Slats installed for the Quiet Zone. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- For those of you wondering what that incredible silence is, especially those of you living near the Canadian National tracks on Western Avenue, well, it’s a Silent Zone. That’s all. Here are the rules from the USDOT Federal Railroad[Read More…]
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Park Forest Ponders Lowest Tax Levy Increase in 20 Years: 1.9%
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- I’m going to make a confession. When the finance department recommends a tax levy increase, my initial question is, "Are you sure we can afford that?" I’m not asking for a higher tax levy increase, but, face it, over the past few years, we’ve seen a 2.7%[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School Marching Band Prepares To Perform In The 2013 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School Marching Band will perform in the 2013 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Marian Catholic Marching Band will begin their performance to the sound of Let’s Have a Parade, the iconic phrase that has signaled the start of every Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1924. The world[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident and PSC Student Competing in Miss Illinois USA Pageant
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest resident Krystal Okeke, a freshman at Prairie State College (PSC), will compete in the Miss Illinois USA 2014 pageant, Friday, Nov. 22 through Sunday, Nov. 24, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. The Nigerian native is studying mass communications at PSC. She[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School Marching Band Captures 34th Straight Illinois State Championship
Marian Catholic Marching Band performing at the Illinois State competition. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic Band took home its 34th State Championship in their class on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, in Hancock Stadium at Illinois State University. The band has won the State title for the last[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of October 14, 2013
Central Park will show a dusting of snow soon, no doubt. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 14, 2013. The Park Forest Farmer’s Market will end its season on Saturday, October 26. So be sure to make it a point to get up to the Market over the next couple of[Read More…]
Park Forest Mayor To Present ‘Working With State & Local Elected Officials’ at National Housing Cooperatives Conference
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- – Park Forest Mayor John A. Ostenburg will be presenter for a workshop on “Working with State & Local Elected Officials” at the annual conference of the National Association of Housing Cooperatives (NAHC) in Seattle October 30 through November 2. The conference is expected to draw cooperative[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Statement on Debt Limit and Continuing Resolution Talks, October 11, 2013
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released a statement today following the meeting with Senate Republicans and President Barack Obama: “I am hopeful that we are moving towards a bipartisan agreement to re-open our government and protect our nation’s full faith and credit. Any serious short-term package should serve as a catalyst to[Read More…]
Syrian Americans, Anti-War Activists Say, ‘Hands Off Syria!’
March scheduled for Sunday, October 13 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 11, 2013. As part of an international day of protest against the war on Syria, the Syrian American Forum called for a rally to be held in Federal Plaza under the slogan, “Hands Off Syria.” and a march to CNN Plaza. The event[Read More…]
25th Annual National Coming Out Day: Coming Out Still Matters
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013. By Adrienne Spiegel Today is the 25th Annual National Coming Out Day, a day to celebrate and support people who are coming out and people who already have come out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, allied with LGBT people, or otherwise having an expansive notion of[Read More…]
