The Taliban has taken territory in Khanabad district in the Afghanistan province of Kunduz on the other side of a bridge pictured here in August 2015. Photo: Bethany Matta/IRIN GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–15 February 2016 – The United Nations reported yesterday that Afghan hostilities in 2015 left more than 3,500 civilians dead, including[Read More…]
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Alleged Con Man Charged with Impersonating a Psychiatrist and Prescribing Medications to Dozens of Patients in Chicago
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2016. An alleged con man has been charged in federal court with holding himself out as a psychiatrist and fraudulently prescribing medications to a nine-year-old child and dozens of others. SCOTT C. REDMAN, 36, used the identity of an Illinois physician to see patients and prescribe[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of February 14, 2016
‘Bleacher Bums’ opens February 26 at the Drama Group in Chicago Heights. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2016. Nothing says spring like the start of baseball season. Park Forest Baseball is a youth baseball league offering boys and girls, ages 4 to 14, the opportunity to learn the skills and fun[Read More…]
Park Forest Baseball to Hold Registration Beginning Feb. 20
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2016. Registration for the upcoming Park Forest Baseball season will be held on the following dates: February 20 from 12 to 4 p.m. at Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive; March 5 from 12 to 4 p.m. at St. Ireneaus Church, 78 Cherry Street; March 12 from[Read More…]
Free Glucose, Cholesterol Screening at the Park Forest Health Dept. on Feb. 25
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2016. The Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus, 350 Victory Drive will offer free glucose/cholesterol screening on Feb. 25. Those interested in taking part should fast 10 to 12 hours. For additional information or to make an appointment, call 708-748-5454. Source: http://www.villageofparkforest.com
Park Forest Commission on Human Relations to Host Film, Panel Discussion on Feb. 20 to Celebrate Black History Month
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2016. The Park Forest Commission on Human Relations hosts a Black History Month program on Saturday, Feb. 20 at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Blvd. The program features a film on Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Black Wall Street, one of the most successful African-American communities in the country during[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: The State of American Politics, Feb. 13, 2016
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2016 Hi, everybody. I’m speaking to you today from Springfield, Illinois. I spent eight years in the state senate here. It was a place where, for all our surface differences in a state as diverse as Illinois, my colleagues and I actually shared a lot in common. [Read More…]
Marian Catholic Basketball Visits IJP Fifth Grade
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On Friday, January 29th, in conjunction with their “Hero” theme for the year, the IJP Fifth Grade Students were paid a surprise visit by the Marian Catholic High School (MCHS) Varsity Basketball Team. The Fifth Grade Hero activities involve a different student decorating the class Hero board[Read More…]
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Threatening to Firebomb Two Mosques and Shoot Worshippers
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that Martin Alan Schnitzler, 43, pleaded guilty to a hate crime in the Middle District of Florida for calling two mosques located in Pinellas County, Florida, and threatening to firebomb the mosques and shoot their congregants. Schnitzler pleaded guilty to obstructing persons[Read More…]
Announcing the Winner of the Healthy Communities Challenge
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that nearly 13 million Americans selected a 2016 Marketplace plan during the third open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act. This year’s successful open enrollment builds on recent years of rapid progress in expanding[Read More…]
