Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Around 4:00 p.m., on Thursday, October 7, 2010, the FBI reports that a lone white male walked into the Chase Bank branch located at 13211 LaGrange Road, Orland Park, Illinois. He approached the teller window, handed the teller a note allegedly announcing a bank robbery, and verbally threatened[Read More…]
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Chicago Drug Fugitives Arrested in Mexico
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Two former Chicago residents with ties to a sophisticated drug operation who had been on the run from law enforcement for nearly a decade, were located and arrested earlier this week in Mexico, announced Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of[Read More…]
‘America’s Original GI Town’ Author, Gregory Randall Returns to Park Forest
Gregory Randall. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest was planned in 1946 as a GI Town to provide housing for returning World War II veterans and their families. Settled in 1948, the village became the first fully-planned post-World War II suburb. This seminal community in the suburban growth of[Read More…]
GSU Hosts Student Art Exhibit
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Area art professors and educators will have the opportunity to show off their creative endeavors at the 2010 Regional College and University Art Faculty Exhibition at the Governors State University Visual Arts Gallery through October 28. Local college and university art instructors will be exhibiting their current[Read More…]
District 163 Schools Ranked Among Top Schools By Chicago Magazine
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– All five of Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s schools that take the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) were ranked among the top 300 elementary schools in Cook County by Chicago Magazine. Based on 2008-09 data, which included ISAT scores, the percentage of students who meet/exceed state[Read More…]
Charges Against Brian Dorian, Lynwood Cop Accused in Shooting Spree, Dropped
Charges against Brian Dorian, a former Lansing police officer, have been dropped. Update via CBS: Brian Dorian was released from jail at approximately 6:30 p.m. Joliet, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Chicago Sun-Times: A Lynwood police officer accused of a murdering a man is expected to be freed tonight after his alibi[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Honors Work of Volunteers With Governor’s Home Town Awards
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today announced 26 projects as 2010 Governor’s Home Town Award recipients. The awards recognize the contributions of thousands of Illinois’ volunteers for their hard work and dedication towards improving their communities. “One of our greatest duties is to help those who are in need,”[Read More…]
Durbin Supports Chrysler Application for Funding to Create or Retain Over 2,000 Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2010. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent a letter to the Department of Energy in support of Chrysler’s application for funding to help finance facility, tooling, and equipment upgrades designed to raise production capabilities at the Belvidere, Illinois plant. The project will allow Chrysler to retain[Read More…]
Durbin Statement on TCF’s Court Challenge of Interchange Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2010. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today after Minnesota-based TCF National Bank filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Durbin-authored law regarding interchange fees. The bipartisan language passed as part of the Wall Street reform act, requires the Federal Reserve[Read More…]
Illinois High Schools Invited to Participate in Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2010. The Illinois Arts Council and our regional partners statewide invite all Illinois high schools to participate in the 2010-11 Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, a free national program created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. Now entering its 6th year of[Read More…]
