Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department issued the following statement on its Facebook page regarding the DUI arrest of a Park Forest woman early Saturday morning, January 17: "On 1/17/2015, shortly after 1:30 AM, while on patrol Corporal Mannino observed a vehicle stopped on Western Avenue north of[Read More…]
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Recycle Your Christmas Tree at the Park Forest Aqua Center
Christmas tree recycling at the Park Forest Aqua Center. (Photo: Tom Mick) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Village Manager Tom Mick took to Facebook Sunday to remind residents that there is a drop spot at the Park Forest Aqua Center to recycle Christmas trees. Take advantage of the opportunity to clean house[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of January 19, 2015
Thorne Creek charts its path on a sunny Sunday afternoon. (Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2015. The first of three Candidates Forums will be held on Sunday, January 25 at 1 p.m. at Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest[Read More…]
Non-Partisan Committee’s Candidate Forums Begin Jan. 25
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2015. It began 60 years ago, when the young Village of Park Forest made a bold step by eliminating party politics from all local elections as then Village President Henry Dietch declared “there is no Democratic way of picking up garbage. There is no Republican way[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: A Simpler, Fairer Tax Code That Responsibly Invests in Middle Class Families
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2015. Middle class families today bear too much of the tax burden because of unfair loopholes that are only available to the wealthy and big corporations. In his State of the Union address, the President will outline his plan to simplify our complex tax code for individuals,[Read More…]
‘Linking and Leveraging Resources to Build Resilient Communities’ Forum to be Held February 6 at Moraine Valley Community College
Tinley Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2015. The ‘Linking and Leveraging Resources to Build Resilient Communities’ Forum will be held on Friday, February 6 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Moraine Valley Community College Southwest Education Center, 17900 South 94th Avenue, Tinley Park. This event is sponsored by the South Metropolitan[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: State of the Union Is This Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2015. Hi, everybody. Every day, we get thousands of letters and emails at the White House from Americans across the country – and every night, I read ten of them. They tell me about their hopes and their worries, their hardships and successes. They’re the Americans I’m[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, Jan. 16, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2015. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody. I do not have any announcements today, so we’ll get right to questions. Bob? Q: Admiral, can you bring us up to date on the training program for Syrian rebels in terms of when those 400 U.S. trainers would[Read More…]
Illinois Firm Recalls Chicken Products, Jan. 17, 2015
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2015. La Guadalupana Wholesale, Inc., a Chicago, Ill., establishment, is recalling approximately 8,856 pounds of chicken tamales because they were not produced under a fully implemented Ready-To-Eat (RTE) Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan; a Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) program; and a hazard analysis the[Read More…]
Grateful Dead Original Members To Perform Together Again One Last Time
Grateful Dead Original Members Reunite to Celebrate 50th Anniversary CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Grateful Dead, the four original members — Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir — will reunite at Chicago’s Soldier Field, nearly 20 years to the day of the last[Read More…]
