Mayor John Ostenburg (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Mayor John Ostenburg released a statement regarding the home explosion on Bailey Road: As you may be aware from news reports, an explosion occurred at mid-day Tuesday on Bailey Road in the Birch Street Townhomes Cooperative area of the northeast part of the Village of[Read More…]
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Durbin Announces Federal Funding for Communities Infested by Emerald Ash Borer
Park Forest Awarded $10,000.00 Grant CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2011. Municipalities across Chicagoland will receive much needed federal assistance to manage and recover from the emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today. More than $1 million in federal funding is being distributed to fifty-eight communities in[Read More…]
Durbin: Illinois Families Leaving More Than $1 Billion Unclaimed in College Tuition Tax Credit
CARBONDALE–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2011. Illinois families left more than $1 billion on the table by not claiming a tax credit for college tuition on their 2009 income tax return, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today. The American Opportunity Tax Credit would allow families to receive a tax credit of up[Read More…]
DeLuca to Host Tax Tips and Financial Management Forum
Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2011. State Representative Anthony DeLuca is hosting a forum on Tax Tips and Smart Credit Management on Saturday, February 26 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Bloom Township Center, 425 South Halsted Street, Chicago Heights. This event will feature a Financial Management Seminar on topics[Read More…]
Firefighters Continue Working To Douse Flames Hours After Home Explosion (Video/Photos)
Smoke rises from the basement of the home hours after the explosion. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Four hours after a home on Bailey Road exploded today, firefighters were still working to extinguish flames. Bailey Road was covered in mud. Neighbors stood by watching as firefighters from five communities worked[Read More…]
Dramatic Video of the Rescue of a Park Forest Woman After House Explodes
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Dramatic video of the rescue of a Park Forest woman after her house exploded earlier today. John Nieminski, a resident of Bailey Road, captured this video on his iPhone. Ron Shockley, of Tinley Park, is credited with saving the woman’s life. Park Forest Man Describes Dramatic Rescue[Read More…]
Park Forest Man Describes Dramatic Rescue After House Explodes (Video)
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– John Nieminski lives on Bailey Road in Park Forest. He describes the dramatic rescue of a neighbor across the street after her home blew up. Ron Shockley, of Tinley Park, is credited with saving the woman’s life. Related: Dramatic Video of the Rescue of a Park Forest[Read More…]
Durbin Announces More Than $950,000 In FEMA Grants to Illinois Fire Departments
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2011. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has awarded nine grants totaling $970,658 to fire departments and municipalities throughout Illinois. “Our nation’s firefighters are called upon day after day to protect[Read More…]
Home Explodes In Park Forest Cooperative Neighborhood (Video/Story)
A home in the first block of Bailey Road burns after exploding shortly after noon today. (Photo: Richard Whitehead) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– One person was injured when a home in the Park Forest Cooperative Area B exploded in Park Forest around noon today. The impacted addresses are 13 and 15[Read More…]
On The Best Picture Nominees, Part II
Movie Reviews By Bernie Jablonski Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– If nothing else, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new rule of having its members vote in ten Best Picture nominees rather has attained two positive goals. It gives a polish to blockbusters that might otherwise seem artistically “tainted” by[Read More…]
