Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. No Consensus So Far on Extension of Unemployment Benefits Negotiations to extend emergency benefits for the long-term jobless came to a standstill in the Senate on Tuesday. That leaves more than 1.4 million people without federal unemployment aid at least until late January, when lawmakers[Read More…]

Richton Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a Grants Workshop on Thursday, January 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sign-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. The event will be held at the Richton Park Community Center, 4455 Sauk Trail Road, Richton Park. The Grants Workshop will[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2014. The Drama Group is proud to be staging the historical dramatically acclaimed play ‘Frost/Nixon’ at the Drama Group Studio Theatre, 330 W. 202 Street, Chicago Heights. ‘Frost/Nixon’ is a 2006 British play by screenwriter and dramatist Peter Morgan based on a series of televised interviews that former U.S. President Richard Nixon granted broadcaster David Frost in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014.  The Enough Project is partnering with Omaze and Not on Our Watch in an exciting initiative giving individuals a chance to enter a raffle to win one of two once-in-a-lifetime experiences: spend the evening and walk down the red carpet with George Clooney and join award-winning[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2013. The Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, will present a special Martin Luther King, Jr. film on Saturday, January 18 at 10:30 a.m. The film chronicles Dr. King’s life and work in the Civil Rights Movement. A discussion will follow the film. Martin Luther[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2014. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Down Despite the Extreme Cold Huffington Post reports that sequestration’s budget cuts last year have left thousands of families in the cold this winter. Congress cut funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program by about $155 million, and total[Read More…]

Heating Equipment: Leading Cause of Home Fatal Heating Fires in U.S. SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2014.  The Office of The Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is raising awareness about winter fire risks, especially with the use of space heaters and fire places as alternative sources to heat homes.  Nearly half of all[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 10, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today on the status of same-sex marriages performed in the state of Utah: “Last June, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision – in United States v. Windsor – holding that Americans in same-sex marriages are entitled to[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A new president is assuming leadership of the Dr. Charles E. Gavin Memorial Foundation as the 2014 year commences. Angelo “Sam” Ciambrone, former mayor of Chicago Heights, was elected to head the organization at the foundation’s annual meeting in November. His term of office will run through[Read More…]