Registration Required by Thursday, April 21 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2016. The Lake Calumet Vision Committee is sponsoring its 5th Annual Earth Day Hike on Friday, April 22. This will be a unique opportunity to explore the area around Lake Calumet on the “secured” property of the Illinois International Port District. Join[Read More…]
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The Overdose Crisis is Making America Finally Consider Supervised Injection Facilities
More people are now dying from overdose deaths than from car accidents. NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016 By: Tony Newman There is an overdose crisis in the United States. More people are now dying from overdose deaths than from car accidents. Overdose has become an issue that is being talked about at all[Read More…]
A Statement from Bruce Springsteen on Cancellation of April 10 Concert in North Carolina
Photo Credit: Antonio Rossi NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016– Singer, songwriter, and artist Bruce Springsteen issued the following statement on his cancellation of the concert he was to perform this Sunday in Greensboro, North Carolina. Springsteen expressed his extreme displeasure with North Carolina’s HB2, which ostensibly “dictates which bathrooms transgender people[Read More…]
‘Cold Blob’ To Be A Wildcard In The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Justin Roberti AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports the potential movement of a ‘cold blob’ of water in the North Atlantic Ocean may be the wild card in the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, experts say. The cold blob refers to a large, anomalous area of colder-than-normal sea-surface temperatures, located east of Newfoundland[Read More…]
Edgar’s Place Coffeehouse Proudly Presents Eric Lambert and Chris Walz on Saturday, April 9
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 5, 2016. Edgar’s Place Coffee House will host a CD release party for Eric Lambert and Chris Walz on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Edgar’s Place is located in the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest. Eric Lambert and Chris Walz are each virtuoso flatpickers, master[Read More…]
2016 Trail Workdays at Thorn Creek Woods Begin April 9
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2016. Workdays are a fun way to give back to Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve! Join the Thorn Creek Trail Work crew in building and repairing boardwalks and maintaining the trails throughout the preserve. Trail Workday is Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and is for[Read More…]
Spring 2016 Arrives at Thorn Creek Nature Center
Source: http://www.tcwoods.org Photo by: StacyPisani035.jpg Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2016. Spend some time in Thorn Creek Woods and you will notice little patches of color making its way into the brown and gray woodland. Spring beauties are poking their little white and pink heads out, the greens of the wild leeks[Read More…]
Subfreezing Highs To Return To Northeastern US As Polar Vortex Shifts Southward
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a southward plunge of the polar vortex will bring a quick blast of arctic air directed at the Great Lakes and northeastern United States during the first week of April. “The latest indications are the core of the coldest air associated with[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Reiterates the Importance of Vaccines
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016 By: Karen Remley, MD, MBA, MPH, FAAP, CEO/Executive Director, American Academy of Pediatrics “The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) commends the decision made by the Tribeca Film Festival to remove a film with the potential to spread false information regarding vaccines. Last week,[Read More…]
