Westchester, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 19, 2013. IL Senate Assistant Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford (4th District) will host the 4th Annual Back to School Event, “Uplift Our Future” on Sunday, July 28 at Brookfield Zoo, 8400 W. 31st Street, Brookfield. Registration time is 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The event begins at 1[Read More…]
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IL Dept on Aging Seeking Nominations for 2013 Senior Hall of Fame
Nomination deadline is August 19; Winners announced later this year SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2013. Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., is urging people to nominate older adults for the 2013 Illinois Senior Hall of Fame awards. The annual award, established in 1994 by the General Assembly, recognizes[Read More…]
Park Forest To Hold Grand Opening For Rail Fan Park, July 27
Park Forest’s Rail Fan Park. (Photo: VOPF) Site of one of the largest rail intersections in the country Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The village of Park Forest will officially unveil its latest park, and what village officials are hoping will be a national tourist destination, the Park Forest Rail Fan Park,[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, July 19, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2013. Why Summertime Heat is Especially Dangerous for Seniors Extreme summer heat causes thousands of heat-related illnesses in the U.S. each year, and kills more people than hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes combined. With the dramatic heat wave currently gripping so much of the U.S., seniors[Read More…]
Cooling Centers Available During Extreme Heat in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 18, 2013. With temperatures soaring this week, the Village of Park Forest reminds residents of designated cooling centers in town where residents can escape from the extreme heat. Village Hall 350 Victory Drive Designated cooling center hours: Mondays: 9 a.m. to 8 PM; Tuesday through Friday:9 a.m.[Read More…]
Video: Sights and Sounds of Summer: Main Street Nights, Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Enjoy the sights and sounds of Main Street Nights, from Park Forest, Illinois. Enjoy music of Creole Stomp. Enjoy the "touch-a-truck" adventures sponsored by the Park Forest Fire and Police Departments. And, if this article finds you in the February’s chill, enjoy the sights and sounds of[Read More…]
Video: Meet Bubba the Alligator at Park Forest’s Main Street Nights
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Meet Bubba the Alligator at Park Forest’s Main Street Nights. In addition, learn some amazing facts about alligators. And, don’t worry, Bubba isn’t particularly hungry at this point.
Video: Toddler Dances to Creole Stomp at Main Street Nights
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A toddler dances to the tunes of Creole Stomp at Park Forest’s Main Street Nights. Could you keep up on a hot, humid, Chicagoland evening?
Mt. Greenwood Honor Students Take Volunteer ‘Field Trip’ to Sertoma Centre, Inc.
Mt. Greenwood Honor Society Students assist Patrick with his craft project the day they came to visit Sertoma Centre, Inc. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As the school year came to a close, 21 National Junior Honor Society members from Mt. Greenwood School, along with two of their teachers, took a[Read More…]
ACLU and Seven Same-Sex Couples Continue Case to Secure Domestic Partnership Protections in Montana
Amended complaint challenges discriminatory statutes governing police benefits, worker’s compensation, end-of-life decisions and more HELENA, MT–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2013. The ACLU and plaintiffs, seven loving, committed same-sex couples, moved forward today with efforts to secure domestic partnership protections by filing an amended complaint in Donaldson and Guggenheim v. State of Montana,[Read More…]
