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PF Baseball Begins 2010 Season Registration

The Park Forest Storm in a team shot last Auguest. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Snow might be covering the ground, but the Park Forest Baseball 2010 season is just around the corner. Boys and girls from 4 – 14 can register beginning on Saturday, January 16th, at the Village[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Reports for January 4, 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…]

Earlier Bedtimes May Help Protect Adolescents Against Depression And Suicidal Thoughts

Westchester, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that adolescents with bedtimes that were set earlier by parents were significantly less likely to suffer from depression and to think about committing suicide, suggesting that earlier bedtimes could have a protective effect by lengthening sleep duration and[Read More…]

2009 H1N1 Flu: Situation Update, December 31, 2009

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2009. Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of December 20-26, 2009, certain key indicators decreased, others increased, and still others remained the same compared to[Read More…]

ISAC New Year’s Resolution Advice: Be Proactive In Paying For College

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2009.  In 2009, an estimated 130,000 eligible Illinois college students missed out on state financial aid by not completing the required Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) soon enough.  For this new year, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) recommends getting an early start on the[Read More…]

Baby New Year’s Projected College Tuition Costs: $180,000

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2009.  We’ve all seen the Rankin-Bass claymation story of Rudolph’s Shiny New Year featuring Happy, the big-eared newborn with the top hat symbolic of the new year.  But what will the baby’s parents do when they discover that a child born today is projected to incur college[Read More…]

Illinois Weekly H1N1 Influenza Activity Estimates, December 31, 2009

Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2009. Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of December 29, 2009) Allocated 3,643,100 Ordered 3,405,700 Shipped 3,282,020 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents[Read More…]

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