Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- “Governor JB Pritzker is making college more affordable for students with a new law to increase FAFSA completion in high schools, giving thousands more Illinois students access to federal aid,” Governor Pritzker’s office said in a statement Friday. The statement continues: “We want to be the kind of[Read More…]
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Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill to Create Property Tax Relief Task Force
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- “With the goal of convening lawmakers to discuss their policy ideas to reduce local reliance on property taxes, Governor JB Pritzker signed a new law today creating the Property Tax Relief Task Force,” Governor Pritzker’s office said in a statement Friday. The statement continues: “During this legislative session,[Read More…]
Gov. Pritzker Signs Medicaid Overhaul to Expand Health Care Access, Eliminate Application Backlog and Increase Transparency
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- “Ushering in a new era of transparency and effectiveness to the state’s health care system, Governor JB Pritzker enacted a Medicaid overhaul today to increase the timeliness of applications, redeterminations and payments to providers and decrease the number of Medicaid claims denials,” Gov. Pritzker’s office said in a[Read More…]
“Mitch McConnell Is the Greatest Threat to the Safety of America’s Families,” Says Congresswoman Robin Kelly
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly, vice-chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released this statement following the tragic mass shootings in Chicago, El Paso, and Dayton: “On Friday night, families in Chicago, El Paso, and Dayton went to bed with thriving, living family members. By Sunday night, all[Read More…]
FBI Raises Alarm About “Domestic Violent Extremists” After Shootings in El Paso and Dayton
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The FBI released a statement Sunday expressing concern about “domestic violent extremists” in the wake of the shootings in El Paso and Dayton this weekend. “The FBI remains concerned that U.S.-based domestic violent extremists could become inspired by these and previous high-profile attacks to engage in similar acts[Read More…]
Kopy’s Kolumn: The Publisher’s Blog for August 1, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Welcome to August! Some community events to highlight in this article. That’s pretty much it for today. If you would like to see your organization’s events highlighted here, please email “Kopy’s Kolumn” at [email protected]. Some thoughts on gun violence at the end. And there’s a reason for[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through July 30, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through July 30, 2019. They include arrest and charges details that of reports that appear as independent articles due to the length of the narratives. One of these incidents is what police described as the “on-going domestic-related barricade situation in the 400[Read More…]
Man Charged in Connection with Saturday’s “Domestic-Related Barricade” CodeRED Incident
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police described the situation on Saturday as an “on-going domestic-related barricade situation in the 400 block of Tomahawk Street.” The incident triggered a CodeRED alert to residents in the immediate area and then throughout the village. The incident, which began at 4:30 AM on July[Read More…]
Man Tased in Olympia Fields After Allegedly Fleeing from Police in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago Heights man faces multiple charges in two jurisdictions after allegedly fleeing police first from Olympia Fields and then Park Forest. Jaleel Triplett, 23, 8 Olympic Village #2D, Chicago Heights, on July 25 and charged with driving while license was suspended, no insurance, one count of[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly Introduces Legislation to Make Straw Purchases a Federal Crime
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly on July 30 introduced the Preventing Gun Trafficking Act, H.R. 4116, legislation to make straw purchases a federal crime. “One of our greatest challenges to combatting gun violence in our communities is that Illinois is an oasis of commonsense safety laws surrounded by a desert of[Read More…]
