Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 14, 2018 By: Gwendolyn Maxie-Brown Are you looking for an evening of fine wine and scintillating conversation? Please join the League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area for our summer social, “Wine and Cheese” on Friday, August 3rd at 6:00 p.m. at the Richton Park Community[Read More…]
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Calumet 2018 Outdoor Series ‘Walking the Freedom Trail’ on July 21
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 14, 2018 By: Larry McClellan and Tom Shepherd The Calumet 2018 Outdoor Series ‘Walking the Freedom Trail’ will take place on Saturday, July 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Join Tom Shepherd, a member of the Little Calumet Underground Railroad Project, as he guides a hike along the[Read More…]
#4Jaleel: 200 Gather Outside Aqua Center To Remember Jaleel Drayton
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- There were close to 200 people who gathered outside the Park Forest Aqua Center Friday night to remember Jaleel Drayton. They gathered #4Jaleel, to remember Jaleel R. Drayton, age 10, who drowned in a pool at the Aqua Center after hours on the night of July 2-3, 2018.[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues U.S. DOJ and AG Sessions to Receive Payment for Law Enforcement Initiatives
Lawsuit Alleges Federal Government Withheld $6.5 Million in Funding to Illinois Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for violating federal law by refusing to release $6.5 million in funding for Illinois[Read More…]
IDPH Investigating Outbreak of Intestinal Illness in Illinois and Iowa Linked to McDonald’s Salads
Cyclosporiasis Cases Reported Across Illinois and Iowa SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed that there have been approximately 90 cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic Cyclospora parasite. Cases have been reported in counties across Illinois with[Read More…]
Water Reclamation District Director Resigns with “Gag Order”; Green Party Candidates Call for Transparency and Accountability
MWRD head departs following outside investigation—with a $95,000 severance package and a non-defamation clause. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2018 Contact Greens for MWRD David St. Pierre, the Executive Director of Chicago’s Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), resigned effective June 27th, taking with him $95,000 plus benefits in a severance package first reported[Read More…]
Candlelight Vigil Set #4Jaleel, 10-year-old Aqua Center Drowning Victim
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A candlelight vigil for Jaleel R. Drayton, age 10, will take place this Friday, July 13, at 8:30 p.m. at the Park Forest Aqua Center. Jaleel, a fourth-grade student at the Michelle Obama School of Technology and the ARTS in Park Forest, drowned sometime during the night of July 2-3,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and DCASE Announce New Public Art Installation by Chicago-Based Artist Robert Burnier Coming to Chicago Riverwalk
‘Black Tiberinus,’ a Large-Scale, Site-Specific Work to Remain on Display through May 2019 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced today that a new site-specific art installation, ‘Black Tiberinus’ by critically hailed[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Spring 2018 Honor Students
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Each semester, Prairie State College (PSC) recognizes the outstanding academic accomplishments of its full-time and part-time students. Dean’s List “Our values of learning and excellence are ingrained in the fabric of the college’s mission to empower students to achieve their education and career[Read More…]
DoD Announces Policy Change on Transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 By: DoD News The Defense Department issued a substantive change today to its policy on the transfer by service members in the uniformed services of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits to eligible family member recipients. Effective one year from the date of this change, eligibility to[Read More…]
