Nichole Lloyd and mother Sandra Cox in Nichole’s new home on Winnebago Street Saturday. Ms. Lloyd is becoming a homeowner through Habitat for Humanity. More photos here. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2012. It’s Earth Week and there are lots of activities of interest for those of all ages[Read More…]
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Electric Aggregation Public Hearings to Be Held April 16 and April 23 at Park Forest Village Hall
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2012. One of the referendums on the March 20th election ballot was the Electric Aggregation Referendum. This Referendum which will allow the Village of Park Forest to have the authority to arrange for the supply of electricity for residents and small commercial retail customers who have not opted out[Read More…]
‘A Taste of Home’ Fundraising Event on April 20 to Benefit Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Suburban Affiliate
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2012. ‘A Taste of Home’ fundraising event will be held on Friday, April 20 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Tinley Park Kitchens and Bath, 17050 Oak Park Avenue, Tinley Park, Il. The event will raise funds to help Habitat for Humanity Chicago South[Read More…]
Aon to Take Leadership Role in College to Careers as Key Part of 750 Jobs Company is Creating in Chicago
Long-Term Philanthropic and Lease Commitments to Chicago Also in Place CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012. Aon plc (NYSE:AON) announced today that it will actively participate in the College to Careers program lead by City Colleges of Chicago as part of the 750 jobs the company is creating in Chicago. Aon said that[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Export Strategy to Double Chicago Exports Over the Next Five Years
Key Focus of Economic Strategy will be Shipping Chicago Goods Overseas to Create Jobs and Economic Growth Domestically CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF–April 13, 2012. Mayor Rahm Emanuel Friday announced a Chicago Export Strategy that will double the exports of Chicago’s small and medium sized businesses in the next five years. “Only one in[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Three Illinois Schools Nominated for National ‘Green Ribbon’ Award
Proclaims April “Earth Month” in Illinois at 4th Annual Go Green Schools Symposium CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that three Illinois public schools were nominated for a new U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award program that recognizes exemplary achievement in environmental impact, student and staff[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Weekly Alert, April 13, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012. Wall Street Journal Gives Lay of the Land on Senior Vote in 2012 The battle for seniors in 2012 is being fought in large part over Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) House Republican budget, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal. The article states that[Read More…]
West Nile Virus Testing Begins Earlier in Illinois
Mild winter and warm spring pushes up West Nile virus surveillance SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will be accepting birds submitted for West Nile virus testing two weeks earlier than normal. The Department will start accepting dead birds on Monday, April 16, 2012, as[Read More…]
Durbin Statement on Nationwide Postal Workers Rally
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today said the Postal Service cannot cut its way to a solution that protects jobs, reduces costs and maintains service. Instead, the Postal Service which employs more than 30,000 people in Illinois must work with Congress and the American people to[Read More…]
MDC Launches ZeroLandfill™ Chicago to Keep Expired Interior Design Samples Out of Landfill
Local artists, educators, animal shelters and other non-profit organizations invited to take whatever they can use: carpet, tile, wallpaper samples, fabric and more CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2012. Giselle Walsh, Director of Environmental Affairs for Chicago-based MDC – one of the world’s largest sources of wallcoverings and coatings –is bringing ZeroLandfill™ to[Read More…]
