Main Street Nights begin June 25. (Montage: ENEWSPF. Photos supplied) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Freedom Hall announced the schedule for this summer’s Main Street Nights. The free performances in the Park Forest Downtown Village Green have become increasingly popular with village residents and visitors from surrounding towns. The shows boast, "the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s Summer Baggie Book Mobile will make its rounds in District neighborhoods Monday through Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., from Monday, June 16, to Thursday, July 31. Prekindergarten through eighth grade students and their parents will be able to check[Read More…]

Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Matteson Elementary School District 162’s Huth Middle School recently inducted 33 seventh and eighth grade students into the National Junior Honor Society. The eighth graders include Fumbi Awe, Brianna Bogan, Steve Burnette, Ryan Calvin, Jean Contreres, Gabrielle Etienne, Travis Harris, Ciara Jackson, Jack Johnson, Melina Jones, Samantha Lewis,[Read More…]

(ENEWSPF)– Congratulations on getting your tattoo! Now it’s time to take proper care of it and maintain it! Your tattoo artist should have given you instructions on how look after your tattoo. Aftercare instructions may vary from artist to artist. So what I am about to list is just a[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today applauded the formation of the House of Representatives’ LGBT Equality Caucus.  The bipartisan Caucus was announced this morning by its founding members, including Caucus co-chairs, Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Rep. Barney[Read More…]

A camper studies specimens under a microscope. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Village of Park Forest has partnered with ME4E, Multidisciplinary Education for the Environment, to offer summer enrichment camps from June 16 through August 8. There will be a unique "green" theme each week. Emily Kenny, co-founder of[Read More…]

"Celebrating Marshall Field’s" will be the topic of our meeting Sunday June 22, 2008, 2:30 p.m. in the Village Hall Board Meeting room, 350 Victory Blvd.  The Village plans to have the Field’s building demolished sometime this summer to make way for more Legacy Homes.  The Society wants to celebrate[Read More…]

Inter Press Service By Dahr Jamail Click here to read story at original source with photo. SEATTLE, Jun 2 (IPS) – Dozens of veterans from the U.S. occupation of Iraq converged in this west coast city over the weekend to share stories of atrocities being committed daily in Iraq, in[Read More…]

Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Jun 2 (IPS) – The real number of the dead is far higher than even the highest declared in death tolls, many Iraqis say. A study by doctors from the Johns Hopkins School of Health in conjunction with Iraqi doctors[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–According to a recent national survey conducted by Harris Interactive®, 38 percent of gay and lesbian adults report they are absolutely certain or very likely to take their vacations as planned this year, compared with 34 percent of their heterosexual counterparts. However when asked whether they might decide to[Read More…]