Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. On election day, the city of Chicago sent a message. The most marginalized members of our communities are suffering because of shuttered schools, closed clinics and unchecked police violence. On Monday, May 2, Chicagoans will gather at 6 p.m. in Daley Plaza to echo the message that[Read More…]

FLORIDA—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. The Ninth Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics sponsored by Patients Out of Time will be held May 21-23, 2015 in West Palm Beach, Florida.  Registration is now open and members of the American Cannabis Nurses Association (ACNA) receive a special discount of $100 off the select conference[Read More…]

MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a Housing Expo on Saturday, March 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at New Faith Baptist Church, 25 Central Ave., Matteson. Participants will learn about options to foreclosure, down-payment assistance programs for first-time homebuyers, tenant rights, how to appeal property taxes[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. U.S. Representative Robin Kelly is sponsoring an annual Congressional Art Competition open to high school students residing or attending a school within the Second Congressional District. The winner will have the opportunity to attend a ceremony in Washington D.C. this summer and their artwork will be displayed[Read More…]

US Labor Dept. updates Family and Medical Leave Act’s definition of spouse WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2015. Workers in legal, same-sex marriages, regardless of where they live, will now have the same rights as those in opposite-sex marriages to federal job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act to care[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2015. Retirees Visit More than 120 Members of Congress with Retirement Security Message Members of the Alliance visited over 120 Members of Congress and staff in their home states this week during the Presidents Day recess. “Under the new 114th Congress, retirees issues are once again under[Read More…]

CHICAGO – (ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2015. The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) is pleased to announce its 2015 Spring Training Schedule, focusing on compliance with the Illinois Human Rights Act and workplace trends centered on issues of discrimination. IDHR’s Institute for Training and Development will hold 9 complimentary, open-to-the-public training[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Park Forest vehicle stickers for the 2015-2016 year go on sale March 1. Vehicle stickers must be displayed prior to May 1 on all vehicles registered with the State of Illinois with a Park Forest address, even if that vehicle is not located in Park[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 21, 2015. The Park Forest Commission on Human Relations will present a Black History Month program celebrating African-American investors on Saturday, February 21, beginning at 2 p.m., at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Boulevard. The event is free and open to the public. Join Sketch N’ Tyme as[Read More…]

New Study Indicates that Consumers Access Credit Scores and Credit Reports in a Variety of Ways but Confusion Persists WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reported that more than 50 million consumers now have free and regular access to their credit scores through their[Read More…]