CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2017 By: Angie Davis On Friday, Dec. 1 at 7pm, the Vincent Babiarz Memorial Toy Drive will be held at Murphy’s Bleachers, 3655 N. Sheffield in Chicago, to provide holiday toys for clients of Chicago’s largest food pantry, Lakeview Pantry. After the loss of their 5-year-old son Vincent[Read More…]
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‘Plea for Peace’ to Premiere Dec. 1 in University of Chicago’s Mandel Hall
Prof. Augusta Read Thomas’ Work to Commemorate First Nuclear Reaction CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 28, 2017 By: Andrew Bauld The connection between classical composition and a milestone is as old as the art itself. From coronations to religious ceremonies to royal celebrations, such commissions were once commonplace. But commemorating the world’s first nuclear[Read More…]
Frequency of HIV Testing and Time from Infection to Diagnosis Improve
Many people still have HIV for years before they know it Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—November 28, 2017 By: National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention A new CDC Vital Signs report published today finds that HIV is being diagnosed sooner after infection than was previously reported. According to the[Read More…]
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s OK of Corporation’s Plan to Drain California Desert Aquifer
Water-mining project would deplete life-giving springs in the Mojave Trails National Monument Los Angeles, California—(ENEWSPF)—November 28, 2017 By: Greg Loarie, Ileene Anderson, and Adam Keats Conservation and health-safety groups today filed suit in federal court challenging the Trump administration’s approval of an enormous groundwater-mining and pipeline project in Southern California.[Read More…]
Ivanka Trump Should Stop Pretending the Tax Bill Will Help Women and Families
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 28, 2017 By: Shilpa Phadke U.S. House Republicans recently jammed through a tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, that gives massive tax cuts to millionaires and the ultrarich instead of those who need it the most: working families. Ivanka Trump, who has been traveling around the[Read More…]
Records Sought on Trump Administration Decision to Lift Ban on Zimbabwe Elephant Trophy Imports
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 28, 2017 By: Brett Hartl The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a Freedom of Information Act request today seeking public records about an African trip taken by President Trump’s director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just days before the administration reversed an Obama-era ban on important[Read More…]
Recording Academy™ Announces 60th Annual Grammy Awards® Nominees
Santa Monica, California—(ENEWSPF)—November 28, 2017 By: Neda Azarfar and Maureen O’Connor The Recording Academy™ welcomes this year’s class of GRAMMY® nominees. Already a 21-time GRAMMY winner, JAY-Z leads with eight nominations, followed by Kendrick Lamar (7), Bruno Mars (6), Childish Gambino (5), Khalid (5), No I.D. (5), and SZA (5). Selected[Read More…]
Woodland Carols at Thorn Creek Nature Center on Saturday, December 9
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2017 By: Judy Dolan Mendelson Start your holiday season off right by giving to others during “Woodland Carols” on Saturday, December 9 from noon to 2 p.m. at Thorn Creek Nature Center. Savor homemade soups while listening to holiday music by popular area performers. The event[Read More…]
Story of the Landscape Hike at Thorn Creek Nature Center on Sunday, December 3
Registration required by Friday, December 1 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2017 By: Judy Dolan Mendelson Find out what the slopes, depressions, stream channels, and tree communities in Thorn Creek Woods can tell us on the Story of the Landscape Hike held Sunday, December 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. In[Read More…]
Governors State University Places Veterans’ Experiences Center Stage
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2017 By: Angela Denk On Monday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m., a special Town Hall event will be held on the campus of Governors State University. Veterans Speak will focus on U.S. military combat veterans and how the experience of war can be understood and shared through the humanities.[Read More…]
