Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Feb 21 (IPS) – For a few, salaries have soared. For the rest, unemployment has. Many Iraqi workers enjoyed huge salary increases following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003. But unemployment rose more sharply under policies introduced by[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Illinois Theatre Center of Park Forest kicks off its “Script-in-Hand” series of staged play readings on Saturday, March 1, with the controversial docu-drama “The Laramie Project” and the Tectonic Theatre Project. There will be one performance only, at 2:30 PM. “The Laramie Project” focuses on the[Read More…]

The ISBE has recognized Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Illinois State Board of Education has recognized Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s Mohawk Intermediate Center, Blackhawk Intermediate Center, and Beacon Hill Primary Center as 2007 Spotlight Schools and cited Forest Trail Middle[Read More…]

Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Matteson School District 162’s Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 p.m. at O.W. Huth Middle School, 3718 West 213th Place, Matteson. In addition to other matters, items on the agenda include approving the employment of Linda Monier-Barrett, teacher’s aide at Illinois School, effective January[Read More…]

WBBM’s Felicia Middlebrooks speaks at Freedom Hall Saturday. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Park Forest’s Commission on Human Relations sponsored a screening and discussion of the film Somebody’s Child: The Redemption of Rwanda Saturday. Felicia Middlebrooks, co-anchor for the Morning Drive Program on WBBM Newsradio 780, was the Keynote[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar What a difference a day makes. On Jan. 31, two court decisions and one lawsuit in three states made an already hot fight over sexual orientation in public schools even hotter. In a case out of[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A resident recently listed her car for sale on the Internet. The buyer she found, however, didn’t care to pay and simply took her car. According to police, an automobile was reported stolen from the 300 block of Sangamon St. on Tuesday, February 12. The resident reported[Read More…]

The "Park Forest Scenic 5 and more…" will continue a 31 year tradition of Park Forest hosting a race on Labor Day. (Photo: VOPF) Restructred race to be called "Park Forest Scenic 5 and more…" Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Since 1977, the Scenic 10 Race has been a custom in Park[Read More…]

Ashmore Says Thanks I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of the voters in the 38th District who supported my candidacy for State Representative. I also want to thank those of you that did not live in the 38th District, but gave their[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by[Read More…]