Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Black History Month Celebration at Freedom Hall, DownTown Park Forest, playing to a full, standing-room-only house, on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 CREDITS Welcome/Introduction of Mayor: Chair Alfreda Keller Mayor John Ostenburg 60’s Historical Facts: Alfreda Keller/Comedian Jay Deep 60’s Act I: Aretha Franklin Latasha Southall 60’s Act[Read More…]
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USW Officers, Locked Out Members Among 100K Protesting in Wisconsin
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2011. United Steelworkers (USW) International officers Stan Johnson and Fred Redmond on Saturday joined District 2 Director Michael Bolton, a young USW leader and hip-hop artist from Canada and a vans full of Steelworkers members locked out by Honeywell in Metropolis, Ill., at the ongoing massive protests[Read More…]
Secretary Clinton to Travel to Geneva Today
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2011. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton travels to Geneva, Switzerland on February 27 to 28. While in Geneva, she will hold consultations with her counterparts on the situation in Libya, and events and trends in the broader Middle East. She will also address the high-level[Read More…]
‘Gasland’ to be Screened at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2011. The environmental movie ‘Gasland’ will be shown on Saturday, March 26 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest. This documentary journeys across American to examine the negative impacts of ‘fracking’ (drilling for natural gas), from poisoned water sources,[Read More…]
UN Security Council Imposes Sanctions on Libyan Authorities in a Bid to Stem Violent Repression
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 February 2011 – The Security Council today voted unanimously to impose sanctions against the Libyan authorities, slapping the country with an arms embargo and freezing the assets of its leaders, while referring the ongoing violent repression of civilian demonstrators to the International Criminal Court (ICC). In its Resolution[Read More…]
UN Secretary General Ban Phones Leaders of Saudi Arabia and Italy to Discuss Situation in Libya
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 February 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today had telephone discussions with King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on developments in Libya, as he continues to reach out to world leaders to urge them to support the international effort to[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Clinton Re: Holding the Qadhafi Government Accountable
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2011. The United States strongly condemns the ongoing violence and human rights violations committed by the government of Libya against its own people. As President Obama said, these actions violate international norms and every standard of common decency. They must stop. We are moving quickly on[Read More…]
Water Main Replacement On Bailey Road Will Pause For One Week
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– At a Saturday morning budget review, Mayor John Ostenburg informed the Village Board that water main replacement on Bailey Road would cease for one week to give residents in the area time to calm down a bit after the explosion that occurred there earlier this week. Citing[Read More…]
Ford Recalls Certain Model Year 2005 – 2006 F 150 Vehicles
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 26, 2011. Summary: Ford is recalling certain model year 2006 and 2006 F-150 vehicles manufactured at the Norfolk assembly plan from November 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. If the cockspring jumper wire comes in contact with the drive side frontal air bag lower horn plate, the wire[Read More…]
State Department’s Efforts to Assist U.S. Citizens in Libya
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2011. The State Department’s obligation to U.S. citizens overseas is paramount. As the situation in Libya deteriorated we kept American citizens informed, issuing numerous messages advising them of the potential danger and ultimately, on Feb 20, advising them to depart while commercial flights were still available.[Read More…]
