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Park Forest Toastmasters To Host Humorous Speech Contest
Park Forest, IL- (ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Toastmasters will host a Humorous Speech contest 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 7, 2011 at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Blvd., Park Forest, IL. Speakers from Park Forest, Homewood, Matteson and South Holland will compete in the contest. The contest is free and open to the public. Enjoy an evening[Read More…]
Cook County Clerk David Orr Releases 2010 Tax Rate Report; Park Forest Rate Up 5.45%
COOK COUNTY-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office on Thursday released the 2010 property tax rates for more than 1,500 taxing agencies in Chicago and suburban Cook County. According to the report, Park Forest residents who reside in Park Forest will see a 5.45% increase in the rate, from 5.211[Read More…]
FBI: Hogsett Announces Sentence for Jeffersonville Child Pornographer
INDIANAPOLIS-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced that Thomas E. Barron, 49, of Jeffersonville, Indiana, was sentenced to 114 months in prison to be followed by lifetime supervised release for transporting and possessing child pornography. This follows an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Indiana State Police,[Read More…]
Lt. Gov. Simon’s Complete College Tour Lands at PSC
During her recent visit to Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, Ill., Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon (left) met with PSC student Aslener Taylor (right), who interviewed Simon for an article for the PSC student newspaper. (SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon visited Prairie State College (PSC)[Read More…]
GSU Plans Mental Health Awareness Week Events
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Week, Governors State University is offering informational sessions and confidential depression screening at a series of events that are free and open to the public. “Our events are designed to help people discover their inner strengths and nurture their emotional health,”[Read More…]
Yemen: Security Council Urges End to Violence and Attacks Against Civilians
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 September 2011. The Security Council has urged all sides in Yemen to refrain from violence, including attacks against unarmed and peaceful civilian demonstrators, and called on them to abide by their obligations under international law. In a press statement issued on Saturday by Ambassador Nawaf Salam of Lebanon,[Read More…]
UN Official Condemns Deadly Bomb Blasts in Iraqi City
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 September 2011. The acting head of the United Nations mission in Iraq strongly condemned today’s terrorist attacks that targeted Government buildings in the city of Karbala, killing over a dozen people and injuring many others. Jerzy Skuratowicz, who is also the deputy head of the UN Assistance Mission[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, September 25, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Sept. 23 in Wardak, province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for September 26, 2011
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
