Harpursville, NY-(ENEWSPF)- We’ve been watching her for weeks, but zookeepers say April the Giraffe is close to giving birth to her calf. Watch live. Any moment now. Sign up for text alerts here. No kidding. That link will take you to Animal Adventure Park where it’s all happening. Live. Get[Read More…]
Day: April 6, 2017
Center for Performing Arts Presents A Jazz Birthday Celebrated in Style with Chicago Jazz Philharmonic on April 29
Obert Davis, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (Photo furnished) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2017. This year is the 100th birthday of Jazz icons Ella Fitzgerald and Thelonious Monk, and Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP) is celebrating in style! The CJP Chamber Ensemble debuts new arrangements in a one-night only centennial concert,[Read More…]
U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke Leads Bipartisan Bill that Repeals Federal Transportation Law Requiring States to Suspend Driver’s Licenses for Drug Offenses
Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX-16) Source: house.gov More than 30 Addiction Recovery, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights and Faith Organizations Send Letter to Congress Urging Repeal of Federal Suspension Law Washington, D.C. – (ENEWSPF)—April 6, 2017. U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX-16) has introduced bipartisan legislation with Representatives Justin Amash (R-MI-3), Hakeem Jeffries[Read More…]
FDA Allows Marketing of First Direct-to-Consumer Tests that Provide Genetic Risk Information for Certain Conditions
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of 23andMe Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk (GHR) tests for 10 diseases or conditions. These are the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) tests authorized by the FDA that provide information on an individual’s genetic predisposition to certain[Read More…]
Park Forest Student Named to Dean’s List at Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis (Source: wustl.edu) ST. LOUIS, Mo.—(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2017 – Ryan Paige of Park Forest, Illinois was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2016 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Paige is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for[Read More…]
The Center for Multicultural Communities Presents ‘How Love Survived Hate’ on April 20
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 6, 2017. The Center for Multicultural Communities will present ‘How Love Survived Hate’ on Thursday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place in Room 1318 at Prairie State College, 202 Halsted Street in Chicago Heights. Julia Erdely will tell her amazing story of surviving[Read More…]
The Drama Group Presents The Secret Garden
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Drama Group is proud to present the enchanting, Tony Award-Winning musical, THE SECRET GARDEN, based on the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, directed by Marylee Hoganson. Performances will be held at Bloom Auditorium Theatre on April 28 & 29 at 7:30 pm and matinee on April 30[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Millennium Park is Now the #1 Attraction in the Midwest and Among the Top 10 Most-Visited Sites in the U.S.
12.9 Million Guests Visited the Park in the Second Half of 2016 to Enjoy Hundreds of Free Cultural Events, Nature Programs, Public Art and More CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Choose Chicago, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the Millennium Park Foundation in announcing[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Donald Trump’s Nominee to the Supreme Court Rejected
Republicans Must Change the Nominee, Not Senate Rules Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2017. Today, Senate Republicans rushed through a confirmation vote on Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Neil Gorsuch has been met with widespread criticism both across the country and from the Senate before, during, and[Read More…]
Trump’s New Plan to Penalize the Sick
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2017 By: Sam Berger President Donald Trump listens to a question during a town hall with business leaders in Washington, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. AP/Evan Vucci Republicans need to stop making a terrible health care bill even worse. A little over a week ago, President Donald Trump[Read More…]