Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2013. The Artists Walk Theatre, 371 Artists Walk, Park Forest, is destined to bring professional theatre to the Southland, to enhance the performing arts, present professional productions appealing to a diverse audience that seeks quality productions, teach aspiring artists, and promote the art of theatre in comedy,[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2013. Beginning November 4, and continuing to December 8, the Park Forest Library will be collecting NEW toys that will be given away during this holiday season. Please drop off new unwrapped toys at the library located at 400 Lakewood Blvd. in Park Forest. We cannot[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2013. A Veterans Day event has been scheduled on Wednesday, November 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room of Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. Focal points of this event will include a public education presentation on how to properly retire a worn/tattered American[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2013. Social Security Benefits to go up just 1.5% in 2014 Social Security benefits will rise by 1.5% next year, one of the smallest increases ever in the program’s annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The increase is down from the 1.7% increase for 2013. There was no COLA[Read More…]

Second Annual Young Filmmakers Contest is Open for Entries Oak Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013.  Entries are now being accepted for the 2014 One Earth…Our Earth Young Filmmakers Contest!  This film contest is part of the One Earth Film Festival (www.oneearthfilmfest.org) and is open to students from grade school (third grade)[Read More…]

Landmark Gay Rights Bill Authored by Merkley will End LGBT Employment Discrimination Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after it was announced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which Merkley authored, will be heading for a floor vote next week. “We have a chance next[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2013. Park Forest business owners and residents are invited to visit http://parkforest.metroquest.com to share their ideas about how to update the Village’s development regulations.  The Village is updating its zoning and subdivision ordinances to better align with its previous planning documents and with current land use[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will host an educational meeting on the topic of issues facing Lake Michigan on Wednesday, November 13, at 7:00 PM at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard in Park Forest.  This program will[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2013. Representative Robin Kelly will host a Small Business Workshop that will offer important resource information for small businesses and entrepreneurs who want to start or expand a business within the 2nd Congressional District. Guest presenters will discuss numerous ways in which small businesses can obtain[Read More…]

Javier Sicilia to Speak at Stanford University of Pain Caused by Failed Drug War – and Need for Alternative Drug Policies to Prevent Future Victims Stanford, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2013. Today, Mexican poet and peace leader Javier Sicilia will visit the Bay Area to speak firsthand about the devastation and pain[Read More…]