Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This summer a bill to create these CTA TIF districts was fast tracked through the General Assembly. Representative Riley stood in opposition to the legislation. Although the legislation would hold school funding harmless from the new TIF, local libraries and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago could[Read More…]
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Governor Rauner Addresses Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Conference
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governor Rauner attended the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s (IHCC) Business Conference Opening Breakfast on September 15. He highlighted the importance of the Hispanic community in Illinois and kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month. The IHCC Business Conference has grown into one of the largest gatherings of Hispanic business leaders[Read More…]
Durbin, Senators Call On Education Department To Increase Debt Relief For ITT Tech Students
Senators Argue ITT Tech’s “Deceptive Practices” And “Dubious Educational Quality” Rightly Required Action To Halt New Enrollment And Continued Use Of Taxpayer Dollars Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and 21 senators in sending a letter commending the U.S. Department of Education for its[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk Introduce Bill To Name Evanston Post Office After Abner Mikva (Videos)
Companion Bill Introduced In House Of Representatives By Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) introduced legislation in the Senate to designate the U.S. Post Office facility located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building. Companion[Read More…]
NHTSA Highlights Seat Belts And Car Seats During Child Passenger Safety Week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDbXRQxpP1M Child Passenger Safety Week – Sept. 18-24 – highlights the importance of buckling kids up, and National Seat Check Saturday helps parents make sure they are used correctly Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- As Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 18-24) kicks off, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) is[Read More…]
Car Slams Into House On Monee Road
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A vehicle slammed into a house on Monee Road on Wednesday, August 31. Firefighter/paramedics found “a male patient in distress,” according to a statement on the Park Forest Fire Department‘s Facebook page. The fire department responded to the home in the 100 block of Monee Road after[Read More…]
Fire On Homan Avenue “Quickly Extinguished”
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Members of the Park Forest Fire Department battled a structure fire in the 500 block of Homan Avenue beginning just before midnight on Tuesday, August 30. According to a statement on the PFFD’s Facebook page, on that date, “just before midnight, the Park Forest Fire Department was[Read More…]
Park Forest Observes National Hispanic Heritage Month
Park Forest-(ENEWSPF)- During a particularly caustic, xenophobic political season, it was particularly gratifying to watch as Park Forest, by resolution, observed National Hispanic Heritage Month. According to the agenda memo on this proclamation from Village Manager Tom Mick, “the 2010 US Census results showed the Hispanic heritage population to be[Read More…]
Park Forest Honors Stephen Lloyd for 35 Years Service on Police and Fire Commission
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Retiring after 35 years service on the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, the Village Board passed a resolution Monday honoring Stephen Lloyd. Mayor John Ostenburg remarked that Mr. Lloyd had been on the commission so long, that each and every officer and fire official currently employed in[Read More…]
Chicago Police Officer Charged with Federal Civil Rights Violations
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago police officer has been indicted on federal civil rights charges for allegedly using unreasonable force against two individuals while on duty. MARCO PROANO, 41, of Chicago, is charged with two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. Proano is alleged to have used unreasonable force[Read More…]
