Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Village of Park Forest has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to purchase and rehabilitate several vacant, foreclosed homes and sell the properties to income qualified families. A recent award of $500,000 from Cook County will fund the purchase and rehabilitation efforts. The Village will look to[Read More…]
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Mississippi Shrimpers Refuse to Trawl, Fearing Oil, Dispersants
By Dahr Jamail BILOXI, Mississippi, Aug 20, 2010 (IPS/IFEJ) – The U.S. state of Mississippi recently reopened all of its fishing areas. The problem is that commercial shrimpers refuse to trawl because they fear the toxicity of the waters and marine life due to the BP oil disaster. "We come[Read More…]
Park Forest Running Club Announces Inaugural Turtle Ten Miler
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Running and Pancake Club announced its inaugural Turtle Ten Miler to be held Saturday, September 4. There is no fee to enter the race. A statement on the club’s Web site reads: As Labor Day quickly approaches, we’ve heard from fellow runners that many[Read More…]
Grande Prairie Choral Arts Selects Jo Rodenburg as Artistic Director
Jo Rodenburg. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Grande Prairie Choral Arts released a statement regarding their selection of Jo Rodenburg as Artistic Director for the 2010/11 season. The statement reads: Ms. Rodenburg brings an excitement and energy to our organization based in her commitment to the arts in the overall region, and specifically in[Read More…]
PSC Names Ballom to Director of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs
Consuelo V. Frederick Ballom. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Consuelo V. Frederick Ballom is the new director of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs at Prairie State College (PSC). In her new position, Ballom is responsible for the oversight and coordination of student programming, leadership development, service learning programs, minority student[Read More…]
PSC to Host Annual Foodapooloza to Benefit Respond Now
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Last year Prairie State College (PSC) collected more than a ton of food at Foodapalooza to benefit Respond Now. The college wants to do it again, and is calling for everyone’s help. Foodapalooza will feature live performances by bands from a variety of genres for the admission[Read More…]
Death Notice: Frances F. Bradley nee Rogers
Frances F. Bradley nee Rogers, 67, August 20, 2010, longtime resident of Crete, IL . Beloved wife of Bobby; Loving mother of Mary (Mike) Kwiatkowski, Theresa Bradley, and Patricia (Robert) Bailey. Dear grandmother of Steven, Ashley, Bobby, Nocholas, Justyn, Conner and Jordan. Cherished great-grandmother of Michele, Samantha, and Alex. Dear[Read More…]
GSU Marks National Suicide Prevention Day
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University will mark National Suicide Prevention Day on September 8 with a presentation on the warning signs of suicide and an information table. The presentation is scheduled for noon to 1 p.m. in Engbretson Hall and the information table will be located in the Hall[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill. August 23. 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides an Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. More Than 1.5 Million Feet of[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen. August 23, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2010 – 12:30 p.m. EDT Thad Allen: Thank you, Jeff. Good afternoon. I’d like to provide you an update regarding our operations at the wellhead. Just to bring you up to speed on what transpired over the weekend, as of Saturday morning, we finished the 48-hour ambient pressure[Read More…]
