Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2016. Our Village Circle at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, continues on Saturday, February 13 at 1 p.m. with a conversation with former Community Relations Director Barbara Moore on the history of the integration of Park Forest. Park Forest Hall of Fame Inductee[Read More…]
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Village of Park Forest Park Permit Lottery Begins on February 6
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2016. The Park Forest Recreation and Parks Department will hold its Annual Parks Pavilion Permit Lottery on Saturday, February 6, beginning at 9 a.m. at Park Forest’s Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. The event is held each year to allow members of the public the[Read More…]
Step Back Into a 1950s Valentines Day at the Park Forest House Museum
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2016. From February 3 to March 5, the 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 227 Monee Road (inside St. Mary’s Catholic Church) in Park Forest, Illinois is decorated with vintage valentines and decorations, in the exhibit, “Step Back Into a 1950s Valentines Day.” The classroom, representing[Read More…]
February 2016 Activities at Thorn Creek Nature Center
StacyPisaniPileatedWoodpecker Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2016. As old man winter howls down from the north and blankets Thorn Creek Woods with a layer of snow, the hardy birds and mammals tuck themselves into the nooks of trees and bed down amongst fallen leaves. Hikers wear extra layers of clothes and[Read More…]
Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club to Host Program on the Conservationist of the North Woods on February 8
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2016. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club invites you to its next meeting. Avid canoeist Lois Lauer will talk about the life and work of Sigurd Olsen, who led the struggle to protect the Boundary Water Canoe Wilderness near Ely, Minnesota, a million-acre wilderness that contains[Read More…]
“Memory” Exhibit Opens in PSC Christopher Art Gallery Feb. 8
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting, “Memory: An exhibition of portraiture evoking memory,” in the Christopher Art Gallery on the main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The exhibit opens Monday, Feb. 8, and features works from artists Ellen Holtzblatt, Judith Roth, John P.[Read More…]
The Drama Group to Present ‘Bleacher Bums’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2016. The Drama Group is excited to present the rollicking sports comedy, ‘Bleacher Bums’ directed by Michael J Renzi. Performances will be held at the Drama Group Studio Theatre on February 26, 27, March 3, 4 & 5 at 7:30 p.m. and matinees on February 28 &[Read More…]
Rich Township Senior Services Announces Upcoming Senior Trips
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2016. Rich Township Senor Services has two seats left for the February 9th Trip to see the Glenn Miller Orchestra at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Boulevard, Park Forest. Following the concert we will eat at Scrementi’s Restaurant, 3760 Chicago Rd in Steger. Because this is a[Read More…]
Matteson Area Public Library District Black History Month Speakers
MATTESON, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This year, to celebrate Black History Month, The Matteson Area Public Library District, is hosting speakers that will entertain and inform our community on different topics covering Black History. Our first event, ‘The Life and Import of Fannie Lou Hamer’ will take place at beginning at 1:00pm, on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Complaint Snapshot Examines Debt Settlement, Check Cashing, and Other Financial Service Complaints
Report Includes Look at Consumer Complaints from New York State and the New York City Metro Area WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest monthly consumer complaint snapshot, highlighting consumer complaints about financial services such as debt settlement, check cashing, money orders,[Read More…]
