Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police have issued a community alert for residents regarding a string of burglaries in the multi-family areas of town: co-ops, apartments, and condominiums. The alert follows: In the past 5 weeks, there have been 9 Residential Burglaries reported in the multi-family areas of Park[Read More…]
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Home Based Business Owner Chosen As Sam Montella Business Person of the Year
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Economic Development Advisory Group, commonly known as EDAG, has existed since 1997. In that year, Sam Montella was appointed to EDAG, and in 1999 he became chair. Montella served as chair of the group until September 2014, when he also retired from his financial consulting business.[Read More…]
Park Forest Passes 2.8% Tax Levy Increase for 2015
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village Board passed a 2.8% property tax levy increase Monday night. The increase means a levy in excess of $16.6 million, and the ordinance spells it all out: That the sum sixteen million six hundred seventy-four thousand four hundred twenty-three dollars and no cents ($16,674,423), being[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for December 15, 2015
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]
Take Charge of Your Health Program for Older Adults and their Caregivers Coming to Park Forest
Evidence-based health programs for older adults and their caregivers Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- AgeOptions and Park Forest Health Department present a program on how to take care of your health again, a special series for senior citizens and their caregivers. Meeting in six (6) sessions, the program will take place at[Read More…]
Organizer Seeking Justice for African Americans in Chicago Reflects on Graduation from Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015. As he graduates from Roosevelt University, sociology major, protest organizer and rap artist Richard Wallace has mixed emotions about life after college. On the one hand, the Chicago native is sad to see an educational journey that has been inspired and motivated by his stepfather and father[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District to Host One Summer Chicago Job Fair on Saturday, Dec. 19
Summer Job Fair Targeted at Teens aged 14-18 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Park District, in collaboration with the One Summer Chicago Jobs program, today announced that a job fair for teens will be held on Saturday, December 19 at Soldier Field, 1410 Museum Campus Drive,[Read More…]
Prairie State College Speech Team Brings Home Several Awards from Tournament
Prairie State College Speech Team members participating in the recent tournament at Kishwaukee College were (seated, from left) Patrick Sheard and Daniel Blewitt, and (standing, from left) Anfernee Gray, Nick Johnson, Shania Johnson and Rachel Brooks. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. The Prairie State College Speech Team placed fifth in the[Read More…]
$750,000 HIPAA Settlement Underscores the Need for Organization-wide Risk Analysis
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. The University of Washington Medicine (UWM) has agreed to settle charges that it potentially violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule by failing to implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect, contain, and correct security violations. UWM is an affiliated covered[Read More…]
Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill on Former Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw’s Conviction of Sexually Assaulting Women While He Patrolled
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2015. Daniel Holtzclaw was found guilty of rape in Oklahoma, but rape culture is still being let off the hook. The former Oklahoma City police officer was accused of sexually assaulting thirteen African American women in the neighborhood he patrolled. Like so many other predators, Holtzclaw[Read More…]
