Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School published a statement on its Web site, "Marian Catholic will be closed Wednesday, February 2nd due to the weather. All activities are also cancelled. Stay safe and warm in these blizzard conditions!"
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Prairie State College Closed February 2 Due To Weather
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest received the following statement from Prairie State College, "PSC is closed due to weather reopening on Thursday, Feb. 3."
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Remarks by the President on the Situation in Egypt, February 1, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2011 – 6:44 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. Over the past few days, the American people have watched the situation unfolding in Egypt. We’ve seen enormous demonstrations by the Egyptian people. We’ve borne witness to the beginning of a new chapter in the history of[Read More…]
Park Forest Mayor On Winter Storm Preparations In Village
Mayor John Ostenburg. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Mayor John Ostenburg released the following statement regarding the blizzard Park Forest and the Chicagoland area are currently enduring: The Village of Park Forest has been engaged since early on Monday, January 31, in preparations for the pending snowstorm to hit the[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–National African American History Month
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2011. The great abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass once told us, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” Progress in America has not come easily, but has resulted from the collective efforts of generations. For centuries, African American men and women have persevered to[Read More…]
Status of U.S. Citizen Evacuations from Egypt, February 1, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2011. The State Department remains focused on the welfare and safety of U.S. citizens in Egypt. Approximately 1,600 U.S citizens and their family members have been evacuated from Egypt in an operation that began on Monday, January 31. We will continue evacuation efforts to facilitate the safe[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, February 1, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Omar Soltero, 28, of San Antonio, Texas, died Jan. 31 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He[Read More…]
Combating Holocaust Denial, UN Leads Delegation to Auschwitz Nazi Death Camp
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 February 2011 – Top United Nations officials led a visit by 150 eminent personalities and representatives of 40 Governments today to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest and most notorious of all the Nazi death camps, to combat denial of the Holocaust of millions of Jews and others during the Second[Read More…]
Haiti: UN Human Rights Chief Offers Help to Address Crimes Under Duvalier
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 February 2011 – The United Nations human rights chief has offered Haitian authorities technical assistance for prosecuting crimes committed during the 15-year rule of former president Jean-Claude Duvalier, who returned to the country last month from exile. There are major issues concerning human rights abuses that took place[Read More…]
