The 2010 Buick LaCrosse. (Photo: GM) Car Talk By Jonathan Pitman There are cars that are just basic and then there are cars like the new 2010 Buick LaCrosse. Since the LaCrosse was introduced to the Buick lineup replacing the long-running Buick LeSabre. It, it has generated a fresh appeal[Read More…]
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Park Forest Police Reports for July 26, 2010
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by[Read More…]
Police: Man Enters Wrong House After Night of Drinking
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A 34-year-old man was arrested on July 23 and charged with criminal damage to property and criminal trespass to residence when police were dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of Sauk Trail to investigate a report of a subject who had broken a window and[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of July 26, 2010
Dave Rudolf entertains children and adults at Main Street Nights. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2010. Hard to believe that summer is almost over. So don’t put off taking part in some of the summer events that are taking place in the upcoming weeks in Park Forest or[Read More…]
GSU Professor Appointed Examiner for 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marsha Katz, a professor of management, marketing, and public administration in Governors State University’s College of Business and Public Administration, was recently appointed to the 2010 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Katz is a resident of Chicago, Illinois. The award, created by public law[Read More…]
Pre-Cool Your Home for Savings – It Works
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– I was skeptical when I opened the Commonwealth Edison Summer Energy Kit which recommended pre-cooling the home “for savings.” Why the skepticism? ComEd recommends lowering the thermostat all the way down between 69° F and 72° F. That seemed a bit chilly to me. Generally, at night,[Read More…]
Heavy Rains Deluge Chicago
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Many parts of the Chicagoland area are looking for dry land after record rainfalls. From the Chicago Tribune: After a near-record deluge that shut down Chicago-area train lines and expressways — overwhelming streets and sewers as far away as DeKalb County — thousands of residents spent Saturday bailing[Read More…]
O’Reilly Falsely Claims New Black Panthers Said ‘They Want To Kill White Babies’ At Polling Place (Video)
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Bill O’Reilly falsely claimed that members of the New Black Panthers were "standing in front of a polling place and saying they want to kill white babies." In fact, O’Reilly conflated two separate incidents: Video of a member of the New Black Panther Party suggesting the murder of[Read More…]
House GOP Leader Boehner Criticizes Breitbart
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Rep. John Boehner, the House Republican leader, has criticized Andrew Breitbart for posting edited video of former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, the Daily Caller has reported. Breitbart said the video showed "evidence of racism," but the full video shows that accusation to be false. From the Daily[Read More…]
Timeline of Breitbart’s Sherrod Smear
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Media Matters has documented a timeline of Andrew Breitbart’s smear of Shirley Sherrod, from Breitbart’s initial posting of his deceptively edited clip of Sherrod — which was amplified by Fox News and other right-wing media — through the release of the full video of Sherrod’s comments, which made[Read More…]
