Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Over a thousand people attended a fundraiser at the Olympia Fields McDonald’s for Park Forest Police Officer Timothy Jones, critically injured in the line of duty, recovering slowly — but surely, many hope — at a rehabilitation facility. Band members from the Rich Central Central High School[Read More…]
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Union Street Gallery Announces 3rd Annual Derby Day Social
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—Union Street Gallery’s third annual Derby Day Social is quickly approaching. It will be held at Olympia Fields Country Club, 2800 Country Club Drive, on May 7th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Derby Tickets are currently available for $65 each. Contact the gallery for more information on how to purchase tickets[Read More…]
Noted Writer Tom Williams to Read at Roosevelt University on April 18
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016. Tom Williams, whose book Among the Wild Mulattos was named one of the best of 2015 by National Public Radio, will read from his work at 5 p.m. Monday, April 18 in Roosevelt University’s seventh floor Gage Building, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. “You could call (Williams)[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on Equal Pay Day 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016. Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on Equal Pay day, which is the point every year when a woman has finally earned the same yearly salary as their male counterpart: “It is simply unacceptable that in the year 2016, women are still paid less[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Tentative Settlement Reached For Sale and Redevelopment of Old Post Office
Proposed Buyer Agrees to City’s Terms and Deadlines to Move Redevelopment of Longtime Vacant and Decaying Property Forward CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Danny Solis, and Planning and Development Commissioner David Reifman today announced a tentative settlement with the proposed buyer of Chicago’s old Post Office that establishes[Read More…]
#TimStrong: Fundraiser For Critically Injured Park Forest Police Officer Held At Olympia Fields McDonald’s
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The crowds kept coming and coming and coming, TimStrong. To support one still recovering, an officer facing months of rehabilitation. Officer Timothy Jones, #204, the only person who could not make the party. Officers from surrounding jurisdictions, including Olympia Fields, joined members of the Park Forest Police[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Measures to Better Control Rodents in Chicago
DSS to Add 10 New Rodent Control Crews, Create an Interagency Rodent Task Force CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016. The Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) today announced measures designed to better control rodents in Chicago, including the creation of a new Rodent Task Force and the addition of 10 new crews[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Website Features U.S. Supreme Court Cases Overviews, Resources, Videos, and More
Legal Progress also released a new video that features scholars, litigators, and thought leaders exploring the question of why courts matter. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016. The passing of Justice Antonin Scalia left an unexpected and critical vacancy in the U.S. Supreme Court in the middle of its 2015-16 term, which[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Recovers $41 Million for Illinois Pension Systems, Consumers in Goldman Sachs Settlement
Madigan Recoups $25 Million to Pension Funds for Goldman Sachs Mortgage-backed Securities, Obtains Additional $16 Million in Consumer Relief Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $41 million settlement with Goldman Sachs as a result of the investment bank’s misconduct in its marketing and sale of[Read More…]
Illinois Construction Season Arrives, Avoid Distractions and ‘Don’t Be That Driver’ in Work Zones
National Work Zone Safety Week: See Orange. Slow Down. Save Lives SPRINGFIELD – (ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016. The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and the Illinois Tollway were joined by their industry partners today to kick off National Work Zone Awareness Week and to make a request to motorists:[Read More…]
