Security Requests DoD House Up to 12,000 Migrants
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—June 28, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Defense Department (DoD) has received a request for assistance from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prepare to house and care for an alien family population of up to 12,000 people, defense officials announced yesterday. DHS also requests that DoD identify[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Pilot Program to Support Affordable Homeownership in Chicago’s Neighborhoods
Building Neighborhoods and Affordable Homes Program Will Support Purchase of New Homes Built on Vacant Lots in Englewood, Lawndale, Little Village, Humboldt Park/Garfield Park and Woodlawn CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced the Building Neighborhoods and Affordable Homes program, a pilot program intended to help[Read More…]
Owners of Suburban Bulk-Mailing Company Accused of Defrauding the Postal Service Out of $16 Million
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Yogesh Patel and Arvind Lakkamsani, the owners of Prodigy Mailing Services, Inc., a suburban bulk-mailing company, allegedly defrauded the U.S. Postal Service out of at least $16 million. According to the criminal charges filed today, Patel and Lakkamsani allegedly committed these crimes by[Read More…]
U.S. Navy Identifies Casualty
Norfolk, VA—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The U.S. Navy announced June 23 the death of Lt. Christopher Carey Short, a Navy pilot who was involved in a mishap at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Lt. Short, from Canandaigua, New York, died June 22 when the A-29 aircraft he[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Joins Multistate Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Family Separation Policy
President’s Executive Order Does Not Fix Unlawful & Cruel Policy Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan, has joined with 10 other Attorneys General, filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s policy of forced family separation on the U.S. southern border. The lawsuit was filed in the[Read More…]
Union Street Gallery’s 14th Annual Garden Walk to Take Place on July 7
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Boulevard in Chicago Heights, will host its 14th Annual Garden Walk on Saturday, July 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. This year 7 gardens have generously agreed to participate in the walk. The gardens[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for the Week of June 24, 2018
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) —Of particular interest In and Around Park Forest this week: After serving the community for 66 years, the Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus will sadly be closing on June 29. The Village will be hosting a farewell event on Wednesday, June 27 from 1 p.m. to[Read More…]
Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus to Hold Farewell Event on June 27
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser After providing services to Park Forest for more than 66 years, the Health Department Nurses Plus will cease operation on June 30, 2018. A farewell event will be held on Wednesday, June 27 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Trump Executive Order On Child Separation Calls For Locking Up Children And Their Families Indefinitely
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser In a speech on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) blasted President Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and the Trump Administration’s cruel policy of separating children from their parents who arrive at the Southern border of the United States.[Read More…]
