SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. A $38,000 grant recently awarded to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) will be used to help 50 Illinois school districts screen school buildings for the radioactive gas radon. IEMA announced the screening program today as it kicked off a statewide observance of Radon Action Month during[Read More…]
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Southland College Prep Receives Walton Family Foundation Grant
Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, from left, Dr. Deborah Bordelon, Alicia Rodman McCray, Ron Bean, and Curtis Cheers, display a replica of the grant check from the Walton Family Foundation to Southland. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Southland College Prep Charter High School, the only charter school in the southern suburbs of Chicago, has[Read More…]
Weis: Chicago Homicides Fell To Lowest Level Since 1965
The good news from Chicago Breaking News: Chicago police Superintendent Jody Weis largely credited computerized research that helps police determine where violent crimes are likely to occur for what he called a historic drop in homicides in 2010. Homicides fell to 435, the city’s lowest total in almost half a century[Read More…]
Clerk Orr Issues First Marriage License Of 2011, Marries Jacqueline And Miguel Cruz
Jacpueline and Miquel Cruz, longtime sweethearts, celebrate their marriage. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr today married longtime sweethearts who obtained the first marriage license of 2011. Jacqueline Cruz and Miguel Cruz have been a couple since being introduced by Miguel’s sister in 1997. While looking[Read More…]
Demolition Continues To Tear Marshall Fields Apart
The Holiday Tree Lighting enjoyed a slightly different backdrop this year. (Photo: Grew Up in Park Forest, IL) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Demolition of the former Marshall Fields building continued through December in DownTown Park Forest. Bricks were bundled on pallets for sale and recycling. Mountains of top soil continued to[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of January 3, 2011
A path in Winnebago Park last August. There’s green waiting for us out there somewhere. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2011. The weather outside may be frightful, but there are many delightful activities occurring indoors this week in Park Forest and the surrounding communities. Resolve that 2011 will[Read More…]
Notre Dame Snuffs Miami’s Hurricane 33-17 in Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX-(ENEWSPF)- From the Chicago Sun-Times: Freshman Tommy Rees passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns to Michael Floyd as Notre Dame beat Miami 33-17 in the Sun Bowl on Friday, making Brian Kelly the first Fighting Irish coach to win a bowl game in his first season. After[Read More…]
Park Forest Municipal Officers Electoral Board To Hear Three Ballot Challenges Tuesday
The Park Forest Village Board Room. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Three candidates for election to the Park Forest Village Board face challenges to their place on the ballot Tuesday. eNews Park Forest received official notice from the Village of Park Forest that the Municipal Officers Electoral Board will convene[Read More…]
Video: Baby and Dog Play Together
We’re going to call this the Cutest Video of 2010. Enjoy the little guy and his dog as they play together.
Rainbow – PUSH Coalition, Friends of ALNAC Plan New Years Day Rally for the Unemployed
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., Park Forest Mayor John Ostenburg, left, and Friends of ALNAC at a recent rally in Tinley Park. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Friends of ALNAC and the Rainbow – PUSH Coalition issued a press release today regarding a New Years Day Rally for the Unemployed. The[Read More…]
