Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Please join The League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area and the staff of the Governors State University (GSU) Civic Engagement and Community Service Center for an afternoon discussion. Topics will include Civic Engagement, Service Learning and Community Service. The event will take place[Read More…]
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On the Seventh Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, NOW Calls for Congress to Take the Next Step
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: Seven years ago, President Obama signed into law his first piece of legislation. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act that undid the damage of a 2007 Supreme Court decision that made it nearly impossible for women to enforce the Equal[Read More…]
FDA Warns Consumers About Health Risks with Alikay Naturals – Bentonite Me Baby – Bentonite Clay
Laboratory tests indicate elevated levels of lead Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use “Bentonite Me Baby” by Alikay Naturals because of a potential lead poisoning risk. “Bentonite Me Baby” is sold online and in retail outlets, including Target stores,[Read More…]
Matteson Area Public Library District Black History Month Speakers
MATTESON, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This year, to celebrate Black History Month, The Matteson Area Public Library District, is hosting speakers that will entertain and inform our community on different topics covering Black History. Our first event, ‘The Life and Import of Fannie Lou Hamer’ will take place at beginning at 1:00pm, on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at[Read More…]
A Night of Spanish Culture Featured at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts on Feb. 6
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016 – For one night only on Saturday, February 6, GSU’s Center for Performing Arts will feature three styles of Spanish Dance in a celebration of Ensemble Español’s 40th Anniversary. The Chicago-based company uses Maurice Ravel’s most popular “Bolero” and the work of contemporary choreographer, RON[Read More…]
Six Detroit Vice Lords Gang Members Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Gang-Related Shootings
MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Six members of the Vice Lords gang in Detroit pleaded guilty this week to various racketeering and firearms offenses based on their roles in the gang-related shooting of four individuals. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Carter on Force of the Future Reforms in the Pentagon, Jan. 28, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASH CARTER: Sorry to be late. Meeting at the White House lasted a lot longer than I thought. So, I’m sorry to keep you waiting. I assume everybody has gotten dug out of the snow successfully. But any way, thanks for being here,[Read More…]
28th Annual Jazz Fest at Prairie State College Feb. 19
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Some of the nation’s top jazz artists will perform at Prairie State College’s (PSC) 28th Annual Jazz Fest at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium in the Conference Center of the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St.[Read More…]
Terry L. Chambers Joins Prairie State College TRiO Student Support Services
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Prairie State College (PSC) recently named Terry L. Chambers director, Student Support Services/TRiO Programs. In that role, he provides direct oversight and supervision of all activities and collaborative efforts in accordance with the established goals and objectives of the TRiO grant project. He is responsible for[Read More…]
Senate Approves Kirk-Sponsored Nuclear Energy Amendment
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. The U.S. Senate today overwhelmingly approved an amendment, introduced by Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), that would increase collaboration among private industry, universities and national laboratories, such as Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Ill., to facilitate the development of advanced nuclear technologies. The amendment, approved[Read More…]
