Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Jeremiah Ellis, 34, of Blue Island, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon following his guilty plea to Counts 1 through 5 of the Superseding Indictment, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Bell. Mr. Ellis was sentenced to 261 months in prison followed by 3[Read More…]
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Area Deaths Subsiding: Latest COVID-19 Numbers
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The number of deaths in Cook County has begun to subside from November and December when they almost peaked to spring levels. That having been said, all of the towns eNews Park Forest tracks saw increases in cases and deaths save one: South Chicago Heights still has[Read More…]
The Drama Group’s Black History Celebration Goes Online
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- While theatres across America remain dark due to CoVid-19, The Drama Group has been working hard to find a way to bring live streaming theatre back to its audience in the Southland. We are proud to kick off our 90th Anniversary season this month. Our new chapter[Read More…]
Pritzker Announces $11 Million in Rebuild Illinois Capital Grants
Shovel Ready Sites Funding to Support 11 Economic Development Projects and Create Over 800 Jobs for Communities Across the State Alsip, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) awarded $11 million in Rebuild Illinois capital funds to support continued economic development across the[Read More…]
Governors State University Celebrates 50 Years of Alligator Records With Streaming Concert Premiering March 13, 2021
Blues Stars Shemekia Copeland, Lil’ Ed Williams, Toronzo Cannon, and Billy Branch and The Sons Of Blues to Perform at Center For Performing Arts The Center for Performing Arts continues its 25th Anniversary Season with a celebration of Chicago blues and Chicago-based Alligator Records’ 50th anniversary by presenting an online streaming video[Read More…]
Crete Public Library Goes Fine Free
To eliminate a common barrier to library services, beginning March 1, the Crete Public Library will no longer collect late fees on overdue materials. All past overdue fines will be cleared by March 2. Just as before, library users will be expected to return materials by their due date. Reminder[Read More…]
The Road We’ve Traveled: Kopy’s Kolumn
“Well, I’m back,” he said. If you understand that reference to the end of an epic piece of literature, I’m especially happy to have you reading today. Whether you catch the reference or not, I’m back, and please permit me to tell you where I’ve been. The road included practically[Read More…]
Three Village Trustee Seats Up in April
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Three Village Trustee seats and five Library Trustee positions are up for grabs in the April 6, 2021 election. Elections in Park Forest are non-partisan. In the next few months, eNews Park Forest will explore what non-partisan elections mean for Village residents. At this point, readers should[Read More…]
Three Southland College Prep Charter High School Seniors Awarded Nearly $1 Million Total in Full Scholarships
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Three Southland College Prep Charter High School seniors earned a cumulative total of nearly $ 1 million in four-year full scholarships to top universities from the QuestBridge National College Match Program. The three Southland College Prep seniors, Kevin Carter, Kamaria Gutter and Bri’Yon Watts, were selected among[Read More…]
The Drama Group Postpones 90th Year Celebration
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Drama Group of Chicago Heights celebrates 90 years as a community theatre—NEXT YEAR! The celebration was actually scheduled for this season. They have made the difficult decision to postpone the 90th festivities and “live” production until September of 2021. The Corona Virus Pandemic has made it[Read More…]
