WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2016 – This week millions of Americans will gather family and friends around the dinner table to give thanks. But for those preparing the meal, it can be a stressful time. Not to mention, for many it is the largest meal they have cooked all year, leaving plenty[Read More…]
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New Paper Investigates Black Teens’ Interactions with Chicago Police
5-year research project with Chicago Black high school students about police experiences, reveals surveillance, alienation, and impunity CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2016. The University of Chicago Legal Forum published a paper titled “Youth/Police Encounters on Chicago’s South Side: Acknowledging the Realities.” A collaboration between the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic of the[Read More…]
Forgotten Chicago Exclusive Bus Tour: Chicago & The Rise of Barack Obama on December 4
Source: thefogbow.com CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2016. As President Obama and his family prepare to return to private life in January 2017, Forgotten Chicago and Pullman-area native Tom Shepherd are proud to present an exclusive tour of sites crucial to the rise of Barack Obama in Chicago in the years before his[Read More…]
Village of Park Forest’s Final Street Sweeping of 2016 Begins Monday, Nov. 21
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2016. Street sweeping in Park Forest begins Monday, Nov. 21, and lasts approximately 10 days. The street sweeper normally begins in the north part of Park Forest and continues south. The number of streets cleaned each day depends on the amount of leaves and/or debris needing[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for the Week of November 20, 2016
Wishing all our readers a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday. 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. The “first Thanksgiving,” however, was[Read More…]
#NoDAPL: Chicago Citibank Branch Occupied for Financing the Dakota Access Pipeline
11/19/16: Chicago Citibank Branch, 2555 N. Clark St., Occupied for Financing the Dakota Access Pipeline. | Photo credit: H Kapp-Klote Arrests likely as organizers demand Citibank stop funding the pipeline, part of which is being built on Standing Rock Sioux land. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2016 – 11:30AM CST — Chicagoans from[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Department Announces Jones Scholarship
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2016. The Park Forest Police Department has announced plans to award a scholarship to an area teen in the name of Officer Timothy Jones. Park Forest Police made the announcement in a Facebook post saying, “Friends, here is our exciting announcement where the members of the[Read More…]
Park Forest’s Holiday Tree Lighting to take Place on Friday, December 2
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2016. The Annual Holiday Tree Lighting takes place Friday, Dec. 2, beginning at 5 p.m., at Dining on the Green, 349 Main Street. The event features arts, crafts, and refreshments for kids from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The lighting of the Holiday Tree happens just[Read More…]
Possible Water Interruption in Park Forest – Monday, November 21
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— November 20, 2016. Park Forest’s Department of Public Works staff are advising residents that on Monday, November 21st, residents may have disruptions in their water service between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. due to water main construction. For more information, visit www.villageofparkforest.com. As a[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Durbin, U.S Representatives Rush, Davis, Quigley and Mayor Emanuel Announce Chicago Development Fund Awarded $75 Million in New Markets Tax Credits
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Source: durbin.senate.gov Latest Round of Federal Tax Credits Will Drive New Investment and Create Economic Opportunities in Chicago’s Neighborhoods CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, and U.S. Representatives Bobby Rush, Danny Davis, Robin Kelly and Mike Quigley today announced that the Chicago[Read More…]
