Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2011. The warmer weather has finally arrived, which means now is the time to make sure your membership card to the Park Forest Aqua Center is ready for multiple swipes this summer. Opening day is Saturday, June 4, from noon to 7 p.m. With a season[Read More…]
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DOD Identifies Six Army Casualties, May 28, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died May 26 of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. They were assigned to the 4th Battalion, 101st[Read More…]
Lockheed Martin’s Swift, Deliberate Response Thwarts IT Breach
BETHESDA, Md–(ENEWSPF)–May 28th, 2011 — On Saturday, May 21, Lockheed Martin detected a significant and tenacious attack on its information systems network. The company’s information security team detected the attack almost immediately, and took aggressive actions to protect all systems and data. As a result of the swift and deliberate[Read More…]
Transpecos Foods, LP Issues Allergy Alert On Onion Ring Product
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2011. Transpecos Foods, LP of Pecos, Texas is recalling the following items because they may contain undeclared Milk and/or Egg allergens: Southern Home Diced Onion Rings, Net WT 20 oz (1 LB 4 OZ) 567 g, UPC 60788001108, sold prior to 5/27/2011, packaged in a printed[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Tusk of Poland in Joint Press Conference
Warsaw, Poland–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2011 – 2:30 P.M. CEST PRIME MINISTER TUSK: (As translated.) Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, before the visit of President Barack Obama, I learned that Ralph Waldo Emerson was your favorite American thinker. And certainly at the time I tried to search for some association, some quotations,[Read More…]
Weekly Address: Resurgent American Auto Manufacturers Signal an Economy on the Rise
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2011. In this week’s address, Vice President Biden highlighted the resurgence of the American automobile industry. Hello, everyone. I hope you’re having a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend. I’ve got some good news for us today. Not only is our economy overall growing, but one of[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Air Force Casualties, May 27, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen died May 26 in the Shorabak district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were:[Read More…]
Habitat For Humanity And Sprite Partner To Beautify Park Forest’s Somonauk Park (Video)
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Video footage from the May 19, 2011 event at Somonauk Park. Park Forest Mayor John Ostenburg and Village Trustee Bonita Dillard were on hand to thank the two groups for their efforts.
Rich East Grad To Be Named Eagle Scout
Aaron Van Dyke and his father, Bill. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Steger, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A 2011 Rich East graduate and Park Forest resident will be named an Eagle Scout, eNews Park Forest has learned. Pictured here with his father Bill Van Dyke at an award ceremony for another Scout, Bill Perkins, Aaron[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, May 27, 2011
Enroute Warsaw Poland–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2011 – 4:45 P.M. CEST MR. CARNEY: Hello, everyone. As we make our way to Warsaw, I wanted to gaggle and bring with me Ben Rhodes, the President’s Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications. We also have with us Liz Sherwood-Randall, who is Senior Director[Read More…]
