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…]
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In and Around Park Forest Week of June 27, 2011
Francesca Wessely (left) and her mother Lynn share smiles during School District 163’s first annual golf outing held last week at the University Golf Club and Convention Center (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2011. As promised in his re-election campaign, Mayor Ostenburg has formed the Mayor’s Advisory Council[Read More…]
States Must Take Effective Measures to Prevent Torture – UN Chief
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 June 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today exhorted States to take effective legislative, administrative and judicial measures to prevent torture, calling the practice a brutal attempt to destroy a victim’s sense of dignity and sense of human worth that can never be justified. “There are no exceptional circumstances whatsoever –[Read More…]
UNESCO Regrets Thai Decision to Denounce World Heritage Convention
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 June 2011. The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today voiced deep regret after Thailand announced it would denounce the global convention aimed at preserving humankind’s most outstanding shared cultural and natural heritage. A Thai Government minister said yesterday in Paris, where the[Read More…]
Afghanistan: UN Deplores Deadly Bombing of Hospital
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 June 2011. The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has voiced outrage at a bomb attack earlier today at a public hospital in the country’s east that has killed dozens of people. Media reports indicate that many people were killed or injured following the apparent suicide bombing at[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, June 25, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Nicholas C. D. Hensley, 28, of Prattville, Ala. died June 24, in Landstuhl, Germany from injuries sustained in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 15 when enemy forces attacked[Read More…]
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Strengthening America by Investing at Home (Video/Text)
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2011. Hello, everybody. Earlier this week, I spoke about our way forward in Afghanistan, and I said that because of the extraordinary work of our men and women in uniform, civilians, and our coalition partners, we will soon begin bringing our troops home, just as we’ve[Read More…]
New York Senate Passes Marriage Equality Bill With Bipartisan Support
Albany, New York-(ENEWSPF)- The New York State Senate has passed marriage equality legislation with a bipartisan vote of 33-29, the Human Rights Campaign and Illinois State Rep. Greg Harris report on their Facebook accounts. From the HRC: History in the making! The New York state senate has just successfully passed[Read More…]
Nature Relief is Conducting a Voluntary Recall of Nature Relief Instant Wart and Mole Remover
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2011. Nature Relief is voluntarily recalling Nature Relief Instant Wart and Mole Remover. Consumers are advised to discontinue use and immediately dispose of any used or unused portions of the product. It is suggested that you discard of the product and contents inside a plastic bag[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2011. As we mark the anniversary of the United Nations’ Convention Against Torture, I join people around the world in honoring the victims of torture, paying tribute to all those who are courageously working to eradicate these inhuman practices from our world, and reaffirming the commitment[Read More…]
