Wake, Chapel Prayers, and Funeral Information Is Below Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Friends and former colleagues from Marian Catholic High School remember fondly Margaret “Rone” Leja, killed last week in a hit-and-run accident in Orland Park. A man has been charged in connection with Ms. Leja’s death. A colleague of Ms.[Read More…]
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Preckwinkle Condemns Trump’s New SNAP Rule
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued a blistering statement condemning the Trump Administration’s proposed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (known as SNAP, formerly Food Stamps) proposal, which could cause millions of the nation’s poor to face starvation. One in seven people in Cook County would be affected if[Read More…]
For the Second Time, EDAG Names Janet Fiorenzo Park Forest Business Person of the Year
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The award has only been in existence since 2009. This year, it has gone full-circle. For the second time, Janet Fiorenzo has been named Business Person of the Year. She was the first recipient of the honor when it was created. (Janet Fiorenzo of Tower Cleaners is[Read More…]
“Holly Jolly Christmas” Opens Grand Prairie Singers’ 43rd Season Dec. 14
Updated Dec. 8, 2019 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Grande Prairie Singers opens its 43rd season of bringing song to the Southland with a special “Holly Jolly Christmas” concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, December 14 in Faith United Protestant Church, 10 Hemlock, in Park Forest. Featured in this year’s holiday songfest[Read More…]
Park Forest To Host Legislative Breakfast on Retail Business and the Southland
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Properly titled, “The Changing Face of Retail Business: How It’s Affecting the Southland,” the Village of Park Forest and the Small Business Advisory Council will hold a legislative breakfast next Thursday morning, December 12, at Freedom Hall. The event will be moderated by the Small Business Advisory[Read More…]
U=U – Gay, Bisexual Men Increasingly & Correctly Agree: HIV “Undetectable Equals Untransmittable”
Yet transmission-risk misunderstandings persist, finds large NIH-supported study. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Extensive evidence from HIV prevention research studies has firmly established that “Undetectable Equals Untransmittable,” or U=U. This means that people living with HIV who achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load — the amount of virus in their blood — by[Read More…]
Permanent Hair Dye and Straighteners May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t use these products. The study published online Dec. 4 in the International Journal of Cancer and suggests[Read More…]
ICC Grade Crossing Protection Fund Project Applications – Due January 15, 2020
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC) Transportation Bureau will accept Grade Crossing Protection Fund (GCPF) project applications until January 15, 2020. Project applications submitted by that date will be considered for the FY 2021- FY 2025 Crossing Safety Improvement Program 5-Year Plan. “Each year the ICC prioritizes safety improvement[Read More…]
ICC to Host Transportation Electrification Policy Session
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC) first public policy session of 2020, Electric Vehicles (EVs): The Beneficial Electrification of Transportation hosted by Commissioner Maria Bocanegrawill be held on January 8 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM at the ICC’s Chicago Office. “In line with Governor Pritzker’s pledge to reduce Illinois’ carbon[Read More…]
Learn Your Birds by Spring at Thorn Creek Nature Center
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As winter begins, turn your thoughts and attention to our local birds and join our winter workshop to prepare for fun spring bird watching. Bird identification can be overwhelming, but learning only a few birds each week makes it fun and easy! Six weekly lessons or field[Read More…]
