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…]
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Park Forest Man Charged With Unlawful Restraint and Kidnapping, 2 Class X Felonies
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police saved a woman from what must have been a terrifying ordeal in early February. And it all allegedly happened in town. A Park Forest man was charged with unlawful restraint and kidnapping, both Class X felonies, after police responded to a call that a[Read More…]
Democrats Blast Chair Blackburn’s ‘Abusive and Unjustifiable’ use of Subpoena Authority
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016. Today all Democratic Members of the Select Investigative Panel sent a letter to Chair Blackburn objecting to her plan to go forward with unilateral and unjustifiable subpoenas, over the objection of Ranking Member Schakowsky and without any Panel debate or vote. “Marsha Blackburn’s statement that[Read More…]
Chicago Bears Thanks RB Matt Forte for Eight Great Years
LAKE FOREST, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2016. The Chicago Bears will not re-sign RB Matt Forte for the 2016 season. The team’s all-purpose back for the last eight seasons played his final year under contract in 2015 and will be a free agent when the NFL league year begins on March[Read More…]
Community Alert: Police Investigating String Of Robberies Along Western Avenue
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department is actively investigating three separate incidents that occurred between January 30 and February 9, 2016 where a lone female resident of a multi-family housing area on the Western Avenue corridor was robbed or attempted to be robbed outside of their residence by two[Read More…]
Creation of Desert National Monuments Safeguards Vital Bird Habitats
President Obama Protects 1.8 Million Acres, Home to Millions of Birds Prairie Falcon. Photo: Peter Knoot/Audubon Photography Awards SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016. Millions of California birds will be among the beneficiaries of three new national monuments created by executive order today. At the request of US Senator Dianne Feinstein, President Barack[Read More…]
VA Celebrates 70 Years of Partnering with Medical Schools
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016. Caring for the nation’s Veterans is a shared honor and a shared responsibility, which is why the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this year is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its partnership with the nation’s medical and health professional schools. Since 1946, VA has worked with[Read More…]
Europe’s Restrictive Measures Draw UN Concern as Refugee and Migrant Influx Continues
Asylum-seekers from Syria, including children, arrive on the shores of the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. Photo: UNICEF/Alessio Romenzi GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–12 February 2016 – With the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe showing no signs of easing in 2016, the United Nations refugee agency[Read More…]
31 Senators Call for Expanded Family Planning Services Worldwide in Response to the Zika Outbreak
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016. Today U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led 27 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Republican leaders asking to increase funding to support women’s access to contraceptives at home and abroad in response[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Opens Wings Metro Shelter And Safe House For Families Touched By Domestic Violence
First domestic violence shelter to open in Chicago in more than a decade will increase citywide shelter space for victims of domestic violence by more than a third CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined WINGS CEO Rebecca Darr, Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Commissioner Lisa Morrison Butler[Read More…]
