The Bathhouse/Environmental Classroom at the Park Forest Aqua Center is now solar heated. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2010. Park Forest residents may want to think twice before spending their hard-earned money on buying bottled water — not to mention adding more plastic bottles to the landfills —[Read More…]
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Will County Public Meetings on District Deer Management Plan
A deer grazes in the co-ops last summer. (Photo: Rosemary Piser) Will County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Forest Preserve District of Will County will host public meetings to discuss its proposed plan to manage deer. Meetings are scheduled for: Tuesday, April 13 at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, McKinley Woods, 25055 W.[Read More…]
Park Forest Historical Society Announces 2010 Hall Of Fame Inductees
The Park Forest Historical Society will welcome its class of 2010 on April 18. (Graphic Supplied) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Historical Society will hold the annual Park Forest Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, April 18, 2010 at 3 p.m. in Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Blvd in Park Forest.[Read More…]
St. Irenaeus Welcomes Rev. Terrance Johnson as Pastor
Fr. Terry Johnson was installed Sunday as Pastor of St. Ireneaus Church in Park Forest. (Photo: George Manno) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– St. Irenaeus Catholic parish in Park Forest will installed their new pastor on Sunday, April 11. Rev. Terrance Johnson was installed by Bishop Joseph Perry and the congregation, during[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for April 12, 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 other[Read More…]
Haiti: Red Cross Red Crescent Prepares for Rainy Season as Earthquake Relief Operation Continues
Port-au-Prince/Geneva–(ENEWSPF)–9 April 2010. Three months after the Haiti earthquake on January 12, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is increasing its efforts to assist the extremely vulnerable populations during the rainy season, while continuing to provide emergency relief. “While the International Red Cross and Red[Read More…]
Haiti: Resettlement of Quake Survivors Must Ensure Human Dignity
GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–9 April 2010. International aid agencies Oxfam, World Vision and CARE urge the Haitian government to ensure new camps are ready to receive earthquake survivors before more evacuations take place. The call comes as agencies rush to prepare a new site in time for people who must be relocated[Read More…]
Haiti: UN Prepares to Help Relocate 7,500 Quake Survivors at Risk From Floods
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 April 2010 – Relief organizations working with United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti are preparing to relocate some 7,500 earthquake survivors at risk of potential flooding in a camp above Port-au-Prince, the capital. People living in dangerous areas at the Petionville Club settlement were presented with voluntary relocation options[Read More…]
ACLU Comments On Retirement Of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2010. United States Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens today announced his retirement from the Court after serving for 35 years. The following can be attributed to Steven R. Shapiro, Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union: “The nation owes Justice John Paul Stevens its deep[Read More…]
President Obama, Department of Education Announce Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge Finalists
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2010. The White House and the Department of Education announced today the six high schools selected as finalists for the first annual Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge. The Commencement Challenge, launched in late February, invited the nation’s public high schools to submit applications[Read More…]
