CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 26, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser The 17th Annual Chicago Polar Bear Club Polar Plunge will take place on Saturday, January 20, 2018 beginning at 12 noon at Oak Street Beach in Chicago. Hundreds of men and women will run into the freezing waters of Lake Michigan, many in costumes.[Read More…]
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Start the New Year Off Right by Registering for Spring 2018 Semester at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—December 26, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser The New Year is right around the corner and Prairie State College’s (PSC) 2018 Spring term offers opportunities to start or continue earning a degree of certificate. In addition to credit courses, PSC offers a variety of non-credit courses including career training programs,[Read More…]
Park Forest Police: The Burglary Report Through December 18, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The burglary report, filed as a separate story. Under our new arrangement with the Park Forest Police Department, these reports are sent separately. Persons wishing to leave anonymous information on any criminal matters including narcotics or gang activity are encouraged to call the Park Forest Police Department Investigations Division at (708)[Read More…]
Preliminary Environmental Results Show 47 Negative and One Positive Test For Legionella at Veterans’ Home in Quincy
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2017. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has notified the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) that 47 of 48 environmental samples taken at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy (IVHQ) tested negative for Legionella bacteria. The single positive water sample was collected prior to[Read More…]
Teen Charged With Felony In Connection With Threat To “Shoot Up” Rich East
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police charged a teenager with a felony in connection with an alleged threat to “shoot up” Rich East High School. Cameron D. Mitchell, 18, 406 Indianwood Boulevard, Park Forest, was arrested December 6 and charged with one felony count of disorderly conduct. Police were dispatched to Rich[Read More…]
Jane Pauley to Receive Distinguished Journalist Award from DePaul University
Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence will also honor alumna Ann Pistone CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017. Jane Pauley, host of “CBS Sunday Morning,” and Ann Pistone, an investigative journalist with ABC 7 Chicago, will receive awards from DePaul University’s Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence. DePaul will honor Pauley and[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Federal Government has No Authority to Deny Immigrant Women Abortion Access
Coalition of 13 Attorneys General – Representing Over 110 Million Americans – Vow To Fight to Ensure Women Receive Healthcare Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a coalition of 12 Attorneys General issuing a statement saying the federal government has no authority to block two[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Blasts Trump Administration for Reported List of Seven Forbidden Words
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2017. Following a Washington Post report that the Trump Administration is prohibiting officials and staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from using a list of seven commonly accepted words and phrases, U.S. Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today pressed CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald to[Read More…]
Park Forest Police: The Burglary Report Through December 11, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The burglary report, filed as a separate story. Under our new arrangement with the Park Forest Police Department, these reports are sent separately. Persons wishing to leave anonymous information on any criminal matters including narcotics or gang activity are encouraged to call the Park Forest Police Department Investigations Division at[Read More…]
Threat to “Shoot Up” Rich East: Police Blotter Reports for December 17, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Among other calls, police handled a threat sent to a student at Rich East High School by someone threatening to “shoot up” the school. We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed,[Read More…]
