Park Forest, IL—(ENBEWSPF)– November 5, 2014. The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will host a meeting to provide information on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan and efforts here in Illinois to implement the plan at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18 at the Park Forest Public[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Millions of US Women are Not Getting Screened for Cervical Cancer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2014. Despite evidence that cervical cancer screening saves lives, about eight million women ages 21 to 65 years have not been screened for cervical cancer in the past five years, according to a new Vital Signs (www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns) report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More[Read More…]
Governors State University to Offer a New Bachelor of Arts in Manufacturing Management Degree
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2014. The U.S. Manufacturing Institute’s 2011 report revealed that U.S. companies can’t fill an estimated 600,000 positions in the advanced manufacturing sector, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers predicted the number of unfilled manufacturing jobs will reach 3 million by 2015. In response to this[Read More…]
Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University Presents ‘Songs of a Dream’ on November 14
Starring Alfreda Burke and Rodrick Dixon – Featuring New Faith International Baptist Choirs University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2014. Husband and wife duo Alfreda Burke and Rodrick Dixon grace the Center for Performing Arts stage with their original cabaret show “Songs of a Dream”—co-produced by the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt[Read More…]
New GLBT-friendly AA Group Forming in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A new GLBT-friendly group, Living Free Illinois, will meet Thursdays, beginning tonight, November 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the former school building at St. Irenaues Catholic Church in Park Forest, Illinois. Meetings will be held in room 9. The church is located at 78 Cherry St., Park[Read More…]
Unofficial Suburban Cook County Precinct Results Now Online
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Unofficial Nov. 4, 2014 Gubernatorial Election township- and precinct-level results for suburban Cook County can now be viewed online at cookcountyclerk.com or via this PDF. Select "view" from the Online Results column. Please note the download feature allows you to get an Excel document with precinct and township data by contest. Unofficial results include[Read More…]
HUGE Victory: Oregon Becomes 3rd U.S. State to Approve Legal Regulation of Marijuana
New Law to Set “Gold Standard” for Marijuana Legalization OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. Today, Oregon voters elected to make their state the third in the nation to legally regulate the production, distribution and sale of marijuana. Passage of Measure 91 accelerates the nationwide momentum in favor of legalizing marijuana and ending the wider[Read More…]
Victory: California Takes Significant Step Toward Ending Mass Incarceration and War on Drugs
Passage of Proposition 47 Will Spare Thousands From Unnecessary Time Behind Bars and Save Billions of Taxpayer Dollars CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. Today, California voters took a significant step toward ending mass incarceration and the war on drugs by approving Proposition 47. On the heels of reforming the state’s “three strikes”[Read More…]
Victory: Voters in Nation’s Capital Legalize Marijuana!
D.C. Council Expected to Follow Voters’ Lead and Tax and Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol; Congressional Interference Will Prove Politically Difficult Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. According to NPR and USA Today, voters in the District of Columbia have approved Initiative 71, a ballot initiative that legalizes possession of up to two[Read More…]
New Jersey Voters Reform Broken Bail System
Approval of Question 1 Ushers in Comprehensive Bail Reform To Increase Public Safety and Improve Justice for All; Advocates Hail Historic Reform and Look Forward to Work on Implementing New Law Trenton—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. New Jersey voters have approved Public Question No. 1 to reform New Jersey’s bail system. The[Read More…]
