Photo gallery here on Facebook. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police issued a statement regarding an early-morning shooting incident in the 300 block of Neola Street where an officer was allegedly shot by a suspect who exited a vacant residence officers had been called on to check. “When it was[Read More…]
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White House Weekly Address: President Obama’s Supreme Court Nomination, March 19, 2016 (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2016 Hi, everybody. One of the most consequential responsibilities our Constitution grants a President is appointing a Supreme Court Justice. The men and women who sit on the Supreme Court safeguard our rights. They ensure that ours is a system of laws, not of men. And they’re[Read More…]
Applications for 2016 Village of Park Forest Scholarships Now Being Accepted
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. The Village of Park Forest Scholarship helps provide financial assistance to Park Forest residents. Recipients of the Park Forest Scholarship demonstrate strong academic ability and a high level of character. Eligibility and Selection Criteria Must be a Park Forest resident Must be a graduating high[Read More…]
Annual Chat-n-Chew Bazaar: A Community Craft and Health Fair to be Held at Calvary United Protestant Church
PARK FOREST—(ENEWSPF)—March 18, 2016. Calvary United Protestant Church, 425 North Orchard Drive, Park Forest, will host its annual Chat-n-Chew Bazaar: A Community Craft and Health Fair on Saturday, June 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Bazaar will feature food, arts and crafts, music, dancing, games and lots of[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Former DHS Worker Arraigned on Charges of Theft, Aggravated Identity Theft and Official Misconduct
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a former Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) caseworker was arraigned on charges of theft, aggravated ID theft and official misconduct for allegedly stealing a reissued LINK card from a DHS client. Gwendolyn Ross, 63, of Rockford, surrendered herself[Read More…]
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, of Woodbridge, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The plea was accepted by U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga of the Eastern[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Calls with Prime Minister Charles Michel of Belgium and President Francois Hollande of France, March 18, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016 President Obama spoke by phone today with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and French President Francois Hollande to congratulate them on the arrest in Brussels today of Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the November 13, 2015 ISIL terrorist attacks in Paris, France. The President commended the[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Gen. Lori J. Robinson
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. I want to congratulate Gen. Lori Robinson, who will soon be nominated to serve as commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM). She has served our military with distinction and has been a pioneer and trailblazer from her first days as[Read More…]
Prairie State College to Host Job Fair April 1
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Prairie State College (PSC) invites job seekers to attend the 2016 Spring Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, April 1, in the Conference Center of the college, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The fair is co-sponsored with UPS and[Read More…]
Senators Wyden, Grassley, McCaskill, Bill Expands Whistleblower Protections to the Legislative Branch
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. In celebration of Sunshine Week, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., in introducing legislation to shield congressional employees from retaliation when they call attention to fraud, waste or mismanagement. The bill extends whistleblower protections in[Read More…]
