Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC) and Comcast announced a partnership to provide free in-home, high-speed Internet service to Housing Authority residents with school-age children through the Internet Essentials Partnership Program (IEPP). The service, which will be free of charge to qualifying HACC residents for the 2020-21 school year,[Read More…]
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Moratorium on Residential Disconnections Voluntarily Extended Further by Several Utilities
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) announced that several of the state’s regulated electric, natural gas, water and sewer utilities have once again voluntarily agreed to extend the moratorium on disconnections for residential customers. The following companies have agreed to extend the moratorium on disconnections for residential customers[Read More…]
#WearAMask: Illinois Physician Survey Rates COVID-19 Risk for Daily Activities
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- What are your risks of contracting COVID-19 when going to a bar? Rather high, mask, or no mask. But wear a mask. A recent physician poll assesses COVID-19 risk across a variety of daily tasks and reinforces the added safety of social distancing/mask use. The Illinois State Medical[Read More…]
COVID-19: Southland College Prep Opens 10th Anniversary Year Remotely
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Southland College Prep Charter High School opened its 10th academic year on August 24 remotely for its 565 students. They will spend the initial fall weeks in class at home fully remote while faculty will teach a full nine-hour school day from 7:37 a.m. to 4:37 p.m.[Read More…]
COVID-19 Infections Shut Down Park Forest Village Hall
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- COVID-19 has shut down Park Forest’s Village Hall. The facility will be closed until Tuesday, September 8, due to multiple cases of COVID-19, Village officials announced late afternoon Monday. “Village officials made the decision to close late Monday out of an abundance of caution for the safety[Read More…]
COVID-19: Park Forest Sees 10% Increase in Cases Over Past 2 Weeks, Other Towns Vary
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County section of Park Forest has seen a 10.7% increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. By contrast, Calumet City, with a population of over 37,000 people, has seen an 11.5%[Read More…]
To the Editor: Replace Voting at the Polls with Voting by Mail
ENEWSPF- To the Editor: Voting by mail should replace voting at the polls in its entirety. The two institutions that can definitely be trusted is the County Board of Elections and the United States Postal Service. The money saved by eliminating the need for poll workers could be used to[Read More…]
Early Voting for Cook County Residents Begins Oct. 19 in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest is set to again have an early voting location. Early voting at Park Forest’s Village Hall is tentatively scheduled to begin Oct. 19 for residents of Cook County. Voters will be required to follow all COVID-19 precautions in place at Village Hall, including the wearing[Read More…]
Cook County Health Patients Experience Major Delays in Mail Deliveries for Daily Medical Prescriptions
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- New data from the mail-order pharmacy at Cook County Health indicates 23% percent of mail-order prescriptions were delayed in July 2020 compared to less than 1% of all Cook County Health mail-order medications in March 2020. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, U.S. Congressmen[Read More…]
Aunt Martha’s to Offer Free COVID-19 Testing at Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Representatives from Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness will be on location at Prairie State College (PSC) to offer free COVID-19 testing for Illinois residents on a first-come, first-serve basis. Testing will take place Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m, in parking lot C and D,[Read More…]
