Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– David J. Hernandez sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Prison for Swindling More Than 250 Investors of $6.4 Million in Ponzi Scheme A Downers Grove man who purported to offer financial investment services to the public was sentenced today to 200 months (16 years, eight months) in[Read More…]
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On The Agenda In SD 163 Tuesday
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– On the agenda with SD 163 Tuesday, January 18: A. District Spelling Bee, Freedom Hall, 7:00 p.m., January 19 B. Huth Science Fair, 7 p.m., January 20 C. Report Cards Sent Home, January 21 D. Parent-Teacher Conferences, 12:30 – 8:00 p.m., January 27, No School E. Parent-Teacher[Read More…]
Steelers Fan Sent Home From Seahawks-Crazed School For Jersey
Grendon Bailie in his Steelers gear. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) School districts should think twice about their policies. This one was just silly. Still, give it to the kid for showing his team pride. And the district? Oy. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The reception was anything but immaculate Friday, when seventh-grader Grendon[Read More…]
Sick Gulf Residents Beg Officials for Help
New Orleans, Louisana-(ENEWSPF)- In an emotionally charged meeting this week sponsored by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, fishermen, Gulf residents and community leaders vented their increasingly grave concerns about the widespread health issues brought on by the three-month-long disaster. "Today I’m talking to you about[Read More…]
Governor Quinn: Forget Amazon.com. Sign The Bill, Raise My Sales Tax
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski I recently received the following "Red Alert" from Amazon.com. Along with many others, eNews Park Forest participates in the Amazon.com Associates Program. Click on Shop in our main menu, and you will go to the ENEWSPF Amazon.com Online Store. There, you can buy virtually anything in[Read More…]
Meet Rich East’s Finest: Chinmay Kansara
Chinmay Kansara. (PHOTOS SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– This is the first of several articles we plan to run introducing eNews Park Forest readers to the best and brightest students in the Park Forest area. We begin with Chinmay Kansara, a senior at Rich East High School, and a Q&A provided[Read More…]
Changing The Tone, Or Changing Our Understanding?
Analysis By Simon Maloy Before the full scope of the tragedy at Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ (D-AZ) event in Tucson this weekend had been realized, the media were buzzing about what was to be done. The debate quickly landed on issues of tone and violent language and maps with crosshairs and[Read More…]
Conservatives Accuse Obama Of Lying About Giffords Opening Eyes; Her Doctors Disagree
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In one of the most cynical displays in recent memory, following the lead of Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft, several conservative websites – including Fox Nation and MRC arm CNS News – suggested that President Obama lied last night when he said that Rep. Giffords had opened her eyes for the first time shortly after[Read More…]
UN Chief Welcomes End of Polling in Southern Sudan’s Referendum on Self-Determination
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 January 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the end of the polling period for the referendum on the self-determination of Southern Sudan, and congratulated the people for their patience and peaceful determination to cast their ballots, which characterized voting over the past week. Mr. Ban commended the[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, January 15, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Zainah C. Creamer, 28, of Texarkana, Texas, died Jan. 12, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit with an improvised explosive device. She[Read More…]
