Parade dedicated to its 40th Anniversary honoring its founders and will highlight the 3R’s 4 PR – “Rescue, Relief, Rebuild Puerto Rico” – campaign of The Puerto Rican Agenda in Chicago and recognize the Honorable Josian Santiago, Mayor of Comerío, PR; Councilman Angel Arroyo, from Lorain Ohio; Ángel Collado Schwarz,[Read More…]
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Great Tree Giveaway of 2018 to be Held on Sunday, June 10
Richton Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser As part of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s ‘Restore the Canopy Project, the Southland Voice at the Benjamin O Davis VFW Post 311 will host the Great Tree Giveaway of 2018. The event will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.[Read More…]
Reading Takes You Everywhere this Summer at the Crete Public Library
CRETE—(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2018 By: Sarah Wegley The Crete Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Program for children, teens, and adults takes place June 1-July 28, 2018. The program encourages everyone to read for pleasure throughout the summer months. Prizes are awarded as extra incentives to read and use library materials. To[Read More…]
Tickets Now on Sale for Tall Grass Arts Association’s ‘Renew and Refresh’ Summer Fundraiser
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Tickets Now on Sale for Tall Grass Arts Association’s ‘Renew and Refresh’ summer fundraiser. The event will take place on Thursday, July 19 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Gallery, 367 Artists Walk in DownTown Park Forest. The event will[Read More…]
Hallelujah Temple Offers Two Summer Camps For Youth
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Hallelujah Temple in Park Forest is offering two summer camps for youth. The camps together will serve young people from age 5 to 17. The first camp, a Vacation Bible School, begins Monday, July 16, and is available for children ages 5-13. “Young people ages 5-13 are[Read More…]
Park Forest to Remember Veterans On Memorial Day: Monday, May 28
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Village of Park Forest will honor its veterans during the annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28 at 11 a.m., on the Village Green in DownTown Park Forest. In addition, the Park Forest Veterans Commission’s Veterans Closet & Resource Center,[Read More…]
Rich East Grad Is First Recipient Of Officer Timothy Jones Scholarship #TimStrong
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rich East High School 2018 graduate Omar Smith Jr. is the inaugural recipient of the Officer Timothy Jones Scholarship. Police presented Mr. Smith the $1,500 award toward his future education at the Village Board meeting of Monday, May 21. “Omar excelled academically at Rich East High School while being[Read More…]
Park Forest Library Announces June 2018 Special Events
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 21, 2018 By: Kaitlyn Keller The Park Forest Library plans to hold the following special events in June 2018. All events are open to the public. Additional programs and events can be found each week in the ‘In & Around Park Forest’ article posted in eNews Park[Read More…]
St. Irenaeus Church Needs Donations for Upcoming Rummage Sale
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser St. Irenaeus Church, 78 Cherry Street, is looking for donations for its huge parish-wide rummage sale that will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10. Donation collection will take place every Saturday through May 22 from 9 a.m. to[Read More…]
Volunteer Attorneys to Offer Free Services on May 19 in Response to Near-total Lack of Legal Representation for Arrestees
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—May 15, 2018 Contacts: Eliza Solowiej and Daniel Massoglia On Saturday, May 19 from 12-4pm, First Defense Legal Aid (FDLA) will deploy volunteer attorneys to each of the city’s 23 police districts to offer free representation to any person in custody who wants an attorney. Representatives will hold a[Read More…]
