Task Force Will Focus on Cutting Red Tape to Support Businesses in Every Neighborhood; New Reforms Proposed to Streamline Process for Signs in Public Ways CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday launched the Chicago Task Force on Removing Barriers to Employment and Entrepreneurship, which will provide the City Council[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Announces Agreement To Drive Redevelopment Of Old Chicago Post Office Forward
Court-Approved Agreement Sets Aggressive Redevelopment Schedule That Will Generate Thousands of Jobs on the Near West Side CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced that the City has reached an agreement with the new owner of the old Chicago Post Office that will drive its development forward after it[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Student Elected to Illinois Board of Higher Education
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. As a Roosevelt University senior, and economics major, 25-year-old Justin Provo has learned how to get by on a shoestring budget that has included, until recently, an estimated $3,776 annually from the Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP). As the 2016-17 academic year approaches, and with no agreement in[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Department Encourages Neighborhood Building on August 2
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The Park Forest Police Department invites you to join them, along with 37 million other citizens across the country, across 16,000 communities, in celebrating National Night Out Against Crime. Organize a gathering on your block and join the community in standing up against crime. Click[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Safety Tips for Heat
SPRINGFIELD – (ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. With high temperatures expected over the next couple of days, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. is urging Illinoisans to take preventive actions to avoid heat-related illness like heat exhaustion and heat stroke. “High heat and humidity can lead to[Read More…]
Park Forest Celebrates America: July 4, 2016 (Video & Pics)
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Ere the month pass us by completely, enjoy some sights and sounds from July 4, 2016, the day Park Foresters celebrated America. With style. There were marching pancakes, marching bands, marching pols, and marching churches. There was laughter, song, dancing, dribbling, and, most of all, a celebratory[Read More…]
United States, Enbridge Reach $177 Million Settlement After 2010 Oil Spills in Michigan and Illinois
Settlement requires action to prevent future spills CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2016 –U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice today announced a settlement with Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership and several related Enbridge companies to resolve claims stemming from its 2010 oil spills in Marshall, Mich. and Romeoville, Ill. Enbridge has[Read More…]
Summer 2016 Programs at Thorn Creek Nature Center
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 20, 2016. Looking for something to do with the kids this summer? Come visit Thorn Creek Nature Center and take a hike in Thorn Creek Woods. Thorn Creek Nature Center has several exhibits, including a children’s fossil find, mammal and amphibian displays, bird viewing window and much[Read More…]
Chicago Park District App Reaches Download Milestone
Mobile app keeps Chicagoans informed about Park district events This is a user-submitted story. Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- The Chicago Park District’s mobile app, MyChiParks, has been downloaded 100,000 times making it the most downloaded municipal app. The application, launched in May 2015, keeps users informed about Night Out in the Parks events[Read More…]
Illinois Legislation to Improve Accessibility Becomes Law
New Law Updates Accessibility Guidelines & Improves Ability for Businesses to Comply Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that her office’s legislation to improve accessibility for people with disabilities in Illinois was signed into law by the Governor and will go into effect Jan. 1,[Read More…]
