WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled[Read More…]
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Sierra Club Condemns Pennsylvania Security Agency’s Scare Tactics
Harrisburg, Penn.–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2010. This week we learned that Pennsylvania’s state agency overseeing homeland security has been gathering McCarthy-style “research” on state residents, including everyday Pennsylvanians concerned about the health and environmental damage caused by loosely regulated gas drilling. Governor Rendell has since terminated the contract with the company that[Read More…]
Marijuana Use Increases While Arrests Approach Record Levels
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2010. Marijuana arrests accounted for more than half of all U.S. drug arrests in 2009, while its use among Americans increased by 8 percent, according to two reports released this week by government officials. According to the FBI’s 2009 Uniform Crime Report released yesterday, U.S. law enforcement[Read More…]
Former Indianapolis City-County Councilman Charged with Allegedly Soliciting a Bribe and Attempted Extortion
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2010. Former Indianapolis and Marion County, Ind., City-County Councilman Lincoln Plowman has been charged with attempted extortion and soliciting a bribe, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer for the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. Morrison of the Southern District of Indiana. The indictment, returned by[Read More…]
President Obama to Announce Major Expansion of ‘Educate to Innovate’ Campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2010. Today at the White House, as part of his “Educate to Innovate” campaign to raise American students to the top of the pack in science and math achievement over the next decade, President Obama will announce the launch of Change the Equation, a CEO-led effort to[Read More…]
Volunteers Needed for ME4E National Public Lands Day Event in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2010. ME4E will host a National Public Lands Day (NPLD) event on Thursday, September 23rd as part of a national initiative. Over 170,000 volunteers will visit their favorite parks, beaches, wildlife preserves or forests and chip in to help improve these treasured places. The NPLD is[Read More…]
Theater Operator Facing Multiple Charges Following Arrest
Kenneth Arron speaks to the Village Board in March 2010, identifying himself as ‘Kenny Yochelson.’ (Photo: ENEWSPF) Updated at 11:42 a.m. with more video. Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– In the 1957 musical The Music Man, Professor Harold Hill arrives by train in River City Iowa and begins to work his a[Read More…]
Tickets Please! Park Forest’s Freedom Hall Announces 2010/2011 Series
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 season. Main Series Kenyan Safari Acrobats Friday, October 15, 8 p.m. The Kenya Safari Acrobats offer a truly unique cultural experience. Hailing from the heart of Africa, this awe-inspiring and dynamic dance troupe takes[Read More…]
‘Arrive Alive’ Comes to PSC
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College student Josh Johnson, of Palos Heights, sits behind the wheel to experience what it would be like to drive under the influence, while Jan Griffith, of United National Arrive Alive Tour, judges his performance. The college hosted the Arrive Alive Tour to[Read More…]
FBI: ‘Wheaton Bandit’ Investigation Continues
Reward Offer Increased to $50,000 Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Authorities are once again asking for the public’s help in identifying the serial robber suspected of as many as 16 armed takeover-style robberies of banks and credit unions in the western suburbs. Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the[Read More…]
