Displaced Central African Republic families in Mpoko site for internally displaced persons, October 2014. Photo: OCHA/Gemma Cortes. GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–27 November 2015 – The United Nations refugee agency called on warring groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) today to use Pope Francis’s visit this weekend to rebuild national reconciliation after renewed[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan: Ex-CTA Workers Sentenced in Fraud Scheme
Attorney General Announces Sentence for Scheme to Access Retirement Funds by Submitting Children’s Fake Death Certificates, Stealing Coworkers IDs Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2015. On Wednesday, Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that two former Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) employees were sentenced for a scheme to steal thousands of dollars from the[Read More…]
Young Black Organizers Demand an Investigation into Chicago’s Police Department, Mayor’s Office, & Illinois State’s Attorney
Image: BYP100 (Twitter) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2015 – On Tuesday, November 24th, organizers of the Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100), We Charge Genocide, Assata’s Daughters, Fearless Leading by the Youth (FLY), #LetUsBreathe Collective, and Black Lives Matter: Chicago (BLM) shut down the intersection of Roosevelt and State Street to demand an[Read More…]
Taylor Farms Pacific, Inc. Recalls Celery Products Because Of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2015. Taylor Farms Pacific, Inc. of Tracy, CA, is recalling the products listed below because they may include celery which could potentially contain E. coli 0157:H7. The products listed below are being recalled out of an abundance of caution due to a Celery and Onion Diced[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement About Laquan McDonald
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2015. “The family of Laquan McDonald and the people of Chicago deserve justice and accountability. As criminal charges proceed in this case, we also have to grapple as a country with broader questions about ensuring that all our citizens and communities are protected and respected. The mothers I[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on Laquan McDonald Video Release
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to the release of the video depicting the shooting death of Laquan McDonald: “I cannot begin to fully express the depth of my outrage at the senseless killing of Laquan McDonald. The video is nothing[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Share Photo of Alleged Suspect In Connection With $400 Retail Theft
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police want to know if you know this man. According to a statement issued by police, this man allegedly stole an item worth $400 from the 7-Eleven on Sauk Trail. eNews Park Forest reported on this, “A Balance Board valued at $399.99 was reported[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for November 25, 2015
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…]
A Thanksgiving Proclamation from Mayor John A. Ostenburg
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Mayor John Ostenburg delivered the following proclamation at this year’s annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Prayer Service. The original Thanksgiving Day was, perhaps, the first celebration on the soil of the Western Hemisphere by what would become a nation of immigrants. The Pilgrims crossed the waters of the Atlantic Ocean[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Hollande of France in Joint Press Conference, Nov. 24, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2015 – 12:00 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: President Hollande, it has been an honor to welcome you to the White House before, in happier times than this. But as Americans, we stand by our friends — in good times and in bad — no matter what. So[Read More…]
