BBI Productions rocks the Village Green on the 4th of July. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- BBI Productions out of Chicago rock the Village Green in Park Forest, IL, with Gloria Gaynor’s "I Will Survive." It’s about the people. See more pictures from Park Forest’s 4th of July festivities[Read More…]
Community
Tee-Off with the Action Sertoma Club and Support Individuals with Disabilities
Alsip, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 3, 2013. The Action Sertoma Club is hosting their 13th Annual Golf Outing on July 17th, at Silver Lake Country Club, 14700 S. 82nd Avenue, Orland Park, IL. Registration is at 7:30 -8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start, Best Ball Format. Cost $155, includes breakfast, lunch, refreshments on[Read More…]
Creating Natural Gardens and Landscapes – First Meeting of West Cook Wild Ones
Oak Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 3, 2013. If you think a landscape should be about more than a lawn of non-native grasses, and want to learn more about native plants, attracting pollinators and birds, and the restoration of natural landscapes, you’re invited to attend a kickoff meeting to form a local chapter[Read More…]
Fourth of July Events in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 1, 2013. No need to fight the traffic this July 4th holiday when you can enjoy the holiday right here in Park Forest. Due to the Orchard Drive road construction last year, the parade was not held but this year it will be back beginning at 6[Read More…]
Donors Give the Green Light to Preserve Monumental ‘Illinois Landscape No. 5’ at Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
Gary Goings powerwashes the huge sculpture before treating rust and finally painting it. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- “Signal yellow” is the color but you wouldn’t have known that earlier this spring, after the wear and tear of 38 years of exposure to the elements had faded the monumental “Illinois[Read More…]
HRC President Chad Griffin Speaks with Attorney General Eric Holder
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today HRC President Chad Griffin spoke by phone with Attorney General Eric Holder who reiterated to Griffin that the Department of Justice will go through a thorough and thoughtful process in order to implement the Supreme Court’s decision today in the Windsor decision regarding the Defense of Marriage[Read More…]
With DOMA Victory, HRC Calls on Administration to Broadly Implement Decision
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In the wake of today’s ruling finding section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, the Human Rights Campaign is urging the administration to broadly implement the decision, provide guidance to federal agencies and married couples about access to federal rights and benefits, and take whatever further[Read More…]
President Obama Calls HRC President Chad Griffin and Prop 8 Plaintiffs to Offer Congratulations
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Calling from Air Force One, President Obama this morning placed a call to HRC President Chad Griffin’s cell phone in order to offer his congratulations to Prop 8 plaintiffs Kris Perry & Sandy Stier and Paul Katami & Jeff Zarrillo. The call came as Perry and Stier were speaking to[Read More…]
Supreme Court Returns Marriage Equality to California and Strikes Down DOMA
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In recent years, California’s Proposition 8 and the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act became symbols of anti-LGBT discrimination around the country and around the world. Today, both crumbled. In a watershed moment in the fight for equality, the United States Supreme Court today ruled to return marriage equality[Read More…]
HRC Statements on the Nominations of John Berry and Wally Brewster
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today the White House announced the nominations of John Berry to be Ambassador to Australia, and James “Wally” Brewster, Jr. to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin issued the following statements: “John Berry has been a devoted public servant for thirty[Read More…]
