Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village Board Monday bumped up redevelopment of the former Hidden Meadows golf club, making it part of the town’s comprehensive plan. The move signals a serious effort on the part of the Village to move on the 72 acres, making the area friendly for housing and[Read More…]
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Park Forest Good Egg Winners Key Players in Local Food Pantry Efforts
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Commission on Human Relations recognized the winners of this year’s Good Egg Award last Monday evening at Village Hall. This year’s recipients include Glen Rosenquist of Steger (pictured left) and John and Collette Wisnewski of Park Forest (pictured middle) for the trio’s collective efforts in[Read More…]
CivicLab Announces New Crowd-Funded Book: ‘Chicago Is Not Broke. Funding the City We Deserve’
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2016. The CivicLab (www.civiclab.us) and the TIF Illumination Project (www.tifreports.com) has published a new crowd-funded book. “Chicago Is Not Broke. Funding the City We Deserve.” A group of Chicago experts have written short articles outlining ways to save and generate MAJOR revenues for Chicago. The organizer and editor[Read More…]
School Board Candidate Filing Locations set for April 4, 2017 Consolidated Election
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Filing locations, dates and times have been finalized for school board candidates running in the April 4, 2017 Consolidated Election. School board candidates will file with the Cook County Clerk’s office. The candidate filing period is Dec. 12-19, 2016. About 750 candidates from 145 suburban Cook County school districts are expected[Read More…]
President Preckwinkle, Sheriff Dart Announce Demolition of Underutilized Jail Buildings
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Declaring it a keystone achievement in their public safety reform efforts to reduce the jail population and right-size facilities, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced today that several jail buildings on the Department of Corrections campus are being demolished. Reducing the[Read More…]
Park Forest Proposes 2.2% Tax Levy Increase
N.B. This article was edited on November 30. 2016, at 4:54 p.m. to reflect that the overall actual tax levy increase is 2.2%. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Monday evening’s meeting of the village board saw first reading of the proposed 2016-2017 tax levy increase. If the levy passes, which is likely,[Read More…]
Meet Trump’s Education Nominee: Her Only Experience is Trying to Destroy Public Education
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016 By Laura Clawson Disqualified and unqualified are similar words that mean two different things, as Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are constantly reminding us. Jeff Sessions’ racism disqualifies him from being the nation’s top civil rights enforcer. Nikki Haley’s total lack of foreign policy experience renders her[Read More…]
In a Nod to the Working Man, Team Trump Offers Donors an Inauguration Package for ONLY $1,000,000
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016 By Jen Hayden Team Trump is basically printing money So far Donald Trump’s proposed Cabinet members have a combined net worth of $35 billion. Yes, BILLION. In yet another sign that he really gets the working class voter, Donald Trump and his team are now offering inauguration packages[Read More…]
Illinois House Unable to Override Republican Veto of Automatic Voter Registration Bill
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016 By Walter Einenkel Illinois Republican governor Bruce Rauner does not like some people voting A couple of weeks ago the Illinois Senate voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a bill that would have allowed an automatic voter registration to take place via state agencies. The[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Major Expansion of Chicago’s Large Lots Program
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a major expansion of the City’s Large Lots land sale program that will expand it into more than 30 communities across Chicago. The program, which sells vacant City-owned land to nearby homeowners for $1, is expanding to include[Read More…]
