Meet Dolapo Igori. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest continues its series featuring Park Forest’s best and brightest students, today introducing Dolapo Igori, a 14-year Park Forest resident. Dolapo enjoys math, "because it’s challenging and I love it when I do well," and has participated in a number[Read More…]
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Rich East’s Brian Pittman Signs To Wrestle at William Penn University
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich East’s Brian Pittman (front row, center), recently signed a letter-of-intent to wrestle at William Penn University in Iowa, with his mother, Kimberly Berry (right) and his future college wrestling coach, Eric Reede (left). Also giving Pittman support are (beck row) Mike Laneve, Assistant Principal[Read More…]
Rich East’s G’Roma Webb Signs Letter of Intent To Play Basketball at U. of California, PA
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich East’s G’Roma Webb (left with pen in hand), signs her letter-of-intent to play basketball for the University of California at Pennsylvania, with her mom, Galinda Webb (left), her father Gerome Webb (right) and her younger sister, GeLina Webb. Also giving her congratulations is (back[Read More…]
White House Background Briefing on National Security Personnel Changes
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011 – 3:30 P.M. EDT. BRIEFING VIA CONFERENCE CALL MR. VIETOR: Hey, everybody, thanks for getting on today. We wanted to do a call with you this afternoon to give you a background briefing from a senior administration official on some personnel announcements the President will make[Read More…]
State Department Briefing on the Political Situation in Libya, April 27, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011. MS. FULTON: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Department of State. I’m very pleased today to introduce Ambassador Gene Cretz, our Ambassador to Libya, who’s going to talk to you about recent developments in Libya. Without further ado, I’ll turn it over to Ambassador Cretz. AMBASSADOR[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, April 27, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Joe M. Jackson, 22, of White Swan, Wash., died April 24 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine[Read More…]
New Tricare Program Offers Coverage for Young Adults Under 26
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011. DoD announced today the Tricare Young Adult (TYA) program is now open for enrollment with coverage beginning May 1, 2011. Military dependents under 26, unmarried, and not eligible for their own employer-sponsored health care coverage may be qualified to purchase TYA, which offers Tricare Standard coverage,[Read More…]
Chicago Man Sentenced in Ponzi Scheme
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced her office successfully prosecuted a Chicago area man for operating a securities fraud “ponzi” scheme. Madigan said a DuPage County judge found Namon Brown, 48, guilty Tuesday on one count of theft of $100,000, one count of securities fraud and one count[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Video Explains U.S. Radiation Monitoring
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 5 P.M. EDT.The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) has uploaded a new video to its YouTube channel. The video, “Health Physicist Explains U.S. Radiation Monitoring,” features Health Physics Society’s President Edward Maher who explains how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Food[Read More…]
Libya: UN Human Rights Panel Begins Investigation Into Abuses
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 April 2011 – A three-member international panel arrived in Libya today to begin a United Nations-ordered inquiry into the violence and human rights abuses in the North African country since forces supporting Muammar al-Qadhafi began a crackdown against protesters earlier this year. The team, led by Professor Cherif[Read More…]
