Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Economic Development Advisory Group, commonly known as EDAG, has existed since 1997. In that year, Sam Montella was appointed to EDAG, and in 1999 he became chair. Montella served as chair of the group until September 2014, when he also retired from his financial consulting business.[Read More…]
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Take Charge of Your Health Program for Older Adults and their Caregivers Coming to Park Forest
Evidence-based health programs for older adults and their caregivers Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- AgeOptions and Park Forest Health Department present a program on how to take care of your health again, a special series for senior citizens and their caregivers. Meeting in six (6) sessions, the program will take place at[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District to Host One Summer Chicago Job Fair on Saturday, Dec. 19
Summer Job Fair Targeted at Teens aged 14-18 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Park District, in collaboration with the One Summer Chicago Jobs program, today announced that a job fair for teens will be held on Saturday, December 19 at Soldier Field, 1410 Museum Campus Drive,[Read More…]
Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill on Former Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw’s Conviction of Sexually Assaulting Women While He Patrolled
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2015. Daniel Holtzclaw was found guilty of rape in Oklahoma, but rape culture is still being let off the hook. The former Oklahoma City police officer was accused of sexually assaulting thirteen African American women in the neighborhood he patrolled. Like so many other predators, Holtzclaw[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Tool to Help Measure Financial Well-being
Resource Will Provide Questions Financial Educators Can Use to Assess the Financial Wellness of Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is releasing a tool to measure consumer financial well-being, based on a definition that the Bureau released in January 2015. This first-of-its-kind tool[Read More…]
Chicago Public Library Partners with National Veterans Art Museum to Offer ‘Above and Beyond,’ the 58,000 Dog Tag Art Installation by Veteran Artists at Harold Washington Library Center
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. Through an extraordinary effort to understand combat through the eyes of those who experienced it, Chicago Public Library and the National Veterans Art Museum partner to present, Above and Beyond, the 58,000 dog tag art installation created by Veteran Artists, a very important art exhibition reflecting on[Read More…]
Chicago Southland for Bernie Sanders to Meet on Monday, December 14
FLOSSMOOR—(ENEWSPF)—December 10, 2015. The Chicago Southland for Bernie Sanders group will hold an informal meeting on Monday, December 14 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery, 1035 Sterling Avenue. Join us for some Holiday Spirit, politics, and discussion about what we can do in[Read More…]
First Midwest Bank Invests in New South Suburban Audiences for the Arts
Ain’t Misbehavin’, presented by Porchlight Music Theatre University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015. For the fifth straight year, First Midwest Bank is supporting the work of Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts. The regional bank is no stranger to bringing the community together around arts-related and other community events, and[Read More…]
The Sickening Use of Young People as Confidential Informants in the Drug War
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2015 By: Tony Newman Supporters of the drug war often claim that we need to wage this unwinnable war to “protect” young people. 60 Minutes ran an explosive piece last night showing one of the many ways that the war on drugs actually endangers young people: the[Read More…]
Arctic Ecosystem to be Discussed at Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club Meeting on December 14
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2015. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club has its next meeting on Monday, December 14th at 7:15 pm. The meeting is at the Frankfort Public Library, 2119 Pfeiffer Road. The presenter for this program will be Christy Mazrimas-Ott, a polar bear keeper at the Brookfield Zoo.[Read More…]
