Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County issued a mandatory vaccination policy for all employees Friday as the Delta variant surges and hospitals fill up. Cook County’s policy follows: We know that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective, and the best way to protect ourselves and our communities, especially in light of[Read More…]
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Park Forest Businesses Must Post Signage as Cook County Mandates Masks Again
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest issued a directive Sunday that all Park Forest business owners must post signage as Cook County mandates masks again amidst the continuing surge of the COVID-19 Delta variant. The directive from the Village says: Effective tomorrow, August 23, 2021, masking is required in indoor[Read More…]
As Delta Variant Surges Locally, CCDPH Mandates Indoor Mask Wearing
Rising COVID-19 Case Counts, Highly Contagious Delta Variant Force Remediation Action Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As the Delta variant surges in the area, the Cook County Department of Public Health announced that all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear a mask indoors, beginning on Monday, Aug. 23.[Read More…]
Human Rights Campaign Announces Launch of First-Ever National In-Home HIV Testing Kit Program
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, in partnership with Us Helping Us, launched the United States’ first national in-home HIV testing program centered around reaching communities disproportionately impacted by HIV—Black and Latinx[Read More…]
Felony Domestic Battery for Man Who Allegedly Choked a Woman
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A man was charged with felony aggravated domestic battery after allegedly choking a woman in a situation where the South Suburban Emergency Response Team was activated. Latreal Veal, 28, 5158 Keith Dr., Richton Park, was arrested on July 14 and charged with felony aggravated domestic battery, domestic[Read More…]
Teen Driver with BAC Allegedly More Than Twice the Legal Limit Gets DUI
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police said that a Park Forest teen driver had a BAC more than twice the legal limit and charged her with a DUI, according to a report. Aaliya J. Crosby, 18, of the 300 block of Seneca St., Park Forest, was arrested on July 13 and charged[Read More…]
20 Northern Illinois Communities, Including Richton Park, Awarded Public Safety Grants from ComEd, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- To support crucial public safety initiatives and enhance the quality of life in communities across northern Illinois, ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus today announced a total of $170,000 in public safety grants to 20 public agencies through the annual ComEd Powering Safe Communities Program. This year, the[Read More…]
Cook County Announces Third Annual Racial Equity Week, September 13-17, 2021
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the third annual Cook County Racial Equity Week, to be held September 13 – 17 in 2021. This year’s theme will reflect on three words: “Imagine. Intersect. Act.” Cook County Offices Under the President has programmed a week of events that[Read More…]
Evanston Woman Charged With Insider Trading
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An Evanston woman used insider information obtained from her husband to purchase shares of a company ahead of its acquisition by her husband’s employer, according to a federal criminal charge filed today by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago. In August and September 2019, DENISE GREVAS made $286,960[Read More…]
Fourth of July Explosion in Coop: Investigation by PFPD & ATF Ongoing
The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is Assisting the PFPD in the Investigation Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An investigation into a Fourth of July explosion that occurred in the Ash Street Cooperative is ongoing, eNews Park Forest has learned. Detective Justin Rimovsky recently told a group of residents[Read More…]
