Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Historical Society is celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Park Forest in 2018-2019. The 1950s Park Forest House Museum is featuring displays of documents, articles, and photographs on the planning and building of Park Forest, from its inception in 1946. Also, there is a display on[Read More…]
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Talk to a Lawyer for Free This Saturday: Chicago Bar Assoc.
Need a lawyer? The Chicago Bar Association Offers Help Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorneys with the Chicago Bar Association’s Call-A-Lawyer Program will be available to take calls from the public and offer brief legal advice on Saturday, July 20, as part of an ongoing legal public service program offered by the CBA. Calls will[Read More…]
Getting to Know the Spirit of Rich East with Dr. Albert Brass and Mr. Quincy Owens
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Getting to know the heart and soul of Rich East High School is a process. We begin with a joint interview with Principal Albert Brass Jr. and Climate and Culture Coordinator Quincy Owens. As school board members of District 227 contemplate–once again–restructuring finances and float the idea[Read More…]
PSC’s Valerie Nicholson Honored with Award from Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
Professor Valerie Nicholson is a resident of Park Forest Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) Professor and Coordinator of Music Valerie Nicholson recently was named the Inaugural Jazz Alive! Educator’s Award Recipient by the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. The award was presented to Nicholson at the 2019 “Think Big” Gala,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly Introduces Women and Minority Equity Investment Act
Legislation seeks to provide “Shark Tank” exemption to allow women and minority-owned businesses to grow Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly introduced the Women and Minority Equity Investment Act (H.R. 3633); the legislation will make a commonsense tweak to existing Small Business Administration (SBA) programs that will expand venture capital access for participating business owners[Read More…]
Latin King Gang Member Convicted of Conspiracy in Racketeering, Including Two Murders
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Jeremiah Farmer, 38, of Hammond, Indiana, and a member of the Chicago-based Latin Kings street gang, was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute illegal drugs (cocaine, marijuana, and alprazolam) , announced[Read More…]
The Mick Report: CodeRED, on the Water Boil Order, More
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In his report to the Village Board Monday night, Manager Tom Mick touched on the lifting of the mandatory boil order, the next “up-and-coming” for Main Street Nights, the Glow Walk, Saturday Rules Meetings, the postponement of the Great American Campout, and the Recycle Fest slated for[Read More…]
Students Give Sr. Mary Jo Spirited Send-off to ESPYs
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Students and staff at Marian Catholic High School gave Sr. Mary Jo Sobieck a spirited send-off to the ESPYs. Students still come first, and when we caught up with Sr. Mary Jo this week she was at Marian Catholic working with students on the school’s yearbook, a[Read More…]
Cook County Urges Residents to Go Solar
Group buy program to make solar energy more affordable Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County is partnering with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) and the Citizens Utility Board to make solar energy more accessible and affordable for County residents. The partnership is coordinating a residential solar group buy program called Solarize[Read More…]
Orchard Park Plaza Just Sold
Sold: 102,647 Square-Foot Center in Federal Opportunity Zone Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Matanky Realty Group announced today the selling of Orchard Park Plaza. Matanky Realty represented the local seller in the disposition of 3-building retail property in Park Forest, according to the announcement. According to the IRS, “An Opportunity Zone is an[Read More…]
