Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2016. Make a plan for our region. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) and its partners are developing a new comprehensive regional plan—called ON TO 2050—and CMAP needs your perspective on the how our region should look in 2050. Join the Village of Park Forest[Read More…]
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Actors to Perform ‘The People Speak’ at People’s Summit in Chicago, Along with Music Concert on June 20
As All-Star Lineup of Progressive Activists Gather CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. An all-star lineup of renown artists will join in a special performance of dramatic readings of U.S. history Saturday night June 20 in Chicago, a key highlight of the People’s Summit gathering of progressive and community leaders and activists to[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports June 11, 2016
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…]
A Different Approach To Combating Violence In Society
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg A few months ago, members of various faith communities in Park Forest began to gather on the first Wednesday of the month in a prayer vigil for peace. The impetus for these prayer vigils was the shooting and killing of a young resident of our town.[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Host Annual Golf Outing on August 1
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016. Golfers of all skill levels are invited to show what they can do on the links at Roosevelt University’s 23rd Annual Scholarship Golf Outing being held Aug. 1 at the Schaumburg Golf Club & Academy, 401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg. “Our yearly golf outing is a[Read More…]
Creativity in Music Defines Roosevelt University Jazz Studies Professor and Students
Pictured above from left to right are: Larry Gray, David Cain and Roosevelt’s Paul Wertico. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016. A new and innovative CD featuring 40 short improvisations by the Chicago-area trio Wertico Cain & Gray reflects the kind of philosophy that Roosevelt University professor Paul Wertico embraces in his teaching[Read More…]
Free One-day Gardening Course on Container Gardening Secrets on Saturday, June 25
PARK FOREST–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016. The Saturday Morning Gardening Series presented by the Park Forest Environment Commission continues on Saturday, June 25, with a presentation on container gardening secrets. Whether you live in an apartment, condo, town home, or a single-family home, you probably have the space for the color and[Read More…]
Quality Classic, DownTown Gym, To Celebrate 8 Years Saturday
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Quality Classic Health & Fitness Center, “the DownTown gym,” will celebrate its 8th anniversary Saturday. As is typical for this establishment, as much a gym as a community gathering place, expect quite a spread of food and a rush of members to assist owners Earl and Alia[Read More…]
UChicago Physicists First to See Behavior of Quantum Materials in Curved Space
Interplay of light, matter is of potential technological interest These false-color images represent the quantum Hall state that UChicago physicists created by shining infrared laser light at specially configured mirrors. Achieving this state with light instead of matter was an important step in developing computing and other applications from quantum[Read More…]
Senator Elizabeth Warren Releases Report Raising Serious Concerns About College Accreditor and Federal Advisory Committee’s Troubled Oversight
Urges Education Department to hold accreditor ACICS accountable for long record of failure Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016. A report released today by Senator Elizabeth Warren describes lax federal oversight of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), a college accreditor that has a long track record of[Read More…]
