Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2014. Have you ever wondered how animals spend the winter? Join our naturalist Sunday, February 9, 1-3 p.m. at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve to explore how different animals survive the winter in Illinois. If there is no snow, no worries! We’ll still walk the trails[Read More…]
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Refocusing Chaplin: New Book of Essays Marks Chaplin Centennial
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. The work of the legendary Charlie Chaplin, who made his filmmaking debut 100 years ago, is remembered and refocused in a new book of essays edited by Chaplin expert and Roosevelt University English and Film Studies Professor Lawrence Howe. The book, Refocusing Chaplin: Screen Icon Through Critical[Read More…]
Step Back Into a 1950s Valentine’s Day at the Park Forest House Museum, Jan. 24, 2014
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 141 Forest Blvd in Park Forest, Illinois is decorated in February with vintage valentines and decorations, in the exhibit, “Step Back Into a 1950s Valentine’s Day.” The classroom, representing Park Forest’s first school, is decorated for a 1950s[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, January 24, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. Supreme Court Hears Landmark Union Case Involving Home Health Care Workers This week, U.S. Supreme Court heard Harris vs. Quinn, a case concerning in-home care providers who work with Medicaid patients, and their right to unionize. In response to high turnover rates and low wages amongst[Read More…]
‘Ethnic Expressions’ Opens January 24 at Tall Grass Arts Association
Saturday Morning Coffee Talk to be Held January 25 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. On Friday, January 24, an exhibit entitled “Ethnic Expressions” will open in the Tall Grass Gallery with a reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The invited artists were challenged to submit works of art that define[Read More…]
Virginia Attorney General Finds State Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Will No Longer Defend Ban in Legal Challenges Brought on Behalf of Same-Sex Couples RICHMOND, Va.–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. The Virginia attorney general announced today that his office has concluded Virginia’s bans on marriages for same-sex couples are unconstitutional, and he will no longer defend legal challenges to the bans now[Read More…]
Register Now for a Free Community Education Class at Sertoma Centre on March 1
Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2014. Mental Health First Aid Training is scheduled for Saturday March 1, 2014 from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm at Sertoma Centre (Mental Health Services) 4331 W. Lincoln Highway – Suite A in Matteson, IL. “Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches you how[Read More…]
ACLU Sues Utah for Not Recognizing Valid Marriages of Same-Sex Couples
Utah Must Recognize the Marriages of Over 1,000 Utah Couples Who Legally Wed After Federal Court Decision SALT LAKE CITY–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Utah, and Strindberg & Scholnick, LLC filed a lawsuit today in Utah state court on behalf of four same-sex couples who[Read More…]
Dennis Trainor, Jr.’s Film ‘Legalize Democracy’ Premieres on Free Speech TV January 21
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2014. Move to Amend is thrilled to announce that the premiere of our mini documentary, Legalize Democracy, will be airing on Free Speech TV (FSTV) next week to coincide with the “anniversary” of Citizens United. Legalize Democracy is a 28 minute film by Dennis Trainor, Jr. about the[Read More…]
Documentary Film ‘Genetic Roulette — the Gamble of Our Lives’ to be Screened at UUCC on Saturday, January 25
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2014. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will screen the documentary film ‘Genetic Roulette – The Gamble of Our Lives’ on Saturday, January 25 at the church. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with an optional vegetarian pot luck dinner.[Read More…]
