Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police showed a brief movie Saturday at the 16th Annual Park Forest Police Honors Ceremony. The film gives the viewer an idea of what officers might face on any given day. The video contains some raw footage from body cameras and cameras mounted inside squad[Read More…]
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Three Youth Honored by Police for Aiding Elderly Eastgate Resident
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Sometimes our youth show us the way, give us a reason for hope. Such is the case with Aria Covington, Tyreese Collins Jones, and Jasmine Anderson, honored before any officer Saturday at the 16th Annual Park Forest Police Honors Ceremony. Police conferred Citizen Awards on three youth[Read More…]
Entire Marian Catholic Speech Team Advances to IHSA Sectionals
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- All competitors from Marian Catholic High School’s Speech Team advanced to IHSA Regional competition Saturday. The performance of the students drew praise from the school’s Director of Speech & Theatre Laura Hilger. “I am proud to announce that we have advanced ALL 15 events through to Sectionals![Read More…]
Snow and Ice Make for Treacherous Road Conditions, 6 Overnight Accidents
Updated 2-6-2020 at 1:47 p.m. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Road conditions in and around Park Forest turned slick and slippery Thursday evening as snow began to fall. A driver, pictured above, ended up in a ditch along 26th Street just east of where Ash Street exits. Police Chief Christopher Mannino tells[Read More…]
2019 Novel Coronavirus—Important Information for Clinicians and Patients
By Carlos del Rio, MD1; Preeti N. Malani, MD, MSJ2,3 JAMA. Published online February 5, 2020-(ENEWSPF)- In early December 2019 a patient was diagnosed with an unusual pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, China. By December 31 the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office in Beijing had received notification of a cluster of patients with pneumonia[Read More…]
Data Error May Have Cancelled Almost 800 Former Inmates’ IL Voter Registrations
Board of Elections, Dept. Of Corrections Work to Correct Data Error Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois State Board of Elections today notified 59 local election authorities that 774 former inmates of the Illinois Department of Corrections may have had their voter registrations erroneously canceled due to a data-matching error involving both[Read More…]
Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues with Dee Alexander LIVE at Freedom Hall, Feb. 14
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues with Dee Alexander will appear at Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theater on February 14, 2020, at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $30 each and are available here. Alligator Records Recording Artist, Billy Branch, was discovered by Willie Dixon, the “father of[Read More…]
ABC7’s Cheryl Burton to Southland College Prep Honor Students: “Follow Your Dreams.”
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cheryl Burton, news anchor of ABC7 Chicago, told Southland College Prep honor roll students to “follow your dreams.” “When you dream about what you love and you’re passionate that almost guarantees success for you,” Burton said. Burton was the speaker at the school’s annual CEO Honors Luncheon.[Read More…]
Low-dose Aspirin May Reduce Preterm Birth Risk Among First-time Mothers
Bethsesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Daily low-dose aspirin, from as early as the sixth week of pregnancy through the 36th week, may lower the risk for preterm birth among first-time mothers, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The clinical trial, which involved more than 11,000 women in several low-[Read More…]
Abominable 2019 and More: Events This Week at the Park Forest Library
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Come see Abominable this Monday, January 13, 2020, at 6:30 PM in the Ringering Room of the Park Forest Library. Admission is free. There are a number of events on the docket this week at the Library for children of all ages, from infant to elder adult.[Read More…]
