Springfield, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Illinois House today approved House Resolution 1025 which supports the implementation of a progressive state income tax. The bill is intended to cut middle-class taxes while making all Illinois residents pay their fair share. House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following[Read More…]
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South Suburban College Offering Free Highway Construction Careers Training Program
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2018 By: SSC Communications South Suburban College (SSC) will be offering a Free Highway Construction Careers Training Program this summer at their Oak Forest Campus. Orientation and Assessment Testing will be June 12-14 at the Oak Forest Center, with the program set to begin on[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Remarks at Oxford University on the State of American Politics
UNITED KINGDOM—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) delivered the following remarks at the Oxford Union at the University of Oxford on the state of American politics in the Trump era: I want to thank the Oxford Union for inviting me to join you this fine[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces $25 Million Generated From Downtown Construction Projects To Support Neighborhood Economic Development
Fulton Market Project Will Support Neighborhood Businesses on Chicago’s South, West and Southwest Sides CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that Chicago’s program to generate funding from new downtown construction projects to support neighborhood economic development has hit the $25 million mark thanks to a new[Read More…]
Hallelujah Temple Offers Two Summer Camps For Youth
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Hallelujah Temple in Park Forest is offering two summer camps for youth. The camps together will serve young people from age 5 to 17. The first camp, a Vacation Bible School, begins Monday, July 16, and is available for children ages 5-13. “Young people ages 5-13 are[Read More…]
USPS Office of the Inspector General Fields Park Forest Mail Theft Complaints
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in Chicago has received complaints of possible mail theft in Park Forest and has begun to look into them. eNews Park Forest reached out to the Office of the Inspector General following a Facebook thread was[Read More…]
Rich East High School Holds 2018 Commencement Exercises #REHS #Graduation
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rich East High School welcomed 240 new alumni as the school held its Commencement Ceremony on May 20, 2018 at Holiday Inn Tinley Park Convention Centre in Tinley Park, Illinois. Jesse Franco Arevalo was the Valedictorian for the class of 2018. Tamia Ariana Miller earned the title[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for the Week of May 27, 2018
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) — Monday is Memorial Day, the day set aside to honor those who serve in the military. As President Ronald Reagan said during his 1986 Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day: “Today is the day we put aside to remember fallen heroes and[Read More…]
Reboot Your Home And Office Routers: Hundreds of Thousands Compromised
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Warning: If you have the Internet at home, you are in danger. The FBI recommends any owner of small office and home office routers power cycle (reboot) the devices. Foreign cyber actors have compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and other networked devices worldwide. The[Read More…]
FBI Warns of Posting Hoax Threats to Institutions #ThinkBeforeYouPost
Launches Campaign to Educate the Public to #ThinkBeforeYouPost Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is announcing a campaign to educate the public on the consequences of posting hoax threats to schools and other public places, saying #ThinkBeforeYouPost. The FBI stresses and reminds communities that these hoax threats are not a joke.[Read More…]
