MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2017 By: Patrick Coffey The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, December 11th, at 7:15 p.m. at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. Gregg Ott and Christy Mazrimas Ott will tell tales and show slides of their adventures on Newfoundland,[Read More…]
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In and Around Park Forest for the Week of November 26, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) —The Annual Holiday Tree Lighting will officially kick off in Park Forest on Friday, December 1. The kids can enjoy arts, crafts and refreshments beginning at 5 p.m. at Dining on the Green in DownTown Park Forest. Be sure to arrive early as there is limited space[Read More…]
Park Forest Public Library Announces Fall 2017 Potpourri of Lecture Series
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser The Park Forest Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard has announced the topics for its fall 2017 Potpourri of Lecture Series. The Lectures will take place on Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. in the Library’s Ringering Room. Scheduled Lectures: • November 30th – “Climate[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Citibank for Student Loan Servicing Failures that Harmed Borrowers
Citibank Deceived Borrowers About Tax Benefits, Incorrectly Charged Late Fees and Interest, Sent Misleading Monthly Bills and Incomplete Notices Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action this week against Citibank, N.A. for student loan servicing failures that harmed borrowers. CFPB found[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Releases 10th Anniversary Holiday Safe Shopping Guide
10th Anniversary Guide Details Dangerous Children’s Products of 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 22, 2017 Attorney General Lisa Madigan has released her 10th Anniversary Safe Shopping Guide. The Guide highlights hazardous toys, children’s products and household items that have been recalled over the past year to help Illinois families ensure[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Officers Raising Funds for Officer Tim Jones Scholarship
Scholarship Available to Park Forest High School Seniors Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 22, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser You may have noticed the well-trimmed beards of some of the Park Forest Police this month. The reason for these whiskers is that the Department is participating in the ‘No-Shave November and December’ to[Read More…]
Park Forest’s Historical Society Invites You to “Step Back into a 1950s Christmas” at the PF House Museum Beginning Nov. 29
Includes Hanukkah Display & New “Boomer Toys & Dolls” Exhibit Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2017 By: Jane Nicoll, Museum Director The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, 227 Monee Road, Park Forest, Illinois, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, invites you to “Step Back into a 1950s Christmas” exhibit, open November 29,[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for the Week of November 19, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) — On Thursday, we’ll be celebrating the Thanksgiving Holiday. For many of us, the meaning of Thanksgiving usually includes feasting, four-day weekends, football games, floats, family reunions, or a forerunner to Christmas festivities. But did you know that the first Thanksgiving was neither a feast nor a[Read More…]
Fossil That Fills Missing Evolutionary Link Named After UChicago Professors
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2017 By: Louise Lerner Lurking in oceans, rivers and lakes around the world are tiny, ancient animals known to few people. Bryozoans, tiny marine creatures that live in colonies, are “living fossils”—their lineage goes back to the time when multi-celled life was a newfangled concept. But until now,[Read More…]
Chicago OIG Releases Follow-Up Report on Audit of DOAH Adjudication Timeliness
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2017 By: Danielle Perry The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed a follow-up to its May 2016 audit of the Department of Administrative Hearings’ (DOAH) efforts to ensure timely adjudication of cases. The purpose of the 2016 audit was to determine if DOAH used[Read More…]
