Oak Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association holds its monthly meeting at Gaelic Park on St. Patrick’s Day. There is a moment of levity about 11 minutes into the video when a mobile phone with a rather haunting ring goes off. The mayors, managers and board members[Read More…]
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Dubin, Kirk Urge NASA to Select Adler Planetarium for Space Shuttle Orbiter
WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) are urging the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to select Adler Planetarium for one of three retired space shuttle orbiters for public exhibition. “The Adler Planetarium is America’s first Planetarium and a world-renowned science museum located[Read More…]
Suburban Worth Man Charged in Alleged Murder for Hire Plot
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011— A Worth man is being held without bond after he was charged with trying to arrange for the murder of a female acquaintance even while he was being held in the Cook County Jail. Michael Carlson, 59, is charged with solicitation of murder for hire as a[Read More…]
Annual K of C Fish Fry Returns to St. Irenaeus (Video)
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The annual Knights of Columbus Fish Fry is back at St. Irenaeus. The Knights of Columbus volunteer and sponsor the annual Lenten fish fry at St. Irenaeus Church, Park Forest, IL. Dinner runs from 5:00 p.m. to just after 7:00 p.m. The menu features fish, shrimp, macaroni and cheese, cole[Read More…]
Jackson Says Halvorson Not Qualified to be IDOT Secretary
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. issued a blistering press release regarding news that former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson is under consideration to be the next Transportation Secretary for the state of Illinois. The two have had a combative relationship for years, much of their differences focusing on the proposed third[Read More…]
Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford Hires Park Forest Woman
Park Forester Kitty Watson and Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford has hired Kitty Watson, a Park Forest native and resident, to serve as his deputy chief of staff. Watson will oversee all of the State Treasury’s programs including those that return[Read More…]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Informs U.S. Nuclear Power Plants on Japan Earthquake’s Effects
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 18, 2011. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued an Information Notice to all currently operating U.S. nuclear power plants, describing the effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami on Japanese nuclear power plants. The notice provides a brief overview of how the earthquake and tsunami are understood[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Emergency, 18 March 2011 (14:00 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–18 March 2011 -14:00 UTC. Graham Andrew, Special Adviser to the IAEA Director General on Scientific and Technical Affairs, briefed both Member States and the media on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan. His opening remarks, which he delivered at 14:00 UTC at the IAEA headquarters in[Read More…]
UN Secretary-General Deplores Killing of Yemeni Protesters by Security Forces
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today’s reported killing by Yemeni security forces of at least 33 people who had been participating in demonstrations in the capital, Sana’a. “The Secretary-General is deeply troubled by the continuing violence and instability in Yemen,” his spokesperson said in[Read More…]
NASA Releases First-Ever HD Footage Of SRB Recovery Ship Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011. For the first time, NASA has released high-definition video taken during the retrieval of solid rocket booster segments from the Atlantic Ocean. The solid rocket boosters provided 144 million pounds of thrust for the final launch of space shuttle Discovery on its STS-133 mission. After[Read More…]
