Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, responded today to the Federal Bureau of Investigation report which showed the number of victims of bias-motivated crimes based on sexual orientation increased by 11 percent in 2008. The statistics show that[Read More…]
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‘Archy and Mehitabel’ Is Holiday Musical at ITC
The Illinois Theater Center. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The characters of Archy the cockroach and Mehitabel the cat were created by columnist Don Marquis more than 90 years ago. They come to the stage of the Illinois Theatre Center in the lively, jazzy musical Archy and Mehitabel. The show[Read More…]
Park Forest ‘Business Person of Year’ to be Honored
Recognition will take place prior to Village Board’s regular meeting Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Janet Fiorenzo, owner and operator of Tower Cleaners in Downtown Park Forest, will be honored as Park Forest Business Person of the Year in cermonies at Village Hall beginning at 7 p.m. on November 23. The award[Read More…]
Learn the Forensic Side of Art History
Flossmoor, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Southland Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago invites the Southland area to Guest Night on December 2, 2009. The event will be held at the Flossmoor Country Club, 1441 Western Avenue, Flossmoor, Illinois at 7:30 p.m. The lecture is titled, "The Forensic Side of Art[Read More…]
Rep. DeLuca Urges Local Residents to Submit Nominations for Good Neighbor Business of the Year Awards
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2009. To honor the important role local businesses play in improving the quality of life in the Southland, State Representative Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights) announced that he is now accepting nominations for his newly-created Good Neighbor Business of the Year Award. “Oftentimes, the good work and[Read More…]
Tall Grass Hosts ‘The Sacred, the Spiritual and the Sensual’
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Tall Grass Arts Association will host an exhibit entitled “The Sacred, the Spiritual and the Sensual” beginning on Friday, December 4 and running through January 11, 2010. The exhibit was curated by Javier Chavira and features the works of Chavira as well as Harry Sudman and Sergio[Read More…]
Tall Grass Hosts Holiday Show and Sale
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Tall Grass Arts Association’s annual holiday show and sale in the Mini-Gallery/Gift Shop opened on Friday, November 13 and will run through January 4, 2010. The show features the artworks of Tall Grass artists priced especially for holiday gift giving. The works represent a wide range of[Read More…]
Alabama School Reverses Decision To Bar Lesbian Student From Attending Prom With Her Girlfriend
RUSSELLVILLE, AL–(ENEWSPF)–November 20 – The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded Franklin County School System officials for reversing their decision barring a lesbian student from attending the school prom with her girlfriend. The School System’s about-face, permitting 17-year-old Tharptown High School junior Cynthia Stewart to bring her girlfriend to the[Read More…]
New Report: The True Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2009. Today the Center for American Progress held a press call to release its new report, Time to Stop the Lies: Countering Bishop Harry Jackson’s Gay Marriage Distortions. The call featured the author of the report, Jeff Krehely, Director of CAP’s LGBT Research and Communications Project, as[Read More…]
Reversing Two Restrictive Policies, Illinois Issues Accurate Birth Certificates To Three Transgender Persons
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2009. In an important reversal of two policies restricting who can obtain accurate birth certificates after sex reassignment surgery, the state of Illinois has issued new, accurate birth certificates to three transgender persons born in Illinois. All three individuals had been denied birth certificates with the correct gender[Read More…]
