Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Looking for a reason to feel civic pride? Come to Village Hall on Monday, March 6, when the Park Forest Fire Department holds its annual awards ceremony. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. After the awards have been presented, there will be a small reception with[Read More…]
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In and Around Park Forest for the Week of March 5, 2017
One of the featured art pieces at Tall Grass Arts Association ‘Flight of Obscurity X’ exhibit. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) — Park Forest’s Tall Grass Arts Association will host a very different kind of exhibit in its Gallery beginning Saturday, March 11. ‘Flight of Obscurity X’ is an imposing solo show[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq, March 5, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in[Read More…]
Edgar’s Place Coffee House Proudly Presents Kristin Lems on Saturday, March 11
Singer, songwriter Kristin Lems will perform at Edgar’s Coffee House on March 11 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 5, 2017. Edgar’s Place Coffee House proudly presents Kristin Lems on Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. Edgar’s Place is located at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest. Kristin[Read More…]
“Welcoming The Stranger” In The Age Of Trump
Commentary By Charles C. Haynes On Feb. 8, a group of Latino men were leaving an overnight hypothermia shelter at Rising Hope Mission Church in Alexandria, Va., when they were surrounded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, arrested and taken away in vans. The church’s pastor, Kerry Kincannon,[Read More…]
At Long Last, The Stuff Of Journalism
Commentary By Gene Policinski The resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. White House internal disputes that stall policy decisions. Even a mini-crisis involving North Korea. At long last: the stuff of journalism. After seeming eons of the squishiness of reporting on campaign claims and counter-claims, email investigations that went[Read More…]
Park Forest Fire Department Report For Feb. 19-25
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Fire Department began issuing a weekly report on its Facebook page. eNews Park Forest will share this information with the public as it is posted. This will give the public an idea of how busy the department is, considering there are only seven days[Read More…]
Anti-Defamation League Praises FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arrest of St. Louis Man in Threat to Its New York Office and Several Other Jewish Institutions
Juan Thompson allegedly made numerous threats against Jewish Community Centers New York, NY—(ENEWPF)–March 3, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the arrest of a St. Louis man in connection with a bomb threat against its headquarters in New York and threats against at least eight other Jewish institutions across[Read More…]
Arne Duncan Appointed Distinguished Senior Fellow at University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy
Arne Duncan CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. Arne Duncan, who served as U.S. Secretary of Education and chief executive of the Chicago Public Schools, has joined the University of Chicago as a distinguished senior fellow at the Harris School of Public Policy. Duncan will participate in seminars, conferences and student-led initiatives at[Read More…]
Saturday Rules Meeting Cancelled For March 4
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Saturday Rules meeting originally scheduled for March 4, 2017, at 10 a.m. has been cancelled, per a notice from the Village of Park Forest. There was no reason given for the cancellation on the agenda notice received (pictured).
