Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Are you a homeowner and in need of furnace repair or replacement? The Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, Inc. (CEDA) may be able to help. Furnace Assistance is designed to restore the home’s heating system back to safe and effective operation. Assistance is available to[Read More…]
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Early Voting for Cook County Residents Begins March 18
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- There’s an election on the horizon, and that means it’s once again time for citizens to exercise their right to vote. Park Forest’s Village Hall will serve as an early voting site beginning Monday, March 18 and ending Monday, April 1. Early voting hours will be: Monday,[Read More…]
How to Survive the Park Forest Freeze
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Freeze is upon us. Not just Park Forest, of course. The Chicagoland is preparing for possibly record low temperatures and deadly wind chills. What do we need to do to make it through the next couple of days? The Village of Park Forest has[Read More…]
Radium Girls Discussion & More at the Park Forest Library This Week
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Friends of the Library will discuss The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore Monday. In addition, there are a number of activities planned this week at the Park Forest Public Library. These events are above and beyond the usual services the library provides. There[Read More…]
Driveway Scammers Prowl Park Forest in the Cold
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- They’re not offering to shovel. Instead, these driveway scammers are going door-to-door offering to put blacktop sealer on your driveway when the weather warms. According to Park Forest Police, “We’ve gotten a few reports of a homeowner scam making its way around town. Residents are being approached[Read More…]
Disruptive Snowstorm to Target I-80, I-94 Corridors of Midwestern US Early Next Week
By Renee Duff, AccuWeather meteorologist AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- Ahead of the harshest cold yet this season, a snowstorm will lay a swath of slick, slippery travel and disruptions to daily routines across the midwestern United States beginning on Sunday. Areas of snow and slick travel can dot the region prior to the early-week[Read More…]
Park Forest Freeze: Polar Vortex to Blast Midwestern, Northeastern US With Extreme Cold to End January
By Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- The colder air plunging back into midwestern and northeastern United States late this week will pale in comparison to the brutal cold expected to end January as the polar vortex plunges south. “Through late next week, it will be a very cold stretch and high energy[Read More…]
Leader Durkin, House Republicans Introduce Fair Maps Amendment
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) announced January 22 that he, along with the entire House Republican caucus, has filed HJRCA 10, a constitutional amendment for the independent drawing of legislative maps. “Governor Pritzker has urged the legislature to create an independent commission to draw legislative maps,[Read More…]
Full Tuition Scholarship Opportunity Offered to High School Seniors in PSC District 515
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees Scholarship application is open to qualified high school seniors in community college district 515. The scholarship covers tuition and fees for six-consecutive semesters at PSC and will be awarded to up to three qualified students from each district high[Read More…]
Explore Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring,’ Schoenberg & More at the Park Forest Library This Week
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- There’s a week of creative activities ahead at the Park Forest Library, plenty for kids, teens, and adults. Explore Strivinsky & Schoenberg in Great Music of the 20th Century. Ready for spring? Immerse yourself in Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. These events are above and beyond the usual services the[Read More…]
