Medical Examiner confirms grim milestone amid surge of cases Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO) marked another grim pandemic milestone today, confirming the County’s 13,000th death due to COVID-19 infection just six weeks after the County marked its 12,000th death from the virus. Cook County now exceeds[Read More…]
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Gun-Related Homicides Show Record Numbers in 2021: CCMEO
Office sees second-highest overall caseload in its history Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO) confirmed 1,002 gun-related homicides in 2021, breaking the previous record of 881 set in 2020. The MEO released preliminary case data for 2021 today. However, opioid overdose deaths and COVID-19 infection deaths both[Read More…]
New Park Forest Properties in Land Bank
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest recently transferred 17 properties to the South Suburban Land Bank and Development Authority (SSLBDA) in hopes of rehabilitation and new owners. All of these properties have been vacant for years and the village worked through the court system to have the properties[Read More…]
2021 Year in Review Highlighting Accomplishments for Illinois’ Second Congressional District
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Releases Her 2021 Year in Review Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (IL-02), released her 2021 Year in Review report, detailing her legislative accomplishments in Washington and services provided to her constituents in Illinois. “Serving the people of Illinois’ Second Congressional District is a pleasure and an honor. I[Read More…]
Christmas Launch Now for the James Webb Space Telescope
Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Weather is nudging the James Webb Space Telescope from December 24 to a Christmas Day launch. NASA and Arianespace successfully completed the Launch Readiness Review for the James Webb Space Telescope on Dec. 21. The team authorized the Ariane 5 rocket carrying Webb to rollout and the start[Read More…]
Post-Christmas Recycling: What You Need to Know
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congratulations! You just unwrapped that beautiful new 65-inch 4K television you always wanted! Now, what do you do with that old TV? Before you haul it out to the curb along with strings of defective holiday lights and the tree, which is shedding needles by the pound,[Read More…]
Federal Firearm Licensee Act Introduced in US House
Legislation would help prevent gun violence by addressing gun trafficking through regulations for “Federal Firearm Licensees.” WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Vice Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, led the introduction of the Federal Firearm Licensee Act. This legislation would update sections in the U.S. Code directed[Read More…]
Bipartisan Protect Black Women and Girls Act from Reps. Robin Kelly, Clarke, Watson Coleman, Fitzpatrick
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- This week, Congresswomen Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Co-Chairs of the Caucus on Black Women and Girls, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Protect Black Women and Girls Act. This bill would establish an Interagency Task Force to examine the[Read More…]
Novels, Gnomes and Knitting: Park Forest Library Announces January Events
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With a frigid winter ahead of us, the Park Forest Public Library has announced their January line-up of events to keep our minds and hands active and warm: look for novels, gnomes, and knitting. January’s No Pressure Community Read book is “Wish You Were Here” by Jodi[Read More…]
South Suburbs Still Lag in Numbers of Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- While more residents have been vaccinated since we last reported, Park Forest numbers still lag behind residents of other towns in the percentage of residents who have completed vaccination regimens for COVID-19. More than 65% of our residents have received one vaccination against the deadly virus, but[Read More…]
