This Citgo station across from St. Agnes in Chicago Heights is very, very close to $4.00 per gallon. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Gas prices brush dangerously close to $4.00 per gallon this past Sunday in Chicago Heights. How long unil prices top the $4.00 per gallon mark?
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Former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson Comments On Upcoming Memoirs (Video Interview)
Oak Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson shares with eNews Park Forest readers news of her upcoming memoirs, tentatively titled Breaking Through: The Obama Years. Due in time for the Christmas season. Halvorson served as the first, and still only, female senate majority leader for the state of Illinois. She[Read More…]
IL February Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.9 Percent
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2011. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell for the 13th consecutive month, dropping -0.1 to 8.9 percent in February, according to preliminary data released today by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The last time the state rate was below 9.0 percent was two years ago in February[Read More…]
New Guidelines in Place for Debt Settlement Firms
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2011. A new law that establishes stringent guidelines and enhances consumer protections for Illinois families that seek help paying overdue bills took effect earlier this month. The Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act, for the first time, creates a fund to pay restitution to consumers who have lost money[Read More…]
ACLU Argues Before Arkansas Supreme Court to Uphold Ruling Striking Down Parenting Ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17 – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Arkansas appeared before the Arkansas Supreme Court today to defend a lower court’s ruling striking down a law that bans any unmarried person who lives with a partner, including those in same-sex relationships, from serving as[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on the Passing of Jim Tyree
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today on the passing of Jim Tyree: “Jim Tyree’s determination and positive view of life inspired me and all he met. I will never forget Jim walking into my office only a few weeks after a double-organ[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Passing of Jim Tyree
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2011. Michelle and I were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Tyree. Jim was a quintessential Chicagoan, a South Side kid from humble roots who worked his way to the top but never left the city behind. He was beloved for what he[Read More…]
Step Back From 2011 Into A 1950s Easter
Rabbit and car. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The 1950s Park Forest House Museum at 141 Forest Blvd, Park Forest, Illinois is decorated for a 1950s Easter from March through April. Open Saturdays from 1-3 p.m., the museum can also be open for groups by appointment at other times. Donation[Read More…]
Marian Madness Final Four Basketball Event
Alumni, parents and friends of Marian Catholic cheer for their favorite teams at Marian Madness. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School’s Leadership Center is the site for the 9th annual “Marian Madness” NCAA Tournament celebration on Saturday, April 2. The event will feature the Men’s NCAA Final[Read More…]
Meet Rich East’s Finest: Ambra Rogers
Ambra Rogers. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest is pleased once again to present our series featuring Park Forest’s best and brightest students, today introducing Ambra Rogers, a life-long, 18-year resident of Park Forest who enjoys Spanish and involves herself in a number of activities: Cheerleading, Mathletes, National[Read More…]
