Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2018 By: Jane Nicoll The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 227 Monee Road (inside St. Mary’s Catholic Church), Park Forest, Illinois, invites you to “Step Back into a 1950s Valentine’s Day,” from February 3 -March 7, 2018, open Wednesday and Saturday, 1 to 3:30 p.m.;[Read More…]
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Future Of Health Dept. On The Line This Monday
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village Board this Monday will consider a resolution to discontinue the home healthcare and clinical services of the Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus at the end of the current fiscal year. (This Monday’s meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. and is not scheduled to begin with a[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center Demands Records from DHS After Detained Immigrant Dies
ALABAMA—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency after the death this week of Yulio Castro-Garrido, a 33-year-old Cuban immigrant who was detained at[Read More…]
Village of Park Forest Receives Highest Designation for Efforts in Solar
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018. Today, the national SolSmart program recognized 15 Chicago-area municipalities and counties for making it faster, easier, and more affordable for residents and businesses to go solar. Park Forest was among those honored. These communities have taken bold steps to encourage solar energy growth and remove[Read More…]
Cordless Electric Chainsaws Recalled Due to Injury Hazard
Distributed by Hongkong Sun Rise Trading Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Recall Summary: Name of product: Cordless electric chainsaws Hazard: The chain brake guard in the cordless electric chainsaw can fail and allow the chainsaw to continue operating, posing an injury hazard to users. Remedy: Repair Recall date:[Read More…]
Infant Bodysuits Recalled Due to Choking Hazard; Made by Alstyle
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Recall Summary: Name of product: Infant bodysuits Hazard: The snaps at the crotch can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Remedy: Refund Recall date: February 1, 2018 Units: About 194,500 (In addition, about 103,100 were sold in Canada) Recall Details: In[Read More…]
“House Republicans are Now Accomplices” in Efforts to Obstruct Justice
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018. Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee, issued a joint statement following the release of the “Nunes memo,” a set of misleading talking points drafted by the Republican staff of the House Permanent Select Committee[Read More…]
NASA’s Newly Rediscovered IMAGE Mission Provided Key Aurora Research
Greenbelt, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Miles Hatfield On Jan. 20, 2018, amateur astronomer Scott Tilley detected an unexpected signal coming from what he later postulated was NASA’s long-lost IMAGE satellite, which had not been in contact since 2005. On Jan. 30, NASA — along with help from a community of[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Joins Chicago Sky to Announce Team’s Move to Wintrust Arena
UChicago Medicine to Serve as Team’s Official Medical Provider and Sponsor CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined the WNBA’s Chicago Sky to formally announce the team is moving to Wintrust Arena in Chicago’s South Loop for the 2018 season. In addition, the University of Chicago Medicine has been[Read More…]
Earthjustice & Sierra Club Demand Information on EPA’s FOIA Processes
Political Interference Suspected: Under Scott Pruitt, EPA Has Stonewalled the Public’s Right to Information Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Thom Cmar, Earthjustice and Adam Beitman, Sierra Club Earthjustice, representing the Sierra Club, filed a lawsuit today to compel the agency to comply with public records laws after extensive delays in providing[Read More…]
