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6 File to Run for Park Forest Mayor; 2 May Have Trouble Staying on the Ballot

Correction regarding Mae Brandon’s petition packet below. An objection to her packet would not be sustained. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Six people have filed petition packets to run for Park Forest Mayor. Two of the six appear to have problems with their packets. If challenged, they may very well not make[Read More…]

Chicago Police Department, black ribbon,

Park Forest Police Extend “Deepest Sympathies” on Deaths of Two Chicago Police Officers Monday

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two Chicago Police Officers were struck by a South Shore train Monday evening, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. It happened on the Far South Side, police said, as the officers were investigating a shooting. Park Forest Police extended their “deepest sympathies” in a statement on social media. “As[Read More…]

A Christmas Story

“A Christmas Story” Comes to the Park Forest Library This Week

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- If you’re looking for the ideal location to take in “A Christmas Story” this Holiday Season, stop by the Park Forest Library on Friday, December 21. The classic film will be shown all day. The events highlighted below are above and beyond the usual services the library provides. There[Read More…]

Attorney General Lisa Madigan,

Madigan Opposes Department of Labor’s Proposed Rule Change That Threatens the Safety of Young Workers

Madigan & Coalition of Attorneys General Say Proposed Rule Change Will Endanger Young Workers & Safety of Vulnerable Patients in Health Care Facilities Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with a coalition of 11 attorneys general, opposed a rule change proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor that would allow[Read More…]

Attorney General Lisa Madigan,

AG Madigan Calls on U.S. Epa to Withdraw Plans to Gut Clean Power and Clean Car Rules

Madigan, Part of 29-Member Coalition, Cites Federal National Climate Assessment that Found Impacts of Climate Change Pollution “Increasingly Threaten Health & Well-Being of American People” Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Citing the findings of the recently released “Fourth National Climate Assessment,” Attorney General Lisa Madigan – part of a coalition of 29 states,[Read More…]

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