Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Lynwood man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for pocketing bribes in exchange for allowing food service workers to bypass sanitation certification training and testing mandated by the state of Illinois and city of Chicago. ERNEST GRIFFIN, 71, took bribes from individuals who wanted[Read More…]
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Rich East Grad Julius Mercer Book Signing at PF 7-Eleven April 29
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Julius Mercer, former USA & World-Class ranked track and field hurdler, a 1979 graduate of Rich East High School, former Olympic hopeful, is bringing his “Success Is in You” tour to the Park Forest 7-Eleven on April 29. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.[Read More…]
LEED Gold Certification for Cook County’s Dunne Administration Building
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced the County’s Dunne Administrative Building has achieved LEED Gold certification. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and denotes an improvement to a building’s lifecycle performance, based on a point system, that provides associated environmental, health and financial[Read More…]
Researchers Produce Detailed Map Of Potential Mars Rover Landing Site
Providence, RI-(ENEWSPF)- Brown University researchers have published the most detailed geological history to date for a region of Mars known as Northeast Syrtis Major, a spot high on NASA’s list of potential landing sites for its next Mars rover to be launched in 2020. The region is home to a[Read More…]
Uncategorized A New Angle on Two Spiral Galaxies for Hubble’s 27th Birthday
STScI-(ENEWSPF)- When the Hubble Space Telescope launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990, astronomers could only dream what they might see. Now, 27 years and more than a million observations later, the telescope delivers yet another magnificent view of the universe — this time, a striking pair of[Read More…]
Where the Hell or Heck is Matt? 2012 and 2016
(ENEWSPF)- First wrote about “Where the Hell is Matt?” in 2009 after a student introduced me to Matt Harding’s videos. We were studying Hinduism at the time, and the song in the video from the 2009 post is Praan, a song by Garry Schyman. The words to that song are inspired[Read More…]
NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity Leaves ‘Tribulation’
Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is departing “Cape Tribulation,” a crater-rim segment it has explored since late 2014, southbound for its next destination, “Perseverance Valley.” The rover team plans observations in the valley to determine what type of fluid activity carved it billions of years ago: water, wind,[Read More…]
Police Charge Minnesota Man With Felony Disorderly Conduct
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police charged a 45-year-old Minnesota man with one felony count of disorderly conduct and filing a false police report. Police made the statement on the department’s Facebook page. Charges were filed on April 18, 2017, according to police. According to police, the man told[Read More…]
Youth Unemployment in High Poverty Areas Legislation Introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly and Senator Durbin
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—April 18, 2017. U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today unveiled two pieces of legislation they will introduce when Congress is back in session next week to expand and increase access to employment opportunities for at-risk youth. The Helping to Encourage Real Opportunity (HERO) for At-Risk Youth[Read More…]
No Longer Uninvited Students Decide How to Spend $1 Million
At the Forefront of Community Politics, Sullivan High School Youth Play Key Role in the 49th Ward Participatory Budgeting Process Rogers Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—April 18, 2017. A group of students from Sullivan High School in Rogers Park has been increasingly involved in community politics. These 15 youth leaders have dedicated[Read More…]
