Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 18, 2012. One of the referendums on the March 20th election ballot was the Electric Aggregation Referendum. This Referendum which will allow the Village of Park Forest to have the authority to arrange for the supply of electricity for residents and small commercial retail customers who have[Read More…]
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Winner of the Chili Cook-off at the Rock Bottom Brewery in Orland Park to Compete in the Firefighters Cook-off at BIG Event 2012
Area Firefighters Help Raise Funds and Awareness for People with Disabilities at 115 Bourbon Street on April 28th. Alsip, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 18, 2012. Firefighter Bob Hopper, from the Lombard Fire Department, was recently named champion of 2012 Fire Chief Ale Chili Cook-off at Rock Bottom Brewery in Orland Park. Hopper to[Read More…]
Earth Day at Thorn Creek Nature Center: Frogs and Toads and Salamanders
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 18, 2012. Come see blue-spotted, spotted and tiger salamanders – local denizens of Thorn Creek Woods during our celebration of amphibians on Earth Day at Thorn Creek Woods April 22, Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. What kinds of frogs and toads and salamanders live in Thorn[Read More…]
‘A Taste of Home’ Fundraising Event on April 20 to Benefit Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Suburban Affiliate
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2012. ‘A Taste of Home’ fundraising event will be held on Friday, April 20 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Tinley Park Kitchens and Bath, 17050 Oak Park Avenue, Tinley Park, Il. The event will raise funds to help Habitat for Humanity Chicago South[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Weekly Alert, April 13, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012. Wall Street Journal Gives Lay of the Land on Senior Vote in 2012 The battle for seniors in 2012 is being fought in large part over Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) House Republican budget, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal. The article states that[Read More…]
MDC Launches ZeroLandfill™ Chicago to Keep Expired Interior Design Samples Out of Landfill
Local artists, educators, animal shelters and other non-profit organizations invited to take whatever they can use: carpet, tile, wallpaper samples, fabric and more CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2012. Giselle Walsh, Director of Environmental Affairs for Chicago-based MDC – one of the world’s largest sources of wallcoverings and coatings –is bringing ZeroLandfill™ to[Read More…]
Two Harlan County, Kentucky, Men Indicted for Federal Hate Crime Against Individual Because of Sexual Orientation
The Indictment Marks the First Case Charged Under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Involving Sexual Orientation WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2012. Two Harlan County, Ky., men were indicted today for their roles in kidnapping and assaulting a gay man because of his sexual orientation, the Justice[Read More…]
At the NOW-DC Occupy Social Forum: The Great Public Banking Debate Public Banks vs. Wall Street Banks Which Will Serve the Public Better?
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2012. If you are not happy with the way Wall Street operates, there is an alternative. We can create public banks to create public money for the public good. In fact, here in DC, a group has already formed to look into creating a public bank for[Read More…]
Video: A Dramatic Surprise on a Quiet Street (TNT Promo)
To launch the high quality TV channel TNT in Belgium, producers placed a big red push button on an average Flemish square of an average Flemish town. A sign with the text "Push to add drama" invited people to use the button. And then they waited… Discover here what happened.[Read More…]
Picturing the Past through Photography
Free Gallery Tour at the Oriental Institute Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2012. What do photography and archaeology have to do with each other? Learn how our understanding of the ancient past is altered with the introduction of modern technology with our special gallery tour! Join John Larson, Museum Archivist and Co-curator[Read More…]
