Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The following is from the report Village Manager Tom Mick provided at Monday night’s meeting of the Village Board. Manager Mick provides an update at every Village Board meeting. Neighborhood Meeting The Village’s next Neighborhood Meeting is set for 7 PM this coming Wednesday, February 28th at[Read More…]
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League of Women Voters Park Forest Area to Host Village Presidents/Mayors’ Forum on March 13
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2018 By: Gwendolyn Maxie-Brown Please join the League of Women Voters Park Forest Area (LWVPFA) for its Village Presidents & Mayors’ Forum on Tuesday, March 13. The Forum, which is open to the public, will be held at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Opposes Deregulation of Broadcast Television Industry
Madigan Leads Coalition Urging the FCC to Maintain and Strengthen Rules that Protect Consumer Choices and Diverse Media Voices Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan led a multistate group of Attorneys General in filing comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that call on the agency[Read More…]
Thorn Creek Nature Center Invites You to Make a Gourd Birdhouse on March 4
Registration Required by Friday, March 2 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Thorn Creek Nature Center, 247 Monee Road in Park Forest, invites you to make a gourd birdhouse on Sunday, March 4 at 1 p.m. The event is for all ages but children younger than age 6[Read More…]
Woodcock Watch Saturday, March 3 at Thorn Creek Nature Center
Registration required by Wednesday, February 28 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Thorn Creek Nature Center, 247 Monee Road in Park Forest, will host a Woodcock Watch on Saturday, March 3 from 5:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event is for all ages and is free. The arrival[Read More…]
Water District Democrats Gave $722 Million in Contracts to Campaign Donors
Over the past five years, roughly 60% of contract spending approved at the taxpayer-funded Metropolitan Water Reclamation District went to MWRD Commissioner campaign donors. COOK COUNTY –(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2018 By: Illinois Green Party Pay-to-play is nothing new in Chicago politics, but the coziness between government contractors and the campaign committees[Read More…]
Controversial Comments by Self-funding Pritzker About African-Americans has Widened an Opening for His Primary Opponents
ILLINOIS—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2018 By: Public Eye Probably the most important race during this election cycle is the Governor’s competition. On the Democratic side, candidates are now waging war of words against each other. It seems to be a three person’s race, but we can’t ignore Tio Hardiman and the others[Read More…]
Robin Kelly: The Female Voice for Justice
ILLINOIS—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2018 By: Public Eye Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly came on the national scene with much controversy as she was supported by an outsider billionaire, Michael Bloomberg, who attempted to insert his hands into Illinois politics. Congresswoman Kelly took fire from people who opposed anyone trying to tell them[Read More…]
Three Car Collision on Western Ave.
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two cars were not facing the right way. The third was in a southbound lane, but the hood of the vehicle was up, raised high, as the owner waited for a tow. An engine and ambulance from the Park Forest Fire Department were on the scene, but[Read More…]
Park Forest’s Neighborhood Meeting Program Continues with February 28 Meeting at Freedom Hall
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 26, 2018. The Village of Park Forest, in an ongoing effort to most effectively communicate with residents, implemented a Neighborhood Meeting Program in 2004. Different from traditional Board Meetings, where residents visit Village Hall to dialogue with elected officials and staff, Neighborhood Meetings bring those individuals to[Read More…]
