Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 3, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Tricia Alexander and Amelia Stamsta will perform at Edgar’s Place Coffeehouse on Saturday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. Due to ongoing repairs being done at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), the event will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2901 Western[Read More…]
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Stonewall Kitchen Voluntarily Recalls Certain Basil Pesto Aioli
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Stonewall Kitchen is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of 10.25oz Basil Pesto Aioli with an Enjoy By date of 28 Sep 2019, The recalled products may contain the undeclared allergen egg, as Stonewall[Read More…]
Manager of Chicago Car Dealership Charged with Running Massive Theft Ring, Pocketing Over $1.5 Million
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Donald T. Barclay, 56, was charged in Cook County Circuit Court with running a large-scale theft scam through his car dealership and defrauding area residents and lenders of more than $1.5 million Barclay, who now resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, was charged with: One count[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Joins 11 Other Attorney Generals Filing Brief in Support of Misclassified Employees’ Right to Organize
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 11 other Attorneys General, filed an amicus brief with the National Labor Relations Board in support of a decision against Velox Express Inc. that concluded its misclassification of employees as independent contractors constituted an unfair labor practice in[Read More…]
Union Street Gallery’s 5th Annual Derby Day on Saturday, May 5
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Union Street Gallery will be bringing some Kentucky Charm to the south suburbs during its 5th Annual Derby Day event on Saturday, May 5. The event will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Olympia Fields Country Club, 2800 Country[Read More…]
Rappers Ludacris, Flo Rida to Perform at 2018 Illinois State Fair Grandstand Concert Series
Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 5th via Ticketmaster Springfield, IL –(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Two of the music industry’s premier entertainers are headed to the Illinois State Fair this summer Grammy award winning recording artist, songwriter, actor, and philanthropist Ludacris will perform on the Grandstand stage on[Read More…]
Sen. Duckworth: Resignation of IL Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs Director Highlights Rauner’s “Comprehensive Failure”
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement regarding Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) Director Erica Jeffries’ decision to resign from her position in the midst of the ongoing deadly Legionnaires’ crisis at the Quincy Veterans Home: “When gross mismanagement leads to[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Joins Colleagues to Tell EPA: Don’t Weaken Coal Ash Rule
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senator Dick Durbin joined 10 Democratic Senators today urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to not weaken the 2015 federal regulation for the safe disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) or “coal ash.” These standards protect drinking water, human health, and the[Read More…]
Physician Owner of Palos Medical Care, S.C. Indicted for Allegedly Taking Nearly $1 Million in Medicare and Insurer Payments for Nonexistent Treatment
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Dr. Pranav Patel, 51, a physician and owner of Palos Medical Care, S.C., in Palos Heights, was indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly pocketing nearly $1 million in payments from Medicare and a private insurer for nonexistent treatment. The 12-count indictment alleges[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for the Week of April 29, 2018
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) — Two new art exhibits are being featured at the Tall Grass Arts Association and Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery. Tall Grass Arts Association’s latest exhibit is ‘Heartland: Images of Small Town and Rural Midwest.’ The exhibit is a display of images of and about life[Read More…]
