Washington, DC-(ENEWSPF)- On Thursday, Congresswoman Robin Kelly introduced the Expanding SNAP Options Act (H.R. 7535), companion legislation to S. 4202, introduced by Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth on July 2nd. The legislation would establish a digital portal to assist farmers and small, local grocers to accept SNAP benefits. It would also[Read More…]
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COVID-19: Latest Figures for 30 South Suburban Towns
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The latest figures for the 30 towns we survey during the COVID-19 pandemic show a bit of a leveling off, both in the number of cases and the number of deaths. The number of deaths did increase by one or two in some towns in the region,[Read More…]
Daily Coronavirus Briefing: ‘Worst Is Yet to Come,’ Team of Medical Experts Warns
By Staff, AccuWeather AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- The coronavirus pandemic altered life as humans knew it in 2020, and as much of the world starts to examine how and when to resume daily activities, it’s clear that there are many challenges to overcome before normal daily life can resume in full, and the worst is[Read More…]
Park Forest Businesses Cash in on $3M+ PPP Loans to Save Over 400 Jobs
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest businesses won over $3 million in Paycheck Protection Program COVID-19 pandemic forgivable loans, according to data released today by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The loans surveyed by eNews Park Forest were all less than $150,000 borrowed by 147 business entities ranging from self-employed individuals,[Read More…]
My Street Nights Began Four-Week Run July 1
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest’s Recreation, Parks, and Community Health Department is getting creative with bringing the arts to the community. From July 1 to July 22, the village will, literally, bring the arts to the neighborhood with a new mobile concert series, My Street Nights. Artists[Read More…]
Late Monday Night Statement by Assistant to the Secretary of Defense on Russian GRU Operatives Engaged in Malign Activity Against the U.S. and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Defense Department issued a late-night statement Monday saying that the DoD “continues to evaluate intelligence that Russian GRU operatives were engaged in malign activity against United States and coalition forces in Afghanistan.” The statement says very little beyond that, and is “attributable to Chief Pentagon Spokesman Jonathan[Read More…]
House Democratic Women Prioritize Access to Affordable Childcare
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois House Democratic Women’s Caucus (IHDWC) continues to take the lead on groundbreaking policy changes and has made it a priority to begin developing legislation to make childcare in Illinois more affordable and accessible. State Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, has been named the chair of the working[Read More…]
Religious Leaders Urge “Live Nation” Night Clubs, Chicago House of Blues, Remove Hindu-Buddhist-Jain Statues & Apologize
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Christian-Hindu-Buddhist-Jewish-Jain religious leaders have jointly urged Beverly Hills (California) headquartered Live Nation Entertainment to remove sacred Hindu-Buddhist-Jain icons from its Foundation Room upmarket night-clubs spread in eight major US cities, including one in Chicago, calling it highly inappropriate. Foundation Room night-clubs, part of “House of Blues”[Read More…]
COVID-19: Region Has Suffered 460 Deaths Due to SARS-CoV-2
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The thirty municipalities we track have suffered 460 COVID-19 related deaths according to information provided by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The overall recovery rate in Illinois holds at 94%. However, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent global health research center at the[Read More…]
Illinois Moves to Phase 4 Friday: Here’s What it Means, Plus the Entire Plan
Yet Another Person from Park Forest Has Died from COVID-19 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois moves to Phase 4 of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan, the next step in reopening the state amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. But one more person from Park Forest has died from the novel coronavirus. Park[Read More…]
