Inter Press Service By Dahr Jamail MARFA, Texas – (IPS) – By using the written word and art, veterans of the U.S. occupation of Iraq are transforming their trauma into a message of both healing and resistance to the failed U.S. adventure. "If I say nothing, I have failed," writes[Read More…]

A group of Alsip firefighters attend a Sertoma Centre training on September 12. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– During the month of September, staff at Sertoma Centre are busy training members of the Alsip Fire Department on the basics of developmental, physical, emotional disabilities and/or mental illness. These trainings are just[Read More…]

Panel discussion members from left: Kathleen Bankhead, Dr. Gerri Outlaw, and Michelle Cuebas. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– More than 50 social work field instructors from agencies throughout the metropolitan Chicago area met at Governors State University recently to discuss the parameters of their work as field instructors of students[Read More…]

The Plan Commission will conduct a hearing on a draft Strategic Plan for Land Use and Economic Development. (Graphic: VOPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Plan Commission of the Village of Park Forest will conduct a Public Hearing Tuesday, October 7th at 7:00 pm at Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive, to[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate will officially open its first U.S. Chocolate Academy alongside its new North American headquarters at 600 W. Chicago today. The Chicago Chocolate Academy, a training center for professional users, joins nine others around the world and is a[Read More…]