Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Figures from the Office of the Cook County Medical Examiner show a continued decline, or a least a tapering, of deaths per day in the 30 towns eNews Park Forest continues to track. Park Forest and Chicago Heights, however, each lost one more person to the pandemic[Read More…]
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Front Porch Fun Plays Between the Raindrops for My Street Nights
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- My Street Nights, the COVID-19 pandemic version of Main Street Nights, happened for the second week in a row last Wendesday. Front Porch Fun was able to perform twice between the raindrops. Two scheduled performances did not happen because of the brief thunderstorm and rain. Barbara Sturges[Read More…]
COVID-19: Latest Figures for 30 South Suburban Towns
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The latest figures for the 30 towns we survey during the COVID-19 pandemic show a bit of a leveling off, both in the number of cases and the number of deaths. The number of deaths did increase by one or two in some towns in the region,[Read More…]
Daily Coronavirus Briefing: ‘Worst Is Yet to Come,’ Team of Medical Experts Warns
By Staff, AccuWeather AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- The coronavirus pandemic altered life as humans knew it in 2020, and as much of the world starts to examine how and when to resume daily activities, it’s clear that there are many challenges to overcome before normal daily life can resume in full, and the worst is[Read More…]
Park Forest Businesses Cash in on $3M+ PPP Loans to Save Over 400 Jobs
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest businesses won over $3 million in Paycheck Protection Program COVID-19 pandemic forgivable loans, according to data released today by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The loans surveyed by eNews Park Forest were all less than $150,000 borrowed by 147 business entities ranging from self-employed individuals,[Read More…]
House Democratic Women Prioritize Access to Affordable Childcare
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois House Democratic Women’s Caucus (IHDWC) continues to take the lead on groundbreaking policy changes and has made it a priority to begin developing legislation to make childcare in Illinois more affordable and accessible. State Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, has been named the chair of the working[Read More…]
COVID-19: Region Has Suffered 460 Deaths Due to SARS-CoV-2
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The thirty municipalities we track have suffered 460 COVID-19 related deaths according to information provided by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The overall recovery rate in Illinois holds at 94%. However, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent global health research center at the[Read More…]
Illinois Moves to Phase 4 Friday: Here’s What it Means, Plus the Entire Plan
Yet Another Person from Park Forest Has Died from COVID-19 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois moves to Phase 4 of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan, the next step in reopening the state amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. But one more person from Park Forest has died from the novel coronavirus. Park[Read More…]
Man Charged After Allegedly Allowing Juvenile to Drive
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man was arrested and charged after he allegedly permitted a juvenile to drive, police said. The officer suspected that the man was intoxicated, but his breathalyzer test later came in just under the .08 limit, according to police. Travis D. McClore, 324 Farragut St.,[Read More…]
COVID-19: One More Succumbs, Toll Now 19 in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- We have not done an assessment of the numbers of COVID-19 cases in the Park Forest region in a dozen days. At that time, Chicago Heights had just topped 500 cases and the number of deaths by day was tapering in Cook County. Eighteen people from Park[Read More…]
