Park Forest Police Blotter Reports from Aug. 5 through Aug. 11, 2020 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man was charged with felony aggravated battery to a police officer after allegedly striking one officer more than once and kicking another. Lance M. Taylor, 44, 22442 Arquilla Dr., Richton Park, was[Read More…]
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Close to 500 Suicides in Armed Services in 2019
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Department of Defense (DOD) released its second Annual Suicide Report (ASR) which showed that 498 service members died by suicide in the calendar year 2019. The Department said in a statement that it is committed to the health, safety, and well-being of Service members, veterans, and families[Read More…]
Park Forest Man Charged with Domestic Battery
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for Sept. 16 – Sept. 22, 2020 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man was charged with domestic battery after he allegedly struck a woman on the side of the face. Montell S. Hardin, 27, 325 Illinois St., Park Forest, was arrested on September 18[Read More…]
Chicago Man Arrested on Federal Drug Charge for Allegedly Dealing Heroin and Fentanyl
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man has been arrested on a federal drug charge for allegedly selling wholesale quantities of heroin and fentanyl in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago. WILLIAM TOWNSEND, 40, of Chicago, is charged with distribution of a controlled substance. A criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court[Read More…]
Distribution of Mail Ballots for Suburban Cook Voters Begins Today
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Office of Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough will begin distributing a record number of mail ballots today to more than 400,000 suburban Cook County voters who have made a request to cast their vote by mail in the November 3 General Election. The Clerk’s Elections Unit[Read More…]
Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office Surpasses 2019 Homicide Totals
People of color victims of 95 percent of 2020 homicides Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed 677 homicides this year, surpassing the total of 675 for all of 2019. This puts the County on track to exceed 900 homicide deaths in 2020. Chicago accounts for most[Read More…]
Prairie State College Graduate on Experience as NASA Intern
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that life is a chaotic system, where small differences cascade into a variation of outcomes. Recent Prairie State College (PSC) graduate, Emanuel “Manny” Gomez, who spent his summer as an intern at NASA, anecdotally agrees. You see, if Gomez[Read More…]
Drama Group Kicks Off 2020-2021 Season with Live-streamed Play The Voice of the Prairie
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…]
ICC Urges Utilities to Extend Moratorium on Disconnections through Winter 2021
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Concerned with steady coronavirus infection rates and the approaching cold weather, the Illinois Commerce Commission sent a letter to large state-regulated utilities requesting an extension of the moratorium on residential customer disconnections for non-payment until March 31, 2021. The letter, signed by all five Commissioners, notes that the[Read More…]
Sept. 21-28 Is Rail Safety Week in Illinois
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governor JB Pritzker has declared September 21-27, 2020 as Illinois Rail Safety Week. This is the 7th year Illinois has set aside a week in September for a statewide awareness initiative to educate drivers and pedestrians about safety around railroad tracks and trains. In observation, and in place of in-person[Read More…]
