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Park Forest Resident Named to Northern Illinois University Spring 2017 Dean’s List
DeKALB, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2017 – Northern Illinois University recently announced its spring 2017 Dean’s List students. To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology or a minimum of 3.75 on a[Read More…]
Madigan Calls Committee of the Whole Meetings to Hear Direct Impact of Rauner’s Proposals
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- House Speaker Michael J. Madigan will give workers injured on the job an opportunity to tell legislators how Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed changes to the workers’ compensation system will directly impact them at a committee of the whole hearing Thursday. “The governor and his allies are determined to institute[Read More…]
Stephanie Newman Healy Named Principal of Matteson District 162’s Arcadia Elementary
Succeeds Patricia Ransford Who Led Nationally Recognized School for 19 Years and Will Become Its Consulting Principal Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Stephanie Newman Healy has been appointed principal of Matteson District 162’s Blue Ribbon School, Arcadia Elementary in Olympia Fields, Illinois. In 2009, Arcadia was named as a Blue Ribbon School by[Read More…]
David Orr Will Not Seek Re-Election As Cook County Clerk
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr announced today that he will no seek re-election in 2018. Calling it “a deeply personal choice,” Mr. Orr has served will have served 39 years in elected office by December 2018. He served 11 years before that as a college professor. “By my[Read More…]
Rep. Harris: Enough Campaigning, Governor Rauner; Time to Work in Good Faith on Budget
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Greg Harris, lead budget negotiator for the House Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement Tuesday, following Gov. Bruce Rauner’s speech: “Democrats are returning to Springfield in hopes that the governor is finally ready to compromise on a budget. But, even now, the governor is talking out of[Read More…]
Leader Durkin Calls On Dems To Join GOP To Break IL Budget Impasse
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- House Republican Leader Jim Durkin called on Democrats to join with the GOP to end the Illinois budget impasse. Illinois has been without a budget for one year, eleven months, twenty-one days. “Illinois is at a critical crossroad and time is running out,” Leader Durkin said. “Governor Rauner[Read More…]
Park Forest Residents Among 3,000 Graduates at Northern Illinois University
NIU congratulates spring 2017 graduates DeKALB, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017 – Northern Illinois University celebrated commencement weekend, May 12 and 13. Included among the more than 3,000 graduates were the following students from Park Forest: Tiara Arrington, Bachelor of Science, Family Social Services, Alysia Davis, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology Brooke Gordon,[Read More…]
California’s Marijuana Legalization Law is Retroactively Reducing or Eliminating People’s Records and Changing Their Lives
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017 AlterNet Prop. 64 gave my friend a second chance at life. By: Eunisses Hernandez / AlterNet, June 20, 2017 http://www.alternet.org/drugs/california-marijuana-legalization I am what you call a policy wonk. I work to end the war on drugs and dismantle the criminal justice system through polices based on health[Read More…]
Young Burn Survivors Thrive at Illinois Burn Camp
Mt. Prospect, IL-(ENEWSPF)- From June 18-24, nearly 70 burn-injured children between the ages of eight and 16 will attend Camp “I Am Me.” The 27th annual week-long camp is hosted by the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance at YMCA Camp Duncan in Ingleside, Illinois, featuring a wide array of typical camp[Read More…]
