Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– For the second year in a row, the Casa Club Yuriria is supporting Prairie State College students with a scholarship donation. Casa Club Yuriria, a Chicago-based social club, renewed its scholarship gift for Hispanic students. The club recently met with the 2010 scholarship recipients and donated $4,000[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
DownTown Gym Celebrates Three Years of Fitness
Earl and Alia Davis celebrate three years of fitness in DownTown Park Forest Thursday. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- One thing you know for sure when you enter Quality Classic Health and Fitness Center: You belong. Doesn’t matter if you are fit enough to run a Marathon, lift several hundred[Read More…]
Prairie State College Southland Jazz Ensemble to Perform at Summer Music at Ravisloe
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This event is the first of four concert series sponsored by the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. The first concert features The Prairie State College Southland Jazz Ensemble, an 18-piece professional big band. Enjoy an evening of music from the Swing era such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and[Read More…]
Brainstorm 2011 National Competition and Exhibit at GSU
Artwork of the national juried art competition at Governors State University. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Brainstorm 2011, a national juried art competition at Governors State University, features 46 pieces selected from 167 entries. The exhibit includes artwork by 28 artists from around the nation. The show runs through June[Read More…]
President Obama Signs Illinois Disaster Declaration
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2011. The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Illinois and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms occurring on April 19, 2011, and April 22 to May 2, 2011, and flooding resulting[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting With His Highness Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2011. The President met today and had a productive discussion with His Highness Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, following the Crown Prince’s meeting with National Security Advisor Tom Donilon. The President reaffirmed the strong commitment of the United States to Bahrain. He[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, June 7, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Attended the President’s Meetings with German Chancellor Merkel / Bilateral Meeting with Foreign Minister Westerwelle Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa of Bahrain Reports of Violent Clashes in Southern Kordofan State in Sudan YEMEN[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, June 7, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Joseph M. Garrison, 27, of New Bethlehem, Pa., died June 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces State Efforts to Address Rising Temperatures
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2011. As temperatures rise, Governor Pat Quinn today announced services available to protect people from the near-record heat, and asked people across Illinois to look out for those most vulnerable to the high temperatures, including the elderly and children. “We must all be aware of the health risks[Read More…]
Durbin Statement on MWRD Vote to Support Disinfecting Sewage that Enters Chicago River
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today issued the following statement after learning that the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) of Greater Chicago voted to support the disinfection of wastewater before it enters portions of the Chicago and Calumet Rivers. “Chicago is a world-class city with an[Read More…]
