Rich East Stellar Student Vincente Torres. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest continues with our series of stellar students from Rich East High School. Mr. Kevin Kredens, the school’s publicity liaison, provides each student a series of the same questions. All responses are in the students’ exact words,[Read More…]
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Governor Quinn Announces First Start-Ups of New Digital Technology Center
New ‘1871’ Tech Center will Provide Resources to Foster and Launch Digital Start-up Companies CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the first 15 digital start-up companies and new entrepreneurs that will be housed at “1871,” the new digital technology center located at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. Designed[Read More…]
State Successfully Sells General Obligation Bonds for Illinois Jobs Now! Capital Program
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2012. The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget today is pleased to announce the State’s successful sale of $575 million tax exempt General Obligation Bonds. The bond sale provides funding for the Illinois Jobs Now! Capital plan which was signed into law by Governor Quinn and is helping[Read More…]
Durbin: Health Care Reform Helped Illinois Seniors Save $96 Million in Out-of-Pocket Costs
Senator announces map showing county-by-county savings from the Affordable Care Act’s provisions that help close the prescription drug “donut hole” WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2012. As additional consumer-oriented provisions of the landmark health care reform law continue to be implemented, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today drew attention to a new[Read More…]
Common Core Standards Workshop for Educators at GSU
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- “How much is really new in Language Arts?” is the question answered at a free workshop for educators on Saturday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Governors State University. This professional development workshop offers educators the opportunity to explore Common Core State Standards in English[Read More…]
Movie Review: JOHN CARTER
Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins in John Carter Movie Reviews By Bernie Jablonski John Carter is a decent, literate, beautifully designed and technically incredible version of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel A Princess of Mars (1917), which first featured the eponymous character. It took nearly seventy years before the book[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces $31.6 Million for City Colleges of Chicago
Capital Funding to Finance High-Technology Center at Olive-Harvey College CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Cheryl Hyman to announce $31.6 million from the Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program for a new Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL)[Read More…]
‘Homo Toxicus’ to be Shown at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church on March 24
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2012. ‘Homo Toxicus’ will be shown at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, on Saturday, March 24 at 7 p.m. A discussion will follow the screening of the film. A global-wide experiment is in progress, and we are the guinea pigs. Tons[Read More…]
Old Plank Trail Trail Extension Approved
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Marcdh 13, 2012. On Monday, March 5, the Chicago Heights City Council approved a bike plan for the city, which includes extending the Old Plank Road Trail (OPRT) from Western Avenue to Thorn Creek. The approval came after years of inaction and more years of promises with no[Read More…]
Statement from Governor Pat Quinn On State’s Efforts to Secure Federal Assistance for Harrisburg Tornado
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012. “Today I spoke with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and informed her that we intend to appeal FEMA’s denial of our request for much-needed individual assistance for the people of Southern Illinois. I urged Secretary Napolitano to reconsider FEMA’s decision. We are doing everything[Read More…]
