Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In a contest still too close to call, Erin Slone has taken a 10-vote lead over JeRome Brown for the third seat on the Park Forest Village Board. Election night saw Ms. Slone with a one-vote lead which grew to 10 votes by Thursday when Cook County[Read More…]
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Rep. Robin Kelly Applauds President Biden’s Initial Actions to Reduce Gun Violence
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), Vice-Chair of the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce, applauded President Joe Biden’s announcement of his initial actions to reduce gun violence. “The Biden-Harris Administration’s actions to prevent gun violence are urgently needed as my district in Illinois struggles with near-daily shootings, and as communities[Read More…]
Rep. Robin Kelly’s Statement on Death of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement regarding the attack on U.S. Capitol Police Officers outside the U.S. Capitol this afternoon: “Our Capitol Police have been working around the clock since January 6th to keep everyone in the Capitol complex safe, even after experiencing the trauma of that[Read More…]
Trinity Price of Park Forest Named to the Dean’s List at Lehigh University in the Fall 2020 Semester
Bethlehem, PA-(ENEWSPF)- Dean’s List status, which is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses, has been granted to Trinity Price of Park Forest, IL in the Fall 2020 semester. For more than 150 years, Lehigh[Read More…]
Settles and Hardy Retain Trustee Seats while One Vote Separates Slone and Brown
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With all precincts reporting, Trustees Theresa Settles and Maya Hardy retained their seats on the Village Board according to unofficial results posted on the Cook County and Will County websites. Only one vote separates Erin Slone and JeRome Brown, with Ms. Slone holding the lead. Trustees Settles[Read More…]
Freedom Hall and Main Street Nights Set to Return
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The long intermission is near an end. After a year of canceled events, closed museums, and remote learning, people are anxious to break out of their pandemic confinement and get back to life as normal – or at least as normal as safety precautions permit. But what[Read More…]
Chicago Woman and Man Shot on Farragut Street
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two people from Chicago were shot on Farragut Street early Sunday morning, according to police, who described their injuries as non-life-threatening. There were no arrests so far and police are asking for the public’s help. On Sunday, March 21, 2021, at approximately 3:40 a.m., Park Forest police[Read More…]
Where They Stand: Final Forum for Village Trustee Candidates
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With candidates socially-distanced in the board room, the final forum for candidates running to fill three Village of Park Forest Trustee positions was held on Sunday, April 21 at the Park Forest Village Hall and broadcast over the village’s cable access channel and the village website. The[Read More…]
PSC Economic Forecast Breakfast to Feature CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Charles L. Evans, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will speak at the annual Prairie State College (PSC) Foundation Economic Forecast Breakfast to be held from 8 to 9 a.m. on April 7, 2021, via Zoom. Mr. Evans will provide his[Read More…]
Final Trustee Candidate Forum to be Held March 21
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest residents will have one final opportunity to hear from candidates running for village trustee on Sunday, March 21, beginning at 1 PM. The candidate forum will air live on the village’s cable access channel (channel 4 for Comcast/Xfinity and channel 99 for AT&T) and will[Read More…]
