Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2015. The Park Forest Historical Society will be accepting nominations for the Park Forest Hall of Fame until December 30, 2015. The official form, which must accompany the nomination, is available at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum, 227 Monee Road on Wednesday and Saturday from[Read More…]
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Hillary Clinton Delivers Keynote Address to South Carolina Equality
SOUTH CAROLINA—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2015. In a keynote address to SC Equality, Hillary Clinton spoke about her support for the LGBT community and her plan to continue to fight for equality for LGBT families and young people in the across the nation. Please see the full remarks below: “Thank you. Wow. [Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: If You Haven’t Gotten Covered, Now’s Your Chance
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2015 Hi, everybody. For decades, too many working Americans went without the security of health insurance — and their financial well-being suffered because of it. We’ve begun to change that. As the Affordable Care Act has taken effect, we’ve covered 17.6 million Americans. Since 2010, the uninsured[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for November 6, 2015
The Park Forest Police Department. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) 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[Read More…]
Southland College Prep Student Named an Outstanding Illinois Charter School Senior by Illinois Network of Charter Schools
Richton Park, ILL –(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015—Jocelyn Dorney, a Southland College Prep Charter High School senior, has been named an Outstanding Illinois Charter School Senior by the Illinois Network of Charter Schools. Dorney received the award, which included a $ 1,000 college scholarship, at the Network’s annual conference held recently at[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Applauds Obama Rejection of Keystone Pipeline
ROCK HILL, S.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement on Friday welcoming President Barack Obama’s decision to reject an application to build the Keystone XL pipeline: “Climate change is a global environmental crisis of huge magnitude. It is insane for anyone to be supporting the[Read More…]
Public Citizen: Obama Gets It Right on Keystone
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. Statement of Tyson Slocum, Director of Public Citizen’s Energy Program: President Barack Obama’s announcement today that the administration is rejecting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline for failing to be in the national interest is a welcome development, finally putting an end to this nine-year saga. Obama[Read More…]
Audubon: President Obama Rejects Keystone XL
Victory for Birds, People and Common Sense Canada Warbler. Photo: Tom Benson/Audubon Photography Awards WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. Today, the Obama administration rejected the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Audubon issued the following statement: “The KO for Keystone is a win for birds and the rest of us,”[Read More…]
Durbin, Madigan Call for Federal Debt Relief for Former Everest College Students
CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. At the invitation of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Joseph Smith, Special Master appointed by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to oversee the federal student debt relief process for former Corinthian students, met today with several students who attended the[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Rejection of Keystone XL Pipeline Permit
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after the Obama Administration announced that it would reject the permit for the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline project: “The Senate spent a great deal of time looking at this project, and by every measure it came up short.[Read More…]
