Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest American Legion will hold a street dance fundraiser to benefit Officer Tim Jones. The event will take place on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 1631 South Western Avenue, Chicago Heights. The Officer Timothy Jones Inaugural First Responders Street Dance will begin at 9:00 a.m.[Read More…]
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Former PSC Student Trustee Octavio Origel Named UNC Carolina Covenant Recipient
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Former Prairie State College (PSC) Student Trustee Octavio Origel recently was named a recipient of the Carolina Covenant at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. The Chicago Heights native will be pursuing a bachelor’s degree at UNC with a full-tuition scholarship, beginning in August 2017.[Read More…]
Prairie State College Offers Tuition-Free Healthcare Program to ESL Students
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Prairie State College (PSC) Bridge to Healthcare Careers program prepares high-intermediate to advanced English as a Second Language (ESL) students to begin a successful career in the healthcare industry. The course is tuition free and open to non-native English speakers only. Registration is on Wednesday Aug. 2[Read More…]
Park Forest Permits Grocery Liquor License With Video Gaming, Open Drinking
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Monday approved a liquor license for a not-yet-open grocery store. The Class F license, according to discussion at the July 10 board meeting, will allow liquor to be served in an area of the store that will also include video gaming. Children’s First Learning Academy,[Read More…]
Stove Top Fire On Water Street: Fire Report For July 9-15, 2017
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire on Water Street just after 3:00 a.m. last Friday morning. Firefighters found a stove top fire in the kitchen. The Fire Department Activity Report follows. There were 83 total responses last week. Of these, 19 were[Read More…]
Clerk Orr: Regressive Assessment Process Needs Transparency, Correction
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Clerk David Orr sent a statement to County Commissioners regarding the “regressive assessment process” in the office of County Assessor Joseph Berrios. According to a story co-published July 17, 2107 on ProPublica.org and the Chicago Tribune, an investigation by the Chicago Tribune “investigation exposed widespread inequities in the county’s[Read More…]
In A Blow To Business, Park Forest Votes Down Illinois Street Liquor License
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In the end, after an overwhelming show of support from people making public comments, the Park Forest Village Board dealt a blow to business. The board voted down the Illinois Street liquor license application by a rare split vote of 4-3. Park Forest has often been criticized[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Leads Illinois Delegation in House Democrats’ All-Star Competition
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2017. Congresswoman Robin Kelly led the Illinois delegation in the final tally of this year’s House Democrats’ Member Online All-Star Competition. During the competition, Congresswoman Kelly added nearly 6,000 new followers to her Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube channels. “In 2017, my constituents use social[Read More…]
Made in Chicago: Roller Derby Inspires World Celebration August 13 through 19
World Roller Derby Week Aug. 13-19 will include an inaugural annual public celebration, retro-style games and a national community service blood drive in honor of the invention of Roller Derby in Chicago in 1935. Brown Paper Tickets partners with the Midwest All Stars and the Northern Illinois Junior Roller Derby[Read More…]
Mom Endures Killing Of Her Son, Responds With Effort To Help, Heal
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A woman who endured the killing of her son began an initiative to “to honor and heal every person affected by crime, even the perpetrators,” even her son’s killer. Lisa Daniels did not move past her son’s death; she passed through. “When Darren died, I always knew that there[Read More…]
