Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest received notice Friday afternoon that the Village Board is scheduled to meet in Executive Session on Monday, June 20, 2016, for purposes of discussing collective bargaining matters. Both the Park Forest Fire Department and the Park Forest Police Department have workers belonging to a union.
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Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement on One – Year Anniversary of the Charleston Church Shooting
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. Today, Representative Jan Schakowskyreleased the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the hate crime that killed nine parishioners at the historic Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.: “One year ago today, nine Charleston residents were brutally gunned down during Bible study[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Says Congressional Inaction on Gun Safety is an Outrage and Must End
Proposed Reforms to Address Threat of Terrorist Shootings Will Help Address Daily Gun Violence in Chicago CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. In response to the worst mass shooting in U.S. history and the ongoing gun violence that plagues Chicago, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called for Congressional action on[Read More…]
Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 Plans Annual Golf Outing
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will hold its 6th Annual Teeing off FORE Education golf outing on Monday, July 11, at Lincolnshire Country Club, 390 East Ridge Road, Crete. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Lunch will be[Read More…]
Park Forest Announces 2016 4th of July Celebration Activities
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. Independence Day in Park Forest has been one of the most popular community celebrations for years. This year’s fun begins on July 4 at 6 p.m. with the annual parade. The parade begins at the corner of Main Street and Orchard Drive and proceeds north[Read More…]
Park Forest to Host National Wildlife Federation Great American Campout Event at Central Park on July 1
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. Be one of a handful of families to take part in the Great American Campout at Central Park, 410 Lakewood Boulevard in Park Forest on Friday, July 1. The cost is $5 per person and includes food and activities. Families must provide their own tent[Read More…]
Book Chronicles Rise of Urban Planning in Ancient Egypt
University of Chicago Assoc. Prof. Nadine Moeller (left) sorts pottery sherds with graduate students at the excavation site of Tell Edfu in Egypt. Courtesy of Nadine Moeller CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016 By William Harms The pyramids and temples of Egypt, which still stand as magnificent monuments to ancient Egyptian civilization, were[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Emerson Collective Announce Peace Mini Grants To Be Awarded For Youth-Led and Youth-Created Peace Initiatives This Summer
City to award grants of up to $25,000 for innovative ideas by youth to promote peace this summer CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Emerson Collective today announced the 2016 Peace Mini Grants pilot program to expand opportunities for youth to engage in safe and productive activities this summer.[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Announce $2 Million Grant to Expand One Summer Chicago Employment for 300 Year
Chicago selected by the U.S. Department of Labor to launch Beyond Summer Jobs in Chicago program and expand job opportunities beyond summer for 300 youth CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (Partnership) today announced that Chicagoland has received $2 million of a Summer Jobs[Read More…]
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth Proposes Legislation to Keep America Safe & Reduce TSA Delays
Duckworth also led coalition of 70 Congresspeople urging permanent reforms to address long screening lines at airport security checkpoints Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. House Oversight Subcommittee on Transportation Ranking Member Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today introduced the TSA Workforce Flexibility Act to improve the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) ability to protect[Read More…]
