Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser After providing services to Park Forest for more than 66 years, the Health Department Nurses Plus will cease operation on June 30, 2018. A farewell event will be held on Wednesday, June 27 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower[Read More…]
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Village of Park Forest Adopts New Public Engagement Platform; Seeks Public Input
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 The Village of Park Forest is excited to announce the launch of Polco, an innovative engagement platform where residents can directly provide input to the local government decision-making process. By using Polco, the village is making public participation easier for residents by meeting them where[Read More…]
The South Suburban Chicago Chapter of the Links Awards “Full-Ride” Scholarships to Three SSC Students
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: South Suburban College Media The South Suburban Chicago Chapter of the Links presented $15,000 in scholarship funds to South Suburban College students Jasmine Carter (Country Club Hills), Cherise Miskell (Dolton), and Adeline Hodge (South Holland) at the SSC Foundation’s Academic Achievement Reception May[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Trump Executive Order On Child Separation Calls For Locking Up Children And Their Families Indefinitely
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser In a speech on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) blasted President Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and the Trump Administration’s cruel policy of separating children from their parents who arrive at the Southern border of the United States.[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Community Investment Corporation Announce Fund to Invest $30 Million in Affordable Housing
Opportunity Investment Fund Will Support Creation and Preservation of Affordable Housing in High-Cost and Gentrifying Markets Across Chicago CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Community Investment Corporation (CIC) announced today the Chicago Opportunity Investment Fund, a new initiative designed to create and preserve affordable rental[Read More…]
Federal Indictment Charges Iranian Businessman with Illegally Exporting Nuclear Nonproliferation-Controlled Materials from Illinois
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser According to a newly unsealed federal indictment, Saeed Valadbaigi, an Iranian businessman allegedly schemed with the owner of a European company to illegally export nuclear nonproliferation-controlled materials to Iran from Illinois. Valadbaigi, also known as “Saeed Valad” and “Saeed Baigi,” allegedly plotted in[Read More…]
Prairie State College Driving Academy Graduate and Apprentice Plans to Grow Trucking Business
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: Prairie State Communications Apprenticeship programs meet the skilled workforce needs of American industry by connecting job seekers looking to learn new skills with employers looking for qualified workers. This results in a workforce with industry-driven training and employers with a competitive edge. Thanks to a[Read More…]
Department of Defense Identifies Navy Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense has announced the death of Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew I. Holzemer, a U.S. Navy sailor who was deployed in support of Special Operations Command Forward – East Africa for U.S. Africa Command. Holzemer, of Tennessee, died June 17[Read More…]
Report Links Poor Medical Care to Deaths in ICE Detention
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 Contact: ACLU Media Poor medical treatment contributed to more than half the deaths reported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a 16-month period, Human Rights Watch, the American Civil Liberties Union, Detention Watch Network, and National Immigrant Justice Center said in a report released today.[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Urges FCC to Deny Proposed Tribune-Sinclair Merger
Madigan Urges FCC to Deny Massive Media Merger that Will Exceed the National Audience Reach Limit & Decrease Consumer Choices Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a petition today urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deny the proposed merger between the Tribune Media Company[Read More…]
